Chuck,

I agree with your statement about the negative stigma of damascus, that had crossed my mind as well.

Hadn't thought about damascus having a novelty concept as to a signifant reason why damascus is liked. And maybe just by the SxS crowd.

I had thought that perhaps single tube shooters might like a damascus barrel as well, but they probably don't have the exposure to damascus that double people do, so they might not have developed the appreciation of its appearance to the same degree.

Dave