I have read multiple times that the manufacturing of Damascus bbls ceased for the most part due to the costs involved in production. Between the raw materials and the labor involved fluid steel bbls were much more economical therefore the preferred bbl type.
As long as the bbls are sound and the wall thickness good, no reason we can't/won't/don't shoot modern 2 3/4" shells in the 2 5/8" chambers. Plenty of info/research out there regarding using 2 3/4" shells in 2 1/2" and 2 5/8" chambers. Don't use snotty game loads or "Super Crusher" speed shells and you'll be fine. Personally, I shoot factory RST, factory Fiocchi, factory Clever and reloaded RST shells. Clays break and game birds go in the bag.
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