Barrel Damage Shotgun barrels are made of very thin steel. Barrel walls that measure ... a shotgun’s thin barrels could cause a burst. Damascus or twist barrels have been ruled out-of-bounds ...

cutting off the Damascus barrels ahead of the chambers and fitting fluid steel barrels. Even if the work was done by the maker, and it comes with factory documentation, a sleeved gun loses a great ...

shotgun made by Syracuse Arms Co.: Serial ... refers to one of several grades of Damascus or twist-steel barrels. Because Damascus barrels are made of twisted steel and iron, corrosion can invade ...

The Damascus was made of soft iron and hardenable carburized steel. "The result was a primitive toughhardening steel with a middle carbon content in the range of modern gun barrel steels.