I have an old L C Smith damascus barrel that has numerous cracks, but none of them run straight down the tubes, like you described. They are more random, and none go through the wall to the outside. I would think it highly unlikely it cracked like that, but I'd never say never.

SRH

Last edited by Stan; 02/13/18 07:52 AM.
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