I shoot low pressure 2 9/16" hand loads in my 16 Lefever twist gun. 105 yrs. old, no cracks in the original wood, and still going strong (shown below in silver prior to refinish next year). I shoot it near-weekly at skeet, but always do get comments from the Benelli crowd about it being a damascus gun, as though I didn't know.

Respective of Researcher's post, it is hard to imagine 100+ yr. old guns such as mine and many others here (and many with original short chambers) not having had many(tens of?)thousands of normal 2 3/4" high pressure store bought rounds shot in them during that time. Better safe than sorry however.


Last edited by Mark Larson; 12/02/08 07:05 PM.
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