Originally Posted by Ted Schefelbein
Originally Posted by L. Brown
I thought that the "Damascus Roulette" group had disappeared. Sherman Bell's articles, along with Doc Drew's posts here, pretty much answer that question.

I was never a Damascus guy, Larry, but, I have moved on from being an old gun guy. Once you get to about the 1920s in age, the quality of steel used goes up logarithmically, and old wood is often nobodies friend. I don’t want to be the guy holding the bag on a stocked to the fences turn of the last century gun that needs a restock, or rebarrel.

Some Damascus ages better than others.

Best,
Ted

Ted, I think you took a bit of a diversion from the subject at hand. You're basically questioning whether we ought to shoot guns with Damascus barrels--or even century old guns with fluid steel barrels--with any loads. Most people who do so aren't likely to be using the heaviest and fastest modern shotshells in those guns. That's a personal call. You choose not to make it and provide your reasons for making that choice. Others go the other way and manage to avoid catastrophic failures.