Damascus Barrels- yes or no?

[King Cobb]

Just curious what the opinion of actually shooting Damascus barreled shotguns is by people on this board? I ask because I think some of the ones I have seen are gorgeous and would love for my next parker-a long way off to have such barrels.

However, I was raised being told they were dangerous to shoot. That is a hard lesson to shake off. Also, I just got done reading Best Guns and McIntosh unequivocally states that D barrels are not safe to shoot. Now I know some on here don't consider him an expert, but the man knew a lot more about doubles then I do and he took a pretty strong stance on the basic idea that a Damascus barrel is not safe to shoot. Granted this was in 89 so it may have predated the tests showing Damascus barrels can be fired safely.

Anyway, just looking for talks knowledge and experiences.

Thanks.