tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post7831785921441441980..comments2023-10-26T03:19:41.569-07:00Comments on Stephen Bodio's Querencia: Beautiful guns plusSteve Bodiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14434597061701369867noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-37852601224012929702014-12-21T07:01:57.968-08:002014-12-21T07:01:57.968-08:00I do generally buy them from mail order and find t...I do generally buy them from mail order and find them online. Two I use are RST (rstshells.com) and Gamebore.Steve Bodiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14434597061701369867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-45950398645061876282014-12-20T14:25:18.245-08:002014-12-20T14:25:18.245-08:00one great thing about your blog is I learn somethi...one great thing about your blog is I learn something new every time I come here. Who loads/manufactures 2 1/2 in shells? Do you have to buy them online? Is this gun 16 gauge? On a different note I just reclaimed my fathers FN Browning A5 in 12 gauge and his Winchester Model 63 22 that my mother gave him as a wedding present when they married in 42. Anyway it's good to know that if I come across a damascus barreled double in good shape I can buy and shoot it. I've passed on a couple because I didn't think they were safe with modern ammo.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05999096236175593812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-28264453354610372352014-12-20T13:40:22.921-08:002014-12-20T13:40:22.921-08:00The only guns I sleeve are hopeless wrecks, and th...The only guns I sleeve are hopeless wrecks, and this one isn't. It has 2 1/2 inch chambers, standard English. Nowadays you can buy case lots for less than K Mart shells! I will shoot mostly 7/8 ounce loads of 7's (English) and 6 shot.<br /><br />Damascus vulnerability has been pretty well debunked by a series of tests over a couple of years at Double Gun Journal. They fed longer than chamber PROOF loads of modern shells through a series of old Damascus wrecks, mostly American standards. NOT ONE had any expansion or rupture. The only gun they blew up was by dropping a 20 shell into the 12 ahead of the chamber, and it blew up a steel barrel too.<br /><br />You must polish pits to keep cleaning good, and you should check barrel wall thickness, but then no need to avoid Damascus. I have been shooting good Damascus barrels for over 20 years.Steve Bodiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14434597061701369867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-78402674914640835832014-12-20T11:23:14.008-08:002014-12-20T11:23:14.008-08:00I assume your hammer gun has damascus barrels so I...I assume your hammer gun has damascus barrels so I'm guessing the barrels are also sleeved or will be. What length are the chambers? What gauge will it be when you hunt with it? Of course you could leave it black powder and just do a lot of scrubbing at the end of the day.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05999096236175593812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-10752919762706726492014-12-01T01:13:02.585-08:002014-12-01T01:13:02.585-08:00Beautiful piece. Are you planning on loading black...Beautiful piece. Are you planning on loading black powder or a black powder substitute? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com