[quote=Stanton Hillis]You can explain it to someone, Doc, but you cannot understand it for them.
While I would never do this, I have a book written by Worth Mathewson entitled
Big December Canvasbacks in which the author describes a L C Smith he used for many years with steel shot on the Pacific Northwest coastal region. Something minor went wrong with the gun and he took it to a gunsmith who told him the chokes were full and full. He also told him that the barrels had not been damaged by the steel shot. Point? Sometimes people obsess too much over the steel shot/old barrel deal. Prolly the same ones (like Ed, or is it Dirty Harry?) that decry shooting smokeless powder in damascus barrels.
Ed also thinks a BSS is a "collectible" gun. I don't. I've shot mine so much at ducks that it is off face. I keep a shim on the hook, and just keep on shooting my "collectible" BSS.
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Stan, Every Body has their own opinion of things, If you have seen a 50 gallon barrel full of ''Blown'' Damascus barrels like I have ''SEEN'', YOU might change your opinion on shooting them.
As far as B-SS Browning's go, I think they are the ''Best'' double gun made in the last 50 years. The 30in. barrels ones are in ''High Demand''. At one time I taught Parker Repros were the 2nd. best made
double gun made in the last 50 years, ''NOT Any More''. Breaking Down,Barrel lugs falling off, Stocks Cracking in half, Trigger problems, just too many parts in them to go wrong. And not enough drop in the stocks.
Have a nice day, And finally, Weather up my way has been ''Great'' (NO Rain)
Dirty Harry
