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mrawesome22 · March 3, 2007, 01:46 PM

I've never shot near dark with any powder and not had flames come out of the muzzle. I think the enormous heat and friction causes a flame no matter if the powder is still burning or not. Could be wrong on that one though. But I've shot Benchmark powder near dark in .22-250Rem and still get a little orange puff out of the muzzle. And Benchmark is the fastest burning powder that is recommended for .22-250Rem. And that's out of a 26" barrel. Maybe if the powder was still burning I'd have a huge flame?

March 3, 2007, 01:46 PM	#4
mrawesome22 Senior Member Join Date: November 9, 2005 Location: Ohio, Appalachia's foothills. Posts: 3,779	I've never shot near dark with any powder and not had flames come out of the muzzle. I think the enormous heat and friction causes a flame no matter if the powder is still burning or not. Could be wrong on that one though. But I've shot Benchmark powder near dark in .22-250Rem and still get a little orange puff out of the muzzle. And Benchmark is the fastest burning powder that is recommended for .22-250Rem. And that's out of a 26" barrel. Maybe if the powder was still burning I'd have a huge flame?