Is it worth the risk of subjecting this gun to proof? If it is sound, in proof now and used only with light loads, is that not OK?
I have an 1870 Thomson gun, sound as a bell, I use around 7000 psi handloads, suppose it failed a proof charge and the barrel was wrecked?
Also, Salopian, did you not remark on this board that some new Purdey barrels were failing proof, and there was comment that the Proof House might be using stiffer proof loads?
Suppose I got one of those proof loads in my gun?
Just a thought.
