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Damascus barrels
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Re: Damascus barrels
by gunner269 » Thu May 24, 2012 2:56 pm
Tim, I tried to send you a PM but for some reason I'm not able to. Thanks for your info, it was very useful. Thanks again- Paul.
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Re: Damascus barrels
by rob norton » Wed Aug 12, 2015 5:07 pm
What a load of nonsense this is!
Quite simply, I have a bonehill of Birmingham 30" damascass gun dated 1887, it has both black powder and later nitro proofed marks at the Birmingham proof house to the full spec of 3 tons 1 1/8th ounce aka 32grms. And has been using such loads as Eley VIP 30grms for 25 yrs!!
After speaking to the senior proofmaster at the Birmingham proof house in the uk, he informs me that if it has passed nitro proof it is safe to fire modern nitro shells of 2.5" regardless of what some bunch of know all wanna be (expert) hillbilliys on this forum think. This comes from a senior position of authority on the matter, not what someone has been told from another or others think. Simple story is If you dont know 100% for sure what you are advising then keep quiet !!! As you know nothing on the subject!!!
Quite simply, I have a bonehill of Birmingham 30" damascass gun dated 1887, it has both black powder and later nitro proofed marks at the Birmingham proof house to the full spec of 3 tons 1 1/8th ounce aka 32grms. And has been using such loads as Eley VIP 30grms for 25 yrs!!
After speaking to the senior proofmaster at the Birmingham proof house in the uk, he informs me that if it has passed nitro proof it is safe to fire modern nitro shells of 2.5" regardless of what some bunch of know all wanna be (expert) hillbilliys on this forum think. This comes from a senior position of authority on the matter, not what someone has been told from another or others think. Simple story is If you dont know 100% for sure what you are advising then keep quiet !!! As you know nothing on the subject!!!
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Re: Damascus barrels
by flintlok » Wed Aug 12, 2015 5:33 pm
Nice intro........ 
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Re: Damascus barrels
by gun nut » Wed Aug 12, 2015 6:58 pm
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Re: Damascus barrels
by TheSquire » Wed Aug 12, 2015 7:33 pm
rob norton wrote:What a load of nonsense this is!
Quite simply, I have a bonehill of Birmingham 30" damascass gun dated 1887, it has both black powder and later nitro proofed marks at the Birmingham proof house to the full spec of 3 tons 1 1/8th ounce aka 32grms. And has been using such loads as Eley VIP 30grms for 25 yrs!!
After speaking to the senior proofmaster at the Birmingham proof house in the uk, he informs me that if it has passed nitro proof it is safe to fire modern nitro shells of 2.5" regardless of what some bunch of know all wanna be (expert) hillbilliys on this forum think. This comes from a senior position of authority on the matter, not what someone has been told from another or others think. Simple story is If you dont know 100% for sure what you are advising then keep quiet !!! As you know nothing on the subject!!!
As neither you nor your expert or even the original poster know for sure if the shotgun is nitro proofed from this thread, your little rant is a bit pointless. If you bothered to read the replies most them said the best thing to do was check with an expert.
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