“Black Powder & Smokeless, Damascus & Steel” - 07/18/16 09:47 PM
John Brindle, author of Shotgun Shooting: Techniques & Technology published a 5 article series in The Double Gun Journal, “Black Powder & Smokeless, Damascus & Steel”. Through the wonders of Google's digitized library, we have more research material available than did Brindle when writing c. 1992-1993, but his series remains an important resource.
My local library was able to obtain PDF copies of each article from:
Pritzker Military Library
104 S. Michigan Ave, Suite 400
Chicago, IL 60603
Copyright is still in effect so I can't share the PDFs
DGJ lists the complete issues as available for $30 (blemished $25)
Volume 4, Issue 2, 1993 “Some Modern Fallacies Part 1”, p. 128
Barrel methodology, black and early smokeless powders.
In discussing 1800s pattern welded barrels “The ‘iron’ used in these barrels was really various kinds of soft steel with a low percentage of carbon...”
Volume 4, Issue 3, 1993 “Some Modern Fallacies Part 2”, p. 49
Comparison of black and smokeless powders & pressures
Volume 5, Issue 1, 1994 “Some Modern Fallacies Part 3”, p. 9
Review of the Birmingham Proof House Trial with thoughts on the conversion to steel shotgun barrels.
“Thus steel had proved stronger than Damascus in this test, but the strength of both was such that this did not matter one bit, such was the margin of safety in a barrel of either material of suitable dimensions and without flaws.”
Volume 5, Issue 2, 1994 “Some Modern Fallacies Part 4”, p. 9
In depth discussion of Proof and Service pressures
Volume 5, Issue 3, 1994 “Some Modern Fallacies Part 5”, p. 11
Continued discussion of Proof and Service pressures, and summary of the article series.
My local library was able to obtain PDF copies of each article from:
Pritzker Military Library
104 S. Michigan Ave, Suite 400
Chicago, IL 60603
Copyright is still in effect so I can't share the PDFs
DGJ lists the complete issues as available for $30 (blemished $25)
Volume 4, Issue 2, 1993 “Some Modern Fallacies Part 1”, p. 128
Barrel methodology, black and early smokeless powders.
In discussing 1800s pattern welded barrels “The ‘iron’ used in these barrels was really various kinds of soft steel with a low percentage of carbon...”
Volume 4, Issue 3, 1993 “Some Modern Fallacies Part 2”, p. 49
Comparison of black and smokeless powders & pressures
Volume 5, Issue 1, 1994 “Some Modern Fallacies Part 3”, p. 9
Review of the Birmingham Proof House Trial with thoughts on the conversion to steel shotgun barrels.
“Thus steel had proved stronger than Damascus in this test, but the strength of both was such that this did not matter one bit, such was the margin of safety in a barrel of either material of suitable dimensions and without flaws.”
Volume 5, Issue 2, 1994 “Some Modern Fallacies Part 4”, p. 9
In depth discussion of Proof and Service pressures
Volume 5, Issue 3, 1994 “Some Modern Fallacies Part 5”, p. 11
Continued discussion of Proof and Service pressures, and summary of the article series.