Sometimes a bulge in a fluid steel barrel is easier to tap back down than a bulge in a pattern-welded composite barrel tube. The stretching of the composite material may cause tiny separation cracks along the joints between the iron and the steel.
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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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