I have been shooting Damascus for as long as I have been reloading proper loads for them. Even then the first few times my teeth were on edge. Problem was two fold. I knew factory loads were too hot but many of them had been shot in the old guns before I came along. Had they done unseen damage I wondered? Not apparently as none have failed to date. The second problem was manufactures telling shooters that all Damascus guns were unsafe to shoot. This was in part to generate new gun sales. Easier to sell a gun if you have been told all you own are unsafe. And some makers of ammo knew loads needed to work autos had to be loaded to too high a psi for doubles. They put the fear of God in many, including me for a long time.
Last edited by KY Jon; 01/26/15 07:21 PM.
