....you leave out one of the most important causes of barrel tube problems, the passion for home reloading on your side of the pond with all its associated human mistakes. I feel sure that incorrect cartridge reloading has been the end for many a fine Damascus barrelled gun....
....Also there does not seem to be taking responsibility of adjusting things to take note of the guns age, well grandfathers may have been extremely fit in their younger days but....
....This gun is a hundred and fifty rears old British nitro proof , using the correct Brit cartridges recommended for the chamber length there is no reason in the world why the Damascus barrels should not go for an other hundred and fifty years. But cartridge reloading on this side of the pond is not a popular thing to do....
Just for consideration damascus, supposedly about thirty percent of all manufactured and imported smokeless powder is sold to hobby reloaders in the US. Possibly, the liability risk to those in the industry aren't as ominous as it may seem?
No implications or argument intended, I am genuinely curious because I have read accounts of cost prohibitive recreational shooting in the UK. Would you be able to offer a general idea of what a pound of powder, a box of a hundred primers, a bag of shot costs, and are there limitations or fees for their purchase? In the US, many retail stores offer these items and online purchases can be delivered to most home addresses.
Is it possible that restrictions and costs associated with use and ownership of the arm, as well as separately restrictions and costs associated with reloading components have something the do with the popularity of reloading?
