Damascus Barrels- yes or no?

[J.B. Books]

The hardest part of shooting nitro powder loads in a composite barreled gun is pulling the trigger for the first time. It gets a lot easier to do after that. Eventually the novelty of it will wear off and you will feel just as comfortable shooting them as any gun.

Surely a good idea to shoot low pressure light loads but that is a good idea any antique shotgun.

The only risk we might be taking is should one do something stupid or unfortunate; overcharge or barrel blockage and something happens where a person is hurt, a personal injury attorney will most likely use those age old warning to build a case for liability.

[TARNATION !!!]

Originally Posted by Pete Lester

The hardest part of shooting nitro powder loads in a composite barreled gun is pulling the trigger for the first time. It gets a lot easier to do after that. Eventually the novelty of it will wear off and you will feel just as comfortable shooting them as any gun.

How true that is. When I was a kid, we had a hammer Jannsen Sons & Co. that my dad said we must never shoot. Laminated barrels. I still have that gun (completely dismantled now) and after I get it all back together I will take it afield one day. I did get a nice damascus GHE that, after reading this forum years ago, I decided I'm going to give it a go. I was truly nervous about pulling the trigger but managed a few shots. The only fatality suffered was by a couple nice roosters. I have shot damascus now for several years, including Parkers and some English guns (oops does that make this an off-topic post?)