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Topic: Excessive muzzle flash.
Posted By: 8shots
Subject: Excessive muzzle flash.
Date Posted: December/02/2009 at 09:03
 Please help with muzzle flash problem.
 
 
 
 
I have been reloading for several years and have never encountered this problem before. Upon firing I experience what I would consider excessive muzzle flash. It even sets small trees alight.
 
 
 
 
 
I had a buddy take a picture of me firing. Maybe the experts can take a look and see if they also consider it excessive, or is it normal for this caliber?
 
 
 
 
 
Any help much appreciated.
 
 
 
 
Hopefully the picture is clear enough as posted below.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 



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Posted By: pyro6999
Date Posted: December/02/2009 at 09:16
just a guess here, but im guessing the amount of powder your using is the culprit wouterLaugh

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Posted By: Dale Clifford
Date Posted: December/02/2009 at 09:31
you need a faster burning powder.lol


Posted By: BillyWayne
Date Posted: December/02/2009 at 12:02
You might also want to try a synthetic grip.  It helps absorb the recoil. 

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Posted By: cyborg
Date Posted: December/02/2009 at 13:01
Thinking  Just guessing here...... Could be time for a clean out of the evacuator......Eek

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Posted By: SD Dog
Date Posted: December/02/2009 at 13:54
Funny.  

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Posted By: trigger29
Date Posted: December/02/2009 at 17:04
Looks normal to me. I get the same thing from my 22-250 with light bullets, and lots of powder. Don't worry, perfectly fine.Bucky

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Posted By: Rancid Coolaid
Date Posted: December/02/2009 at 17:15
Man I hated 29 Palms!
 
And best of all, they have these little soft-shell turtles that are endangered, yet the Palms is one big impact area.  It seems touching a turtle is bad for it (and an NJP offense) but hot lead falling from the sky ain't so bad for them.
 
I hate 29 Palms!


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Posted By: Kickboxer
Date Posted: December/02/2009 at 17:17
Originally posted by Rancid Coolaid Rancid Coolaid wrote:

Man I hated 29 Palms!
 
And best of all, they have these little soft-shell turtles that are endangered, yet the Palms is one big impact area.  It seems touching a turtle is bad for it (and an NJP offense) but hot lead falling from the sky ain't so bad for them.
 
I hate 29 Palms!

Is there ANYPLACE you DON'T hate????


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Posted By: cyborg
Date Posted: December/02/2009 at 17:20
Originally posted by trigger29 trigger29 wrote:

I get the same thing from my 22-250 with light bullets, and lots of powder.
I get something simialar when I eat anything with onions. Shocked

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With Freedom comes great responsibility, you cannot have one without the other

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Posted By: Kickboxer
Date Posted: December/02/2009 at 17:23
I have to make a formal apology to Rancid Coolaid here.  A while back he made a comment about Ft Benning and I slammed him for it... I misundertood.  RC, sincere aplogies.  

I didn't realize you just don't like ANYWHERE.

I do apologize for the misunderstanding...


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Posted By: Rancid Coolaid
Date Posted: December/02/2009 at 17:30
I like Belize and Costa Rica and Maui and parts of Mississippi and North Carolina and Colorado and New Mexico and Montana.
 
I love Texas - most of it, anyway.
 
I hate New Orleans and am not a fan of deserts, for some reason.
 
 
I love to hate Benning, and Ft Sill too, wasn't real fond of California either (parts are beautiful, but you just can't enjoy sandly beaches when humping them with a 50-pound pack, same with the mountains, the pack kills the beauty.)
 
No problem KB, internet makes it hard to read people.  Generally, I'm not a hater, except for...


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Equality is something you whine about not being given.


Posted By: billyburl2
Date Posted: December/07/2009 at 16:26
I would have to agree with RC on the weight of the pack influencing ones perception of a particular place! And I was born and raised in the desert, but also despise "The Stumps"! 

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Posted By: Alan Robertson
Date Posted: December/07/2009 at 21:47
Excessive muzzle blast can be a real pain, but it can be fun, too.

Used to have a "blast" loading 296 in a .45LC Blackhawk with light bullets which produced about a beachball sized flame and a "loud report".  This also produced a universal reaction from fellow shooters at the range- "WTH are you shootin' over there."

Also figured if it ever came down to it and in the heat of the moment if I couldn't shoot straight, I might as well intimidate 'em.


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Posted By: msweet16
Date Posted: December/31/2009 at 00:53
Try a custom Vortex. I'm sure that will cure the problem. BTW, what's wrong with a little 4th of July when you know you're eleminating the world of a bunch of sh*tcakes? Show your bling! Say goodbye mfs. Rocket Launcher

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