Originally Posted By: treblig1958
I read all of the articles by Sherman Bell and his testing of Damascus barrels and while reading his testing I was always thinking, can these results be applied across the board or only to the set of barrels he was testing.


Given age different care amount and type of cartridges fired through different guns the test is only valid for that set of barrels. The only antidote is modern proof and since we do not have a proof house every shot from an old gun or any gun is shot into the unknown. One minimizes the risk and keeps on shooting. It just like getting into a car and driving every day or being driven every day.