Originally Posted By: Doverham
I was at a well-known quail plantation recently and they include a prohibition against Damascus barrels in their safety rules - it is amazing how the myth perpetuates.


My wife and I were at Rio Piedra about three years ago and Morrison Pines last week. Both use the same Quail Unlimited safety video that includes many good safety instructions but also says "no damascus barrels". Both Rio Piedra and Morrison Pines had no issue with me shooting my damascus barreled Joseph Lang from 1866 with non-rebounding hammers. In fact our guide, John, was only concerned about the fact that my gun was a hammer gun - it appears that some number of shooters bring grandaddy's old hammer gun and do not know how to handle a one safely.