Damascus Barrels- yes or no?

[Dean Romig]

Originally Posted by legh higgins

wheres Grace?

Here's Grace....

The first is from last October when she had a big part in Danny Suponski shooting his first ruffed grouse.

The other two were taken at the request of Twombly Setters (Coronation Kennels) in Vermont where I got Grace.

Recently X-ray'd - OFA hips GOOD - OFA elbows NORMAL




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[Gerald McPherson]

Love that pup!!!!!!!!!!!

[John Allen]

The key is wall thickness.I personally have shot 11/2 oz magnums in a damascus barreled DH before with no problem.However,the average wall thickness was .045" with no pitting. Have any damascus gun checked out by a competent gunsmith.It is money well spent.

[Drew Hause]

John: I believe you mean MINIMUM wall thickness.

I favor as MWT for pattern welded barrels:
End of chamber - .105"
Forcing cone - .100"
9" from breech - .040"
9" from muzzle - .025"

Factory original 20 and 16 gauge small frame guns with Damascus barrels however may have a wall thickness of .090” at the end of the chamber, and less than .020” in the distal third of the barrel, making it critical to use loads that match the ballistics of those originally intended for use in the gun.

More information
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1...vwLYc-kGA/edit