It's possible that the offender didn't even know the barrels had swelled. I could easily see myself shooting a gun at an event where there were lots of people and commotion and never paying that much attention to the gun. Keep in mind the swells are just that - gentle swells - and not ruptures or jagged edged. The Damascus pattern helps hide them, too.
I'm not taking sides....but I gotta say whenever I let someone shoot one of my guns I am very specific about what shells they use. Very specific.
It appeals to the ego to be a laid-back gun dealer who jauntily hands someone a multi-thousand dollar, 100 year old gun while casually saying "Bring it back when you're done..." But I think the dealer in this case has learned a lesson the hard way and will be less magnanimous from here on out.
"Don't lend someone your car or your girl...someone might throw a rod in 'em."
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