Probably impossible to confirm, but when was the last documented barrel burst on a damascus-barreled gun? You certainly hear about steel barrel guns failing from time to time. (There was a post on Shotgunworld just this week about a Spanish gun that had a barrel burst - fortunately without injury).

If safety is truly the concern, shouldn't these people be asking their squadmates about their reloads as well as their barrels?


Such a long, long time to be gone, and a short time to be there.