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I much appreciate all the technical input. The other comments...not so much.

I reload low pressure shells for my Damascus guns I clean them don't over oil them I load 7/8 or one ounce at around 1200 fps I have been shooting old guns for 45 years .I completed with a 16 bore ml back in the 70s and 8os never broke a stock or had lose hammers or bulges but I didn't buy junk I had a nice greaves another guy who completed shot a Gibbs no problems

All the sudden a 100 plus year old shotgun falls apart because someone uses it for what it was designed sounds fishy unless the dealer sold crap

According to the WR site, this gun was made between 1882 and 1891.

nothing lasts forever...

the more you shoot an old gun the sooner the old wood will crack and the metal parts will fail...

I think this one is going to come down to wall thickness. Been a bit of mischief in those bores.

Best,
Ted

I'll try tomorrow to master my wall thickness gauge. I have chambermate 28 gauge inserts I can use if safety is questionable. With an ounce of shot the open pattern in a 12 is deadly.

BS!

I have a Joseph Lang non-rebounding hammer gun completed March 6, 1866 and rebarreled in Damascus by James Woodward around 1872.

I've shot over 6,000 of my reloads and RST cartridges in it since I've owned this gun with no damage to wood or metal and have made no repairs. And I will continue to shoot it in the future and fully expect to leave it in shooting condition to my grandson or granddaughter, whoever wants it the most.

Well made old guns will stand up to multiple human lifetimes of shooting, provided the gun is not abused by an idiot.

OK, I set up my Manson wall thickness gauge in my vice. .160 breech wall thickness, .090 at both chamber ends, .038 at 9" from the breech, tapering all the way to .025 right behind the chokes. The .025 is the thinnest wall anywhere. Opinions?

Go hunting. You’re good.

Best,
Ted