Relative strength of damascus barrels

[OH Osthaus]

Originally Posted by Bobby Cash

I'm out the door heading to the gun club.
New to me 1904 DH 12 ga. Damascus.
Checked by my gunsmith (who couldn't wait to shoot it)

12ga Lead Shot 1 oz.
18gr. Clays, Win. 209 Primer, Windjammer Wad
5,800 PSI 1180 FPS

I hope to return with all of my "Parts"


Bobby

yours is the same configuration, and similar wall thickness as the one I posted the picture of earlier in this thread.

Yours is just several years newer.

you should have a good time.

[Bruce Day]

That's half the psi the barrels were intended to be shot as a service load. That gun was made ten years after Parker began using smokeless powder in proof and pattern testing.

[Bill Zachow]

During their period of manufacture, Parker routinely prooved their composite barrelled guns with the same proof loads that they used for their steel barrelled guns. Both both types of barrels were stamped with the same proof logo--Parker Bros. Overload proved.