[popeye77]

I am getting a 1 1/2 foot flame out of barrel. We notice this shooting at night.
I am reloading Remington hulls, noble 688 primers, tgt12 wads, 1 oz #8 shot with 17.4 grains of titewad. Hodgson shows this should be about 1220 fish.
Can you explain why such a flame?
Thanks
Mark

 

[Missed again25]

Need more spinach in load...sorry. How long is barrel? Shorties can flame out normally. Too shallow a crimp? Crimp depth should be about like that of a factory round. Do you have any other primers you could try?

 

[likes-to-shoot]

You will see that on almost every load ever made.

Wait till you see flame out of the porting and the end of the gun on Brownings.

 

[popeye77]

32 in crimps depth looks good. May try to find some other primers.

Whats the chance this could be powder not burned inside barrel?

 

[flashmax]

32 in crimps depth looks good. May try to find some other primers.

Whats the chance this could be powder not burned inside barrel?

What, exactly, is flame? It is the hot, glowing, gaseous part of a fire. Every firearm, upon firing, emits a flash of flame. Military goes to great lengths to hide that flash. But unless the powder is completely burned and the gasses starting to cool in the bbl ( like a .22 lr through a 30 inch bbl ) you will have a flash. Most noticeable at night.

 

[Pull & Mark]

Can you explain why such a flame?

Because there was a huge explosion inside your barrel. No worries, as this is common to see at night. I saw flame during the day, coming out the side ejection port on my 391 several times when I was shooting some Nobel Sport factory one oz. loads. I didn't see any flame, on any of the other factory shells that I have shot. I have shot just about every brand of shell out their. I wanted to see if I could get the 391 to jamb on at least one of the economy lines of shells!!! My 391 ate all the shells I feed it, without a hitch. So in closing, Its possible that the Nobel Sport primers may have contributes to a more noticeable flame??? But, your load looks to be plenty safe. So forgetaboutit!!! break em all Jeff

 

[mjfish]

I get flash at the end of the barrel using Titewad. When I first started reloading I was trying several powders. I only witnessed it with Titewad. I read something that some powders will produce more flash than others especially if they can be used with pistol reloads. Alot of pistol reloaded don't like Titewad due to its muzzle flash.

 

[AusAmateur]

Wait til you see a Ruger Old Army revolver shooting 36 grains of FFFG at night.

Your whole arm is covered in flame.

 

[colonel klink]

The Noble Sport 688 is their hottest primer. The most commonly used is the 686. This hotter primer may be the cause of the flames due to a hotter primer. Change primers and see if it persists.

 

[popeye77]

Because there was a huge explosion inside your barrel. No worries, as this is common to see at night. I saw flame during the day, coming out the side ejection port on my 391 several times when I was shooting some Nobel Sport factory one oz. loads. I didn't see any flame, on any of the other factory shells that I have shot. I have shot just about every brand of shell out their. I wanted to see if I could get the 391 to jamb on at least one of the economy lines of shells!!! My 391 ate all the shells I feed it, without a hitch. So in closing, Its possible that the Nobel Sport primers may have contributes to a more noticeable flame??? But, your load looks to be plenty safe. So forgetaboutit!!! break em all Jeff

I will forget it. Thanks

 

[lastbird]

Try a clip out of a 1911 at night.

 

[flashmax]

Try a clip out of a 1911 at night.

Better example is a 9mm Makarov. You can take photographs with the flash.

 

[Kevin Fleming]

Give Blue Dot a try - you'll really be impressed!

K

 

[Al Capone]

I'm just curios, did you notice it on any other guns? My gun does that to, but I cant say I noticed it with anybody else. None of the guys on my team have said anything.

 

[trappermike]

A flash out of the end of the barrel isn’t a huge deal. Out of the middle or side of the barrel would be a much greater concern.

 

[John Henry]

Shooting a night league every Thursday, you get to see some cool fireworks!! One brand in particular, Orange hulls Euro shell (NobleSport ??), my buddy's autoloader would always have a really neat flame rolling out the side of the ejection port on his autoloader!

 

[popeye77]

Why would / does Nobel primers cause this?

 

[paul Harm]

At dusk I slipped my friend a black powder shell. He was shooting a ported O/U at skeet, station 6. I don't know which was funnier, him swearing at me or the foot of flame coming out the end of the barrel and ports, both sides of the barrel. He's a gunsmith and latter said he thought he blew up the gun. We still laugh about it.

 

[Fishjager]

You want flame? Use some Longshot.

 

[PaulCISSA]

Flame. Hot 400gr 45-70 reloads through an 18" ported Marlin Guide Gun. Kicks like a mule, makes a big show.
Two weeks ago - taken from a video shot at dusk.