I am blown away by that beautiful Model 97! After reading every word that Sherman Bell wrote about shooting damascus barrels I am confident in shooting mine with standard shells, but I do lean towards shells that produce no more than 10k cup. Nine is better yet.
Bell did his best to destroy Parker (other makers too) damascus barrels and he had a heck of a time to load one heavy enough to get it to blow and even then he had to jam an obstruction of some sort down the tube. I do shoot a lot of RST, but not because I have to.
It would be a treat to shoot that fine 97! Just holding it would be a joy.
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