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  • Thefeeder
    Calguns Addict
    • Jun 2007
    • 5007

    Muzzle Blast

    When shooting, do you see the muzzle blast? Not the fire breathing rounds, but scoped rifles, 22's, shotguns, powder puff rounds........ ?

    How about when shooting outdoors in bright sunlight?
  • #2
    SanDiego619
    I need a LIFE!!
    • Jan 2013
    • 12405

    Originally posted by Thefeeder
    When shooting, do you see the muzzle blast? Not the fire breathing rounds, but scoped rifles, 22's, shotguns, powder puff rounds........ ?

    How about when shooting outdoors in bright sunlight?
    I never do, but I never shot at night.
    Where the people fear the government you have tyranny. Where the government fears the people you have liberty.

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    • #3
      hambam105
      Calguns Addict
      • Jan 2013
      • 7083

      Great Question.
      So how dark is it and what kind of gun are you shooting?

      Go thru a couple low light target identification drills. No timer needed. The OPs question comes down to a combination of changing ambient light and changing equipment. What should not be changing is the shooters self-awareness & capability to identify and hit his targets under low light shooting conditions . Eventually the obvious becomes apparent.

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      • #4
        tabascoz28
        Veteran Member
        • Mar 2016
        • 3364

        I tried to see if my pistol builds had muzzle flash right before dawn and it didn't or at least it didn't bother me. The had short barrels and standard birdcages. I have seen them more in pistols.

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        • #5
          BrassCase
          CGN/CGSSA Contributor
          CGN Contributor
          • Dec 2011
          • 3185

          Night, depending on the optic I'm using. You can see muzzle blast from most guns at night. I do have one flame thrower with a big brake on it and depending on what I have loaded, it can be seen during daytime.
          I'd agree with you but then we'd both be wrong...
          NRA Certified:

          Chief Range Safety Officer
          Instructor: Basic Pistol Shooting
          Instructor: Personal Protection Inside the Home

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          • #6
            Barang
            CGN Contributor
            • Aug 2013
            • 12404

            you see a little of it when it's cloudy.

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            • #7
              CWL
              Senior Member
              CGN Contributor
              • Aug 2009
              • 1488

              I've done night shoots with .45acp, 12 ga, .308 and 5.56.

              Muzzle flash has never really bothered me.
              Vae Victis

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              • #8
                subscriber
                Senior Member
                • Nov 2011
                • 929

                There is a difference between noticing muzzle flash and being distracted by it. If you are focusing your attention on your target and sights, you hardly notice flash. The brighter your surroundings, the less you are going to notice flash, and the lower its potential for causing temporary vision difficulties.

                By the way, muzzle blast is the sound you hear and the concussion you feel, rather than what you see. The latter is muzzle flash.

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                • #9
                  Mr. Meeseeks
                  Veteran Member
                  • Jan 2008
                  • 2951

                  Originally posted by Thefeeder
                  When shooting, do you see the muzzle blast? Not the fire breathing rounds, but scoped rifles, 22's, shotguns, powder puff rounds........ ?

                  How about when shooting outdoors in bright sunlight?
                  Only when I used to shoot at an indoor range. Outdoor, nope, I shoot during the day.

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                  • #10
                    BrassCase
                    CGN/CGSSA Contributor
                    CGN Contributor
                    • Dec 2011
                    • 3185

                    I though a little more about this because I focused on rifles. I have a P80-G17 with a Storm Lake 2 port barrel. It does throw flames and debris out the ports which can be seen (and felt too!) with factory ammo during daylight. That is one gun that I always, double check, wear glasses when shooting. I always wear glasses anyway but that one has thrown hot embers back at my face.
                    I'd agree with you but then we'd both be wrong...
                    NRA Certified:

                    Chief Range Safety Officer
                    Instructor: Basic Pistol Shooting
                    Instructor: Personal Protection Inside the Home

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                    • #11
                      The War Wagon
                      I need a LIFE!!
                      • Apr 2011
                      • 10294

                      Originally posted by Thefeeder
                      When shooting, do you see the muzzle blast? Not the fire breathing rounds, but scoped rifles, 22's, shotguns, powder puff rounds........ ?

                      How about when shooting outdoors in bright sunlight?



                      Eyes are on the target. You tend to see through such things.
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                      • #12
                        jimmykan
                        Veteran Member
                        • Jan 2008
                        • 3092

                        The shorter the barrel, the bigger the blast.

                        AR-15 pistols have the worst blast.

                        (Or the best blast, depending on your objective).

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                        • #13
                          bergmen
                          Senior Member
                          • May 2011
                          • 2488

                          There is muzzle blast and there is muzzle blast:
                          Last edited by bergmen; 02-16-2021, 7:12 PM.

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                          • #14
                            hambam105
                            Calguns Addict
                            • Jan 2013
                            • 7083

                            The shooter may very well not notice it, at first. That is why I mentioned shooter awareness
                            and B4U Shoot identification targets.

                            One ought not to be shouldn't shooting at targets you haven't properly identified yet.
                            Don't worry. The obvious will become apparent, eventually.

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                            • #15
                              Wordupmybrotha
                              From anotha motha
                              CGN Contributor - Lifetime
                              • Oct 2013
                              • 6965

                              Negligible. Haven't really noticed

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