You are not alone Mark and Gn has it right on the money. Most of my SxSs are damascus barreled and about the only SxS I'll buy has to be damascus especially if it's a type I don't have. My SxSs are mostly Brit. with a Rem. & Pieper thrown in. No doubt I could still fill the basement with JABCs, had "several", most are hanging over some friends mantel, kept the ones with "odd" damascus patterns. --- John Can.