Lou Smith of Ithaca, "take it face value what I am saying, trust me. These guns blew up and are unsafe." If he lied that would have been a whopper. I think they blew up the guns or barrels. However is there any mention of how tests were conducted. It is pretty much stated that guns don't blow up unless there is an obstruction. Did they put obstructions in barrels with 18k psi loads and just fail to mention we plugged the up the barrels. Heck any gun could blow up if you plug the barrel.
Reading Dr. Drews stuff it appears even as late as 2016 NRA was saying don't shoot damascus or twist. It is hard to believe what it is true with so much conflicting information. But if mind justifies the heart to shoot welded barrels then the guidelines I guess have already been discussed. Measure barrels, use low pressure loads only and look for any subtle changes and nothing is to small. I think it is understood check barrels for obstructions but how often does one really do it.
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