Sherman Bell, (or anyone else) could ever influence my way of thinking toward the damascus barrels. They are dangerous. And there is no way to know or find out if they are dangerous. They could have fissures in them that are undetectable until they let go and hurt someone. And there is no way to test them to see what kind of shape they are in. In fact, testing them (proofing) can cause a weakness in them that wasn't there before they were tested. They are nice to look at and preserve for the beauty of their designs. But that is as far as I would want to go with them. And I'll leave the shooting to someone else. Too many safe guns out there to shoot.