I noticed the same thing with an 3K fill

I credit that to partial valve lock.

and I do think you  use more air as the tube empties. The self regualting valve stays open longer to give the same pressure to the pel as the earlier shots, when the tube has more pressure to work with

 

So yea, some, hehe , a lot, of QT with the chrony

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