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"Consider the following: Why the heck would any gunmaker "guarantee" a gun built from barrels of unknown origin, regardless of whether they were damascus or chromoly steel? "

Chuck:
I agree that no manufacturer would make up a gun using barrels of unknown origin If someone just walked in the door with them. However I doubt if a manufacturer would have any qualms about ordering and using, for example, Krupp steel barrels, in a new gun and would procure them from the steel maker at the owners request.
Do you honestly think they would do the same with new damascus barrels even if they could be found? I suspect their,lawyers who control more of our freedom than I'm comfortable with,would be all over them in regards to liability.
And there certainly would be liability concerns even with all kinds of warnings to only use low pressure ammunition.
You blow up a 100 year old damascus shotgun by a long defunct manufacturer shame on you; You blow up a new damascus barreled shotgun made by a current manufacturer with assets shame on them.
The product liability lawyers would be gleefully rubbing their hands together.
Jim



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