jackie schmidt
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I was watching the other night and a guy brought in a old Stevens 3-trigger 12 gage shotgun. It wasn't worth what the guy wanted, so no sale.
But, during the discussion, Big Hoss said that he could tell by the swirls in the barrels that they were Damascus Steel. He added that the manufacturing proccess, which he did get right, resulted in the finest and strongest barrels ever built. I don't think so.
While I enjoy the little history lesson that they give with every item, they got it wrong on this. While the Damascus proccess was possibly state of the art back in the 1800's, it is not very strong when compared to any modern manufactured barrel. The usual answer to the question, "are they safe to shoot modern shells" is "no".
I still enjoy the show........jackie
But, during the discussion, Big Hoss said that he could tell by the swirls in the barrels that they were Damascus Steel. He added that the manufacturing proccess, which he did get right, resulted in the finest and strongest barrels ever built. I don't think so.
While I enjoy the little history lesson that they give with every item, they got it wrong on this. While the Damascus proccess was possibly state of the art back in the 1800's, it is not very strong when compared to any modern manufactured barrel. The usual answer to the question, "are they safe to shoot modern shells" is "no".
I still enjoy the show........jackie
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