After years of trepidation and cleaning up after black powder followed by Federal Paper Hulls and IMR 7625 I quit worrying about it to a point. Sherman Bells "Finding Out For Myself" articles in Double Gun Journal where he blew up Dr Gaddy's GH Damascus Parker and my VH of the same frame size and same year of production. Both gave up the ghost at the same spot and the same 31,400+- psi. I am relieved of worry about SAMI pressures. Again, out of deference to the stocks and my shoulder, I shoot Off the shelf liter than normal loads at modest velocities out of 1881 Twist and later Damascus Parkers. As Alfred E. Newman said, "What, me worry?"
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