Atlas barrels were a popular replacement for those "dangerous" Damascus barrels back in the day. Nothing wrong with them. But there may have been nothing wrong with the original Damascus barrels either. Your uncle was only trying to protect you and the general consensus back then was what he was following.
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"I'm a Setter man.
Not because I think they're better than the other breeds,
but because I'm a romantic - stuck on tradition - and to me, a Setter just "belongs" in the grouse picture."
George King, "That's Ruff", 2010 - a timeless classic.
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