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To whom can I send LC Smith damascus barrels to measure the walls and give me a "professional opinion" of their suitability for use (with proper loads of course)?
What can I expect to pay for this service?
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Hi, Try Keath Kearcher, he specializes in restoring damascus bbls. Cost ????, you'll have to ask. http://members.toast.net/keithkearcher/Good Luck!!!! Greg
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I usually take my barrel wall gauge to double gun shoots (Vintage Cup, Southern SxS)to check bbls before any possible purchases. A friend was looking at a Boss SLE damascus until we measured 15 thou in one barrel. The price did not reflect the thin barrel and he passed.
Try going to a Vintager shoot. Someone almost always has a gauge. You should probably contact the nearest group first to ensure the gauge gets in the car.
If you are near Charlotte we can get together and measure them.
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I sent an email off to Keith, thank you.
I bought a 1897 LC Smith so inexpensively it really doesn't matter if I can shoot it or not, but I would like to fire it if it is safe. I really want to try a black and white refinish, and I enjoy "refurbishing" and glassing the stock. I guess it is practice for refinishing nicer guns.
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You won't get black and white from Mr. Kearcher. Other than that, he does nice work.
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Kirk Merrington inspected the barrels on a WR hammer for me a few weeks ago. I don't recall exact price as I had other guns with him but I think it was about $50 for the inspection.
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I received a reply email right away, and a very reasonable quote for the "look see."
I plan on doing the refinish myself, I just want an educated opinion on the safety of shooting the barrels. I have never had a damascus gun before.
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Hi, I'm pretty sure Keith does black and white. He has examples of two types of B&W on his site. I also asked about refinishing my set of bbls that are B&W and wanted to keep the same color, he e-mailed back quoting a price and didn't say that he didn't do B&W.
I guess an e-mail to him would confirm that.
Thanks!
Greg
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