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Hawg · June 25, 2013, 02:14 PM

The original subject was a revolver. A revolver has a short chamber, even if its elongated for two charges. The front ball is still going to be close to the end of the chamber and would be in the barrel before any over pressure resulted. I don't believe there would be any over pressure even in a rifle tho. I could maybe see it with a thin shotgun barrel, maybe.

June 25, 2013, 02:14 PM	#24
Hawg Senior Member Join Date: September 8, 2007 Location: Mississippi Posts: 16,188	The original subject was a revolver. A revolver has a short chamber, even if its elongated for two charges. The front ball is still going to be close to the end of the chamber and would be in the barrel before any over pressure resulted. I don't believe there would be any over pressure even in a rifle tho. I could maybe see it with a thin shotgun barrel, maybe.