My friend owns one, and will sell it. The stock could be bent to your specs. He traded a 10,000$ Kolar for it and can't hit shi! with it. I've owned at least 30 different Damascus barreled SxSs and never had a gunsmith check one out. They shoot just fine. I will admit one blew up in the chamber once. My fault - thinking it was Pyrodex, I loaded 94grs of PB. It lasted four shots. A normal load of PB was 18grs. I received 23 stiches in my forearm and went back to the club and kept shooting- a different gun and shells. There's no way I blame the Damascus barrels and buy only guns with them. They are a art form we'll never see again. If Damascus is so unsafe, why do the British still proof Damascus shotguns and rifles. Rifles have much more pressure than shotguns. Do you need brass shells - NO. Your gun is fine the way it was built. Shoot and enjoy it.