Wondering ?????

[Jeff Higgins]

Originally Posted by Joe Wood

+3 for thin walls and most likely lengthened cones. I can't imagine a factory original one frame 16 not having enough meat to digest almost anything. And to happen in both barrels in the same place makes it almost a certainty in my mind.

Steve Barnett is one of the "good guys".

PS: I shoot a lot of damascus guns and consider all to be perfectly safe. However, a few months ago I got stuck with a GH 12 with 28" barrels that upon measuring the walls near the chambers am convinced they would be very dangerous to shoot even low pressure loads. I mean they are scary. Fortunately I have a set of widowed barrels that fit almost perfectly and are off to the smith for final fitting. I hate to destroy the original barrels so am trying to figure out how to mark, plug, or whatever the bad ones so they will never be fired. Any ideas?

Joe could those barrels be lined or perhaps shot with sub-gauge inserts?