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On every pressure curve I've seen--those in which pressure is measured over distance rather than over time--it happens in the chamber, right around the 1" mark.

I have not seen anything positive to show that it has changed, but Burrard stated the reason for placing the gauge at 1 inch from the breech was to ensure the maximum pressure would always be caught. Thus even using the fast powders of the day the max would not be reached closer than 1 inch, but it would occur very shortly thereafter. Even using the most progressive burning powders suitable for shotgun use has not given a very large shift of the point where the peak is reached.

Larry,

Thanks, that is the info I wanted & I also got similar data from a graph Drew Hause posted.

BTW I was Tim Wolf's loader for the flurry @ the Great Northern Shoot. Tim owes all his success in his flurry score to my loading abilities. He even had the nerve to take a $ side bet from me on the flurry but I don't think he gave his best when loading for me.

Brittany Man, I think Tim probably shot the best score of the shoot, compared to others just using one gun and one loader. Obviously, you did a fine job loading. You'd be more than welcome to come to Scotland in December and load for me . . . but you'd have to pay your own expenses.

Larry,

Tim shot very well on all of the venues but that was an outstanding job on the flurry with one gun.

re. the offer to be your loader I'll have to decline as I don't want to be eating & sleeping in the servants quarters.