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Geno,
Any engineer will tell you that the cut for the cartridge RIM in the breech ends of the barrels also makes them weak-but, every single gun has them. And, the only guns that fail, in that area, are being, or have been, abused. Conventional guns, or, Darnes.
You said it yourself. A double nitro load was suspected. However, I believe a bore obstruction was more likely, if, in fact, the crack is related to internal pressure-it appears to be closed from the outside, and cracking inward.
Admit it, Geno, there are a lot of old Darnes out there, the number 600,000 was out the door by WWII. If they were as bad as you make them out to be, we would see many, many more in damaged condition.
We don't.
Best,
Ted
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I told you before you just didn't see Darne's in damaged condition, I did. You just play here.
Geno.
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You got that right Geno...he plays.
Ted'e...If there was so many darn Darnes built then where are they at ?
Burried in some French landfill I suspect.
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Yup- right next to old Jimmy Morrison- no more "Light my Fire- or Bite my Wire" for the Jimbo-prolly out chasing some bare-assed Indian Chief in the Peyote flats desert--
"The field is the touchstone of the man"..
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I wonder anybody saw or heard about DR Darne at Safari?
I had Darne's and its clones and allways it was a bit problem to reload this type of gun. When you have break open gun it is much easier and especially in trouble situations.
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Darne DR has been around since 1900, Geno. It's nothing new, except, maybe to you. When I was "Playing" in France, I got to shoot the model R Express, in both 8X57 JRS and 9.3X74 at the under-ground range at the Darne shop, and handle (but, not shoot, sadly) Paul Bruchet's 1910 built V action, in 450-500. My Proof house visit showed that the Darnes didn't fail the highest proof in Europe, at least not in the memory of the proof master working there at the time (1996).
It is easy to see the guys who will have trouble loading a Darne at a very early age-they are the same kids who get picked LAST for sports teams at school.
Good luck, Geno.
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It is easy to see the guys who will have trouble loading a Darne at a very early age-they are the same kids who get picked LAST for sports teams at school.
I was one of the first in school sport team, Ted. Do you want to hurt me, Ted? I'm realy sorry for you, Ted. Goodbuy, Ted.
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If the Frogs make such world class firearms (LeBel and Chaqqacuat LMG-1914- Maginot line 1930's et al) why did the greatest gun designer to ever use a drafting table (John Moses browning) go to Liege, Belgium in 1903 and have FN make his A-5 autoloading shotty gun (after Edward Bennett at WRA brushed him off and Marcellus Hartley at Rem-UMC fubared the deal with a big time heart attack and John was cooling his Morman styled heels in the waiting room at Ilion- and why did FN make all the great autoloading pistols for WW11 and beyond- I carried an FN 9mm "in country" great weapon, as was/still is the 1911 and 1911-A-1. Show me one Frenchie made military weapon that has stood up next to the masterful hand of John Browning and his pals at Leige BELGIUM--The Darne shotgun may be OK, but Regis Darne- Regis Philbin- Regis Dustbin- WTF is up with that??
"The field is the touchstone of the man"..
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What happened at Ft. Hood ain't good- Clean up America-wipe it up with a Towlie!! What is a "Towlie"?
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