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[AmarilloMike]

There are and were Damascus barrel guns marked "Nitro" from the factory. And of course most of the English Damascus guns I have seen have been reproofed to nitro.

[Researcher]

Manufacturers didn't come up with this "Damascus and Twist barrels are dangerous with smokeless powder" scam, until after progressive burning smokeless powders were introduced to shotgun shells with Western Cartridge Co.'s Super-X loads in the 1920s. All my Remington Arms Co. catalogues, from the years Remington Hammerless Doubles were in production, state they were guaranteed to handle all black and nitro powder factory loaded shells.

I have never seen any solid information on the presures developed by the various smokelss powders used in American shotshells from say 1890 to the early 1920s -- bulk - DuPont, E.C., Schultze, Hazard; dense - Ballistite, Shotgun Riflelite, Walsrode, Laflin & Rand Infallible, etc.

[Drew Hause]

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[Mike Stahle]

Originally Posted by Drew Hause

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Thanks Mr Hause for the link, but think I'll pass...
for $149.95 I can get a flat+ of my favorite
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[Autumn Daze]

Gent's was out at Remingtons Lordship shooting grounds today. Here are some pictures as promised. Sorry about the quality I took them with my phone.

First picture is the storage building for targets

Next is the armory where you picked up your rented Remington..$5.00/day and shells were $5.00 a box. A round of skeet or trap cost $2.50.

Next is where the trap house USED to be.

Next is the main clubhouse

Next a view heading up to the main clubhouse.

[Autumn Daze]

Last picture...Just another view of the main road in...Spent many a great day at this facility