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#680303 09/21/26 08:00 PM
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Is it possible to get just print outs of Sherman Bell's Finding out For Myself series ?
Thank you


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DGJ back issues are still available Dale, and the digital copies are much cheaper
https://www.thedoublegunjournal.net/shop

These are what you would want
“Finding Out For Myself” series by Sherman Bell with technical assistance from Tom Armbrust
Vol 10, Issue 2, Summer 1999, Part 1, p. 9
Vol 10, Issue 4, Winter 1999, p. 21 - Destructive testing of Parker GH Damascus
Vol 16, Issue 2, Summer 2005 - Destructive testing of Parker VH Vulcan Steel
Vol 17, Issue 3, Autumn 2006, p. 12 - Destructive testing 8 Damascus doubles
Vol 17, Issue 4, Winter 2006, p. 28 - Destructive testing 7 Damascus
Vol 18, Issue 1, Spring 2007 - Destructive testing with obstructions and overload
Vol 19, Issue 2, Summer 2008, p. 18 - Destructive testing 1 Damascus, 6 Twist "Wall Hangers"
Vol 20, Issue 3, Autumn 2009, p. 108 - Destructive testing 1 Damascus, 5 Twist

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Lovely summery Dr. Drew, thankyou.

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This person, who refused to identify himself, posted a long thread on Shotgun World in 2011, having 'borrowed' extensively from my website and posts, and Wikipedia.
This thread includes a summary from Zircon of his metallurgical evaluation of the Parker barrels on p. 2 and, if you can endure the verbiage, he eventually summarizes Sherman Bell's study on p. 3
He hasn't posted on Shotgun World since 2020
https://www.shotgunworld.com/threads/black-or-nitro-powders-for-damascus.259371/


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