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Are there tell tale signs with damascus that will indicate a safety issue? Bulging and cracks of course, but anything unique to these guns?
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Barrel wall thickness is paramount as well as pitting both inside and out.
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05-11-2016, 11:29 AM | #5 | ||||||
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I would not shoot decarbonized barrels and the really early barrels Parker manufactured. There is nothing inherently dangerous with Damascus or Twist or else some would have failed on me long ago. As Dean says, wall thickness is the key.
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05-11-2016, 11:37 AM | #6 | ||||||
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"shooter" will mean different things to different people
to me - there is no difference in any of the safety or structural features (lock up, solid wood and such) between a "shooter" and a good condition gun a shooter is simply one that has finish issues - worn barrel blue or brown, well worn wood, little or no case, a gun I am not going to worry about hauling into a marsh in my canoe or on a rainy day in a thick woodcock cover any thing else (wood issues, rust) falls to the "project" class - which you then have to evaluate each fault on its own and how much it will take (your time or your money) to get it fixed up. Rarity or desirable features or bargain price may make it worth while.
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05-11-2016, 12:31 PM | #7 | ||||||
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Mills, from my experience, the Parker made Laminated Steel barrels are some of the stoutest barrels I have ever examined and guns with them are often somewhat 'barrel heavy' in handling dynamics. But I see no reason not to shoot them, keeping in mind of course, the warning signs we look for in all barrels.
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Laminated are ok. I was talking about decarbonized
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