Originally Posted By: SKB
Damascus barrels have been successfully welded in the past using TIG. That said, I would not attempt a repair in that location. I like my eyes and fingers too much.


Steve
I'm certainly generally in that camp. To be clear though the approach, IF undertaken, would involve rigorous testing and measurement. The hypothesis tester in me might, admittedly, be getting the better of other aspects of my probably overly impaired brain.
Jeremy