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-> at any given point during the powder combustion.  This should indeed
-> lead to higher chamber pressure.  How much higher, I don't know.

 That brings up something I've been kicking around for a while.  It
would take very little effort to whip up a pressure test device using an
old barrel - for example I could take a .357 or .45 revolver barrel and
screw a cap over the end, drill the appropriate hole in the side for the
pressure sensor, and use a solenoid and pin to strike the primer.  No
need for crude copper crush cylinders - you could measure the pressure
directly.

 Has this been discussed to death here before?  I could whip the thing
up on the lathe pretty easily, but I'm at a loss as to how to handle
the electronic part.  It sure would be nice to have an actual pressure
curve instead of a peak reading.

 With the pressure checker, you could safely test offbeat handloads or
suspect ammo without harming your gun, and you wouldn't have to
guesstimate pressure from the condition of the primers, case head, or
astrological signs.