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I have heard folks have had Damascus barrels lined to make safe. I know if anyone does it Bob Hoyt would be the one. Just wondering if any has had this done? Was it worth it.
I think the issue is not so much the quality of manufacture, but the care they have had down through the years.Do not assume Damascus barrels are unsafe! I would trust some of the better English doubles (I actually do) than some of the cheap stuff American companies were turning out in the mid 1900's.
The “burnt residue” wasn’t highly corrosive, it was hydroscopic. The moisture it continuously attracts does the corroding. The murcuric residue was far more damaging than powder residueI think the issue is not so much the quality of manufacture, but the care they have had down through the years.
In the seventeen and eighteen hundreds when proper cleaning of black powder Damascus barreled guns was more or less common knowledge by shooters, all was well. It was when those guns came into the hands of later generations who were spoiled by the convenience of smokeless powder that did not require the removal of black powder fouling residue within a few hours that a lot of the damage (rusting between the twisted strands) was done. The mercuric primers used with the early smokeless powders took it’s toll on all kinds of other guns also as the burnt residue was highly corrosive in itself.
TrueThe “burnt residue” wasn’t highly corrosive, it was hydroscopic. The moisture it continuously attracts does the corroding. The murcuric residue was far more damaging than powder residue
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