I am wondering because Rl-17 has an impregnated retardent and therefore doesn't initially have a pressure spike can we depend on tradition signs of pressure like sticky , stiff bolt openings? I am wondering if part of the reason we are seeing better velocity is because we are just using more powder than we should and because the traditional signs of pressure are not present we think we are OK? In my feeble mind it takes X amount of pressure to push a given bullet to a certain velocity, there is no majic or free lunch. Are we taking more chances than we should thinking we are OK or safe? I don't know the answer to this question but it along with some others, ( mostly about female logic) have been circling around in my brain. I know there are some very gifted analytical minds on this board so I thought I would ask. The questions about female logic I have come to believe are with out answer and I have come to believe are the price of admission to achieve a happy relationship.
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