ORIGINAL: w8ye
Nickle plated cylinders do not take kindly to porting as it will start to peel from the point where you did the porting
As I stated in my original post, I'm not getting any where near the lining - at least not on purpose.

I'm going to put a radius on the sharp edges and smooth out the ports on the outside of the liner a bit and call it a day. If I get 300-400 out of, I'll be ecstatic - not losing my virginity ecstatic, but close!