Well , I finally tested my bleed hole theory, and the results were less than stellar. Put some duct tape over the hole, grabbed some H&N FTT (14.66 gr), fired off 10 shots and averaged 978 fps. Took tape off, fired 10 more shots and averaged 986 fps. A whopping 8 fps difference!... Even at that, I'm not so sure the bleed hole had much (if anything) to do with it, but more to do with reg pressure fluctuation between shots...

Oh, well, I don't consider it a failure, I just succeeded in finding out it makes no difference!

But the gun is sooo much "lighter" now with that excess material removed...

Todd