.454 Casull muzzle flash pics

fastfreddie · May 20, 2010

I thought some of you may enjoy these pictures. My friend was recording video with just a regular old digital camera. When we watched the video back, it was apparent the gun had made quite a flash. I slowed the video down and saved two consecutive slides as files from Windows Media player by using the "Control/ Printscreen" feature. I'm sure there is a more professional way to get still shots from video, but this was all I could think of.

The gun belongs to my friend. It's a beautiful Freedom Arms (maybe model 83?) chambered in 454 Casull. I was shooting one of his hand loads, and contrary to the pictures, the recoil was actually quite manageable from this fine gun. I thought it was really neat to see the explosion around the cylinder and the ring of fire about four feet out from the barrel. I'm extremely careful not to ever shoot without safety glasses now. Mine were laying on the table right beside me when I fired this round. :001_unsure:

thornbirdguy · May 20, 2010

shoot it at night and post those pics. and yes the pics are cool.

TheGunMagnetGuy · May 20, 2010

Great pics!!

Hamman · May 20, 2010

Cool pics, especially the ring of fire.

THE PUNISHER · May 20, 2010

AWESOME!!!!

RKS · May 20, 2010

Hamman said:
Cool pics, especially the ring of fire.

That one is awesome.:thumbup:

snubbie · May 21, 2010

Could you actually see the ring of fire after the shot or only in the photograph?
BTW, cool photos!

anewconvert · May 21, 2010

Figure each of those frames represents, at slowest, about 1/30th of a second its unlikely you can see it in person as anything more than a blur of flame.

fastfreddie · May 21, 2010

anewconvert said:
Figure each of those frames represents, at slowest, about 1/30th of a second its unlikely you can see it in person as anything more than a blur of flame.

That's exactly right. You can't see a thing. I think everyone within 20 feet basically blinks at the report too, because it's so loud. If you are within a few feet you actually feel sort of a blast wave. We shot the Smith and Wesson 460 and the 500 this day also. Recoil and flash is much less with those guns though. I guess they are designed with that in mind.

Last night at the range I got the pleasure of standing beside someone in the next stall shooting a Smith and Wesson 460 while I was trying a few groups with my .22. It was a little nerve jarring. I had to double up on ear plugs/ muffs. The big bore handguns always seems louder when you are not the person firing it.

SeabeeChief · Jul 7, 2023

I know this is an old thread. Since VV dropped N-105, I had to find a different powder for my 454. Hit the range today with N-110 and 3n38 and Hornady 240 gr XTP mag bullets. 3n38 shot great out of my 7.5" SRH, even better than N-105. Throws quite a fireball to0

Goshen Swamp Retrievers · Jul 8, 2023

500 SW, friend’s first time shooting it the past spring.

.454 Casull muzzle flash pics

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