muzzle brake flash

[6.5x55swm]

i have a weatherby vanguard in 257 mag with a brake and was firing factory ammo and notice flame coming out the muzzle sides, is this normal?

 

[Blastattack]

Yes.

 

[call2arms]

Yes. Depends somewhat on conditions and type of ammunition used

 

[guntech]

You won't notice it as much in daylight...

 

[6.5x55swm]

i noticed it pretty good this morning, it was bright a sunny

 

[bearhunter]

i noticed it pretty good this morning, it was bright a sunny

slow powders tend to do that.

I have only one rifle with a brake.

24in bbl, 7x57, 140grn bullets, loaded to 2900fps.

I use H414 and H4831ssc powder in the cases.

I haven't noticed the muzzle flash personally because I'm looking through the scope, at my target. Observers have told me that there is about six inches of muzzle flash from the vent holes on each side of the brake.

I don't shoot that rifle on the range benches if anyone else is shooting, the benches are only a foot apart and the escaping gasses from the single row of vent holes on each side will make things very uncomfortable for those on each side of me. Even knock lighter stuff on their benches over and blow targets off the benches.

The brake works very well but there's a good reason most brakes their vents drilled all the way around and sometimes angled.

Makes no difference while hunting.

 

[6.5x55swm]

slow powders tend to do that.

I have only one rifle with a brake.

24in bbl, 7x57, 140grn bullets, loaded to 2900fps.

I use H414 and H4831ssc powder in the cases.

I haven't noticed the muzzle flash personally because I'm looking through the scope, at my target. Observers have told me that there is about six inches of muzzle flash from the vent holes on each side of the brake.

I don't shoot that rifle on the range benches if anyone else is shooting, the benches are only a foot apart and the escaping gasses from the single row of vent holes on each side will make things very uncomfortable for those on each side of me. Even knock lighter stuff on their benches over and blow targets off the benches.

The brake works very well but there's a good reason most brakes their vents drilled all the way around and sometimes angled.

Makes no difference while hunting.

good to know, i never notice any flame with handloads, only seen it with factory ammo

 

[BigBraz15]

With that 257, it has a lot of powder capacity compared to bore size. Slow powder in 24” barrel will definitely light up a bit.