Fireballs
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You read my mind - how do you hit the ceiling like that - Other than that some really good fireballs.
Years ago I was a regular at a local indoor range. Like most, the lighting was on the dim side. I thoroughly enjoyed terrorizing the newbies with my 629 mountain gun. If the concussion wave of that 44 mag didn't get their attention, that fireball from 14 grains of Blue Dot certainly did. Shooting would always grind to a halt while they checked out what was causing all the ruckus.
They were practicing warning shots.
Heres my favorite...My buddies .54 Caliber Flintlock being fired at the end of the days hunt.
You should see indoor archery ranges.
They point the bow up to the ceiling and draw on the way down to level.... or that was their idea.
Wrong technique except in the movies.
Yeah about that, this is a commercial shooting range with a gun shop and gun rentals, so a lot of newbies walk in and pay an hourly fee, bring their buddies, girlfriends, uncle and so in and just want to have fun
They do get a safety instruction prior to being allowed on the range, but it does make for a lot of terrible shots in the ceiling, floor, sidewalls etc..
Whereas it can be a nuisance, it allows for the range to make a profit and stay open all year round, and it also brings new people to the sport or hobby of shooting, especially younger ones. And that's a good thing in these difficult times for gun enthusiasts. If we don't want this activity to die from lack of participants (in addition to social and political pressure) we have to encourage more people to join rather than discourage them.
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Oracle
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I put a Daniel Defense flash suppressor on my Daniel Defense AR. The flash suppressor directs everything straight up to lessen muzzle rise. I don't have photos but every time I shoot a see a large flame shooting straight from the end of the barrel.
Shooting ammo loaded for a rifle length barrel in a pistol length barrel will produce large fireballs all day (and night). My best example is shooting a .45-70 cartridges loaded for a 22"rifle barrel in where the powder burn rate is such that all the powder is consumed by the time the bullet reaches the muzzle. Now if this same ammo is shoot in my .45-70 revolver with a 10" barrel, there is a large amount of unburned powder flowing out of the muzzle, producing the fireball. That is why fast burning pistol powders were invented.
In 1983 I shot a cop with Federal .357 Mag after dark.
LoboGunLeather
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In 1983 I shot a cop with Federal .357 Mag after dark.
This comment needs some clarification, please.
That Sig 57 load..........
Factory or what powder was used ?
WOW !!
Great showing of pictures with "O's" full circles and even "X's" !!
Playing Tic Tac Toe, I see.
Factory or what powder was used ?
WOW !!
Great showing of pictures with "O's" full circles and even "X's" !!
Playing Tic Tac Toe, I see.
People often ask "Don't you get burned?" The common answer is "You just have to keep your body parts away." "But what about the flash in your face?" Who doesn't like having things blow up in your face? The touch hole that emits the flame or (flash hole ejecta) is on the opposite side of your face, they do build left handed rifles for this purpose. It is responsible for what is known as "Flinter's Flinch". I used to shoot flintlock just for fun, I decided to master it enough to win our local competition and shot it exclusively for over two years, never did master it, got competitive but not enough to win, went back to percussion and today only shoot it for fun, except for my smoothbore...still competitive with that. After awhile you don't really notice the flame, it got to the point that all I used as a reference was the fact that I could hear the flint slap the frizzen out of the way before the ignition, I would squeeze the trigger and hear the "Boing" followed by the recoil, no significant reaction to the flash...your brain must protect itself or something. We always watched guys shoot their flintlock and if they had a hangfire you could see whether or not they had a good hold or were still flinching...Its fairly common to hear a chorus of "Good Hold" when a guy has an ignition failure.
Cdog
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I was not familiar with the Sig, just watch a video by Mishaco.
Impressive design. Watching and listening to a blind man go in to such detail is also quite impressive.
Impressive design. Watching and listening to a blind man go in to such detail is also quite impressive.
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Well, that'll wake you up in the morning. 
Looking at the title of this thread, I thought it would be about guns chambered for the .221 Fireball cartridge - I own one; this Remington XP-100 pistol! Ah well - the OP pictures were impressive and interesting! 
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