L. Brown:
Again; I've seen several bulged fluid steel barrels, which I agree are usually caused by an obstruction, and I've seen the muzzle end of some fluid steel ones peeled back like a banana from mud or snow but I don't ever recall seeing a barrel burst like the damascus ones in the forearm area. What I'm talking about here is a actual hole blown thru the barrel with missing metal.
I would expect that a 20 ga. dropped into a 12 ga gun could cause a burst and I've heard of this happening but have never seen one. As far as other obstructions go and having shot trap and skeet for years a squibb load was always apparent to everyone including shooting and the shooter would immediately stop and clear the barrel if necessary. These loads could definitely leave a wad in the barrel causing an obstruction.
I've always made it a practice to look down the barrels of my doubles after each shot.
My whole point here is I would never want to experience the catastrophic failure of a burst barrel and I remain convinced that this can occur in damascus guns. As I've stated previously; If you or anyone else wants to shoot them it's your business.
Jim

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