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Unread 07-26-2019, 07:58 AM   #11
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People who should know better still believe it and there is nothing you can do to convince them otherwise. Lower prices for the rest of us
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That's what I was taught too growing up in the 60's and that thought went well into this century and many still believe it.
Right - We were all indoctrinated and imbued with that misinformation when we first began shooting older shotguns. Thank goodness for organizations like the PGCA where well-informed folks gather to share knowledge.





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Milton: more than you probably care to know about pattern welded barrel fabrication here
The Parker Gun, Scientific American, July 24, 1886 https://books.google.com/books?id=Dz...AJ&pg=PA51&lpg
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https://docs.google.com/document/d/1...nk7kTQ/preview
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1...TayKKWCXc/edit

"Damascus Mythology and Reality"
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1...hIiY62Hx4/edit
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