Right. I've been shooting old shotguns (rifles/pistols too) for 40 years now. I avoided demascus barrels until I read Sherman Bell's articles in Double Gun. After that I shot old twist guns with confidence...even better I loaded RST. My question is, has anyone heard of a Demascus barrel letting go lately, or within the past 25 years or so? I have not. Now I figure that hunters are shooting their antique shotguns with some regularity, usually with store-bought shells. If the twist barrels are weak shouldn't we be hearing of exploding
barrels? Sherman Bell wrote about honing LC Smith barrels to paper thin and then trying to blow with up with Remington Proff loads. Still no dice. What gives anyway?
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