parker double percussion

[Mike Brooks]

Anything with damascus barrels is not safe to shoot.When damascus barrels are xrayed like you would xray welds in pressure vessels or ship yards,hundreds of tiny holes show up.They blow sooner or later.There are barrels out there that were made to look like damascus barrels but are not.It was a finish they put on them to make them look like the moore expensive guns at the time that had damascus barrels.They are safe to shoot.Back in the 70's a guy I knew found a LC Smith 12ga. with damascus barrels in the attic of a house he moved into,It was in great shape.I told him it was not safe to fire but he thought I was trying to beat him out of it.So he shot it and it came apart.Got metal and wood in his left arm,cut a vein,near bled out before they got him to the emergency room.

I should be dead many hundreds of times by now. :rotf:

 

[jaxenro]

I know in one of the DGJ's they did a destructive test of some damascus barreled guns versus other types, the damascus types held up as well as the others. I think the problem often encountered is people take an old damascus double, originally proofed for black powder shells, and shoot modern smokeless shells through them without having them checked or proofed first.

Any old gun, damascus or not, that was designed and proofed for black powder should simply not be used with modern smokeless ammunition without first testing for it's ability to withstand the increased pressure.

 

[brubincam]

i have shot damascus guns for 40 yrs factory loads and trap loads,,, :bow: :bow: :bow: maybe you should just call me lucky,,, :bow: :bow: :bow: some of these were in pretty bad shape ,,,present trap gun is L C SMITH double made 1890 damascus,,,best shotgun i ever owned,,, :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: