[Dino in Reno]

What 7.62x54r ammo, commercial or surplus, has the LEAST muzzle flash?

Dino in Reno

 

[Vaarok]

I've found the 203gr Barnaul Brown Bear SP to be very low flash and relatively quiet out of a long-barreled rifle.

 

[7.62x54r]

The rifle has a lot to do with it as most of the ammo is loaded for the longer barrels and any carbine is going leave a lot of unburned powder that's going to "flash" when it exits the muzzle. Even the Finnish rifles will to a certain degree. An M91/30, and even better an M91, will produce the least flash with any ammo. As for which ammo has the least flash, I've never paid any attention to that. After all, I'm "all about the flash"!

 

[monkey]

dont know exactly what it is other than bulgarian full metal jacket, but when a friend of mine was shooting it out of my 91/30 yesterday i saw no muzzle flash out of the rifle

only other thing i could tell you about it is it had a copper washed case....'s all i know...

 

[FGD135]

But, I LOVE the flash. It is flashy.
Better question, what ammo has best FLASH?
Flash good!

 

[Dino in Reno]

I have a Tigr, and a 1pn58. Big flash not good for scope That scope is big and only first gen, but it looks "right" on the rifle.
Now for my 91/59 the more the better!
I have been told no 203grn or heavy ball for the Tigr.

Dino in Reno

 

[Jungles]

There shouldn't really be much if any flash with any standard loading, when fired from a full length barrel, especially in normal daylight conditions.

 

[Vic]

Czech or DDR 123 gr. Short range has very very little.

 

[Dino in Reno]

Tigr barrel is 530 mm (20.8"), and it will be at night East block surplus lights up the night like a aerial strobe flare. I really don't want to use it with the night scope.

Dino in Reno

 

[cbanker101]

well thats no fun!

 

[masterblaster62]

I know my eyes aren't what they used to be and I only shoot during the daylight hours, but I've never noticed any muzzle flash shooting any of my Mosins. And I have shot just about every surplus round available. Maybe I should try firing from the hip and watching the muzzle instead of the target.

 

[Dino in Reno]

Try it on a dark night, you'll see the flash
With a 91/38 or other carbine it can be quite a flash. The type/maker of the ammo does make a difference. Who has some photos?

http://jpgmag.com/photos/968217

And remember it's the scope that I am trying to take care of, everything is just photons to electrons and back to photons to it
Too many photons = broken sight.

Dino in Reno

 

[Dino in Reno]

And quiet too

Dino in Reno

 

[rocker98]

And quiet too

Dino in Reno

Shhhhh.....He's hunting Wabbits.

 

[X-Factor]

Flash to me is unnoticable (even with my M44), until it gets dark. I will never shoot at night again. :lol:

 

[hendere]

Tplan, you beat me to it!

 

[kenb]

I can say the flashist ammo I've ever shot was Yugo repacked 1945 dated Soviet M908. That stuff put out a fireball as long as an M44, even in full daylight. Even more so than 7.62x54r.net.
As far as least flashy, I can't say. Ted needs to add a flash-o-meter to his testing setup.

 

[nwellons]

My biggest surprise was that the Czechoslovakian 45 gr Short Range has a big flash. These were taken looking for "big flash" but it shows what you can get with even a light load. Part of the variation depended on how I "caught" the muzzle flash anticipating the self timer of the camera but it still shows how the light load flashes. Photos are L-R CZ 45 gr Light load, Wolf 148gr,
Brown Bear 185gr.