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I have a 'fresh from the case' box of Winchester 'Super Speed' 12 gauge shells with the 'Do not use in Damascus or other twist steel barrels' warning. The box dates from the late 1930s and the load is 3-3/4 Dram EQ with 1-1/4 ounces of 6c shot.
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Send them to me Mark!! My 1883 twist bbl hammer gun loves them.... I shot some of those at pheasants in N Dakota; they work great.
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While I do buy into the theory that the warnings definitely helped sell new guns, we also have to give the shell manufacturers of the day a little leeway by remembering that there were quite a few cheap guns with twist barrels of inferior quality being imported into the country in those days. It would have been hard for them to describe how the average sportsman with no keen interest in maunufacturing techniques could distinguish the difference between quality barrels and inferior junk.
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I don't think the question is answerable. No one has found any smoking guns to the ammo manufacturers for the conspiracy theory and some of the damascus and fake damascus was inferior and dangerous.
The best thing that I can recommend is to join the PGCA, Jim and Mike, spread the real story and facts to others and urge others to not be swayed by unfounded opinions. Last edited by Bruce Day; 11-01-2010 at 01:22 PM.. |
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Bruce,
Just what in my statement suggests to you that I am swayed by unfounded opinions? Jim |
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Nothing at all. In fact I have no reason to believe that you are at all. I've never seen anything unreasonable from you.
I only mentioned you by name because I see you here, you are always reasonable and I'd like to see you join the PGCA. We always need good people. PS I reviewed my original comment and saw that it could be taken in a way I did not intend, so I edited it. Better now? |
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I recently tried to do a little trading that involved my DH damascus...the guy at the gun shop would hardly look at it once he saw the barrels....what really tickled me was he could have been looking at A1 special and it wouldn't have made any difference. I won't name the shop but he's a high end dealer in eastern North Carolina, needless to say I was surprised by how he acted.
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A buyer of damascus guns can still get great deals from unknowing and uninformed sellers, so it works both ways.
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