Hello Katrina -
.0025” - .0030” barrel wall thickness is generally considered safe for most all upland hunting situations.
You are not likely to dent your barrels except in situations like accidental falling or dropping your gun. Lightly bumping them into trees/saplings in a normal day of hunting will most likely not dent them but it makes sense to check them over while cleaning at the end of a day’s hunting.
Have fun - be safe - and use reasonable low pressure upland or target loads.
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