Tokarev Flash!

Model12Win · September 2, 2016, 11:23 PM

Also posted on The High Road

Got my Romanian TTC Tokarev out to the backyard creek today. Was shooting Prvi Partisan 7.62x25mm 85 gr. FMJ rounds. It was getting dark, and the pistol was making a very large muzzle flash! Here is a quick video I took of the action:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAlz8l8-TTY

What fun! This is a really outstanding pistol. It has a good trigger, and the recoil is surprisingly light considering how hot and potent the high velocity round is. It's just downright comfortable and enjoyable to shoot. I am currently ordering a case of ammo for it. While the ammo isn't as cheap as it used to be, it's still worth it IMHO.

These are still available for cheap, and I recommend them! Thanks!

jonnyc · September 3, 2016, 07:35 PM

Try some old Czech surplus. The flash is about twice the size.
Even morer funner!

CZ9Joe · September 8, 2016, 12:58 PM

Wish I could go out and shoot in my backyard.

<---Jealous

James K · September 8, 2016, 10:50 PM

A large muzzle flash is impressive, but really indicates wasted powder which is burning outside the barrel.* A lot of 7.62 Toke and 9mm Para has a large muzzle flash in a pistol because it was loaded for use in SMGs with their longer barrels.

*And in some cases is not good as it tells everyone in the county where the gun is and makes the shooter a nice visible target.

Jim

Ibmikey · September 9, 2016, 08:24 AM

Come on Jim don't throw a wet blanket on M12's flash....have not seen a Commie hidding behind the bushes all week.

g.willikers · September 9, 2016, 09:08 AM

Try it again in the dark.
Even more fun.
There's lots of conversations about what ammo is more effective, but muzzle flash can have an effect on how well the shooter does, especially when the bad guys are out and trouble is most likely to happen.

**Mike Irwin** · September 9, 2016, 10:47 AM

"A large muzzle flash is impressive, but really indicates wasted powder which is burning outside the barrel."

Not necessarily.

It can also be an indication that the propellant gas is leaving the muzzle at such a temperature that it forms a plasma.

amd6547 · September 9, 2016, 03:20 PM

I find the Tok a useful pistol. Excellent trunk gun...inexpensive, compact and reliable. Able to both reach out to 100yds, and punch through a bad guys car.
I've carried one backpacking, and felt very well armed.

Ibmikey · September 10, 2016, 06:08 AM

No denying the Tokorev (Commie 1911) is a great pistol, almost indestructable and totally reliable, throws an empty into the next sector of the battlefield and would knock over a German PzkIV and two soldiers beyond, but what is the attraction?

ballardw · September 11, 2016, 11:06 AM

I might accept a PzkwI but not a IV.

Ricklin · September 11, 2016, 11:10 AM

The Russian icepick, they are fun. I think I paid 98 bucks for my 52, it looks unissued.

I call it the pistol that thinks it's a rifle.

September 2, 2016, 11:23 PM	#1
Model12Win Junior member Join Date: October 20, 2012 Posts: 5,854	Tokarev Flash! Also posted on The High Road Got my Romanian TTC Tokarev out to the backyard creek today. Was shooting Prvi Partisan 7.62x25mm 85 gr. FMJ rounds. It was getting dark, and the pistol was making a very large muzzle flash! Here is a quick video I took of the action: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAlz8l8-TTY What fun! This is a really outstanding pistol. It has a good trigger, and the recoil is surprisingly light considering how hot and potent the high velocity round is. It's just downright comfortable and enjoyable to shoot. I am currently ordering a case of ammo for it. While the ammo isn't as cheap as it used to be, it's still worth it IMHO. These are still available for cheap, and I recommend them! Thanks! Last edited by Model12Win; September 3, 2016 at 12:47 AM.

September 3, 2016, 07:35 PM	#2
jonnyc Senior Member Join Date: July 20, 2009 Location: PA Posts: 1,731	Try some old Czech surplus. The flash is about twice the size. Even morer funner! __________________ 2024 PA Cartridge Collector Show; Aug. 16-17, 2024!!! Buy...Sell...Trade All Types of Ammunition & Ordnance PM or email me for 2024 show details.

September 9, 2016, 09:08 AM	#6
g.willikers Senior Member Join Date: September 28, 2008 Posts: 10,442	Try it again in the dark. Even more fun. There's lots of conversations about what ammo is more effective, but muzzle flash can have an effect on how well the shooter does, especially when the bad guys are out and trouble is most likely to happen. __________________ Walt Kelly, alias Pogo, sez: “Don't take life so serious, son, it ain't nohow permanent.”

September 9, 2016, 10:47 AM	#7
Mike Irwin Staff Join Date: April 13, 2000 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 41,380	"A large muzzle flash is impressive, but really indicates wasted powder which is burning outside the barrel." Not necessarily. It can also be an indication that the propellant gas is leaving the muzzle at such a temperature that it forms a plasma. __________________ "The gift which I am sending you is called a dog, and is in fact the most precious and valuable possession of mankind" -Theodorus Gaza Baby Jesus cries when the fat redneck doesn't have military-grade firepower.

September 9, 2016, 03:20 PM	#8
amd6547 Senior Member Join Date: May 27, 2006 Posts: 2,313	I find the Tok a useful pistol. Excellent trunk gun...inexpensive, compact and reliable. Able to both reach out to 100yds, and punch through a bad guys car. I've carried one backpacking, and felt very well armed. __________________ The past is gone...the future may never happen. Be Here Now.

September 8, 2016, 12:58 PM	#3
CZ9Joe Member Join Date: January 10, 2015 Posts: 77	Wish I could go out and shoot in my backyard. <---Jealous

September 8, 2016, 10:50 PM	#4
James K Member In Memoriam Join Date: March 17, 1999 Posts: 24,383	A large muzzle flash is impressive, but really indicates wasted powder which is burning outside the barrel.* A lot of 7.62 Toke and 9mm Para has a large muzzle flash in a pistol because it was loaded for use in SMGs with their longer barrels. *And in some cases is not good as it tells everyone in the county where the gun is and makes the shooter a nice visible target. Jim

September 9, 2016, 08:24 AM	#5
Ibmikey Senior Member Join Date: June 1, 2013 Location: Now relocated to Texas Posts: 2,943	Come on Jim don't throw a wet blanket on M12's flash....have not seen a Commie hidding behind the bushes all week.

September 10, 2016, 06:08 AM	#9
Ibmikey Senior Member Join Date: June 1, 2013 Location: Now relocated to Texas Posts: 2,943	No denying the Tokorev (Commie 1911) is a great pistol, almost indestructable and totally reliable, throws an empty into the next sector of the battlefield and would knock over a German PzkIV and two soldiers beyond, but what is the attraction?

September 11, 2016, 11:06 AM	#10
ballardw Senior Member Join Date: September 19, 2008 Posts: 1,411	I might accept a PzkwI but not a IV. __________________ -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ All data is flawed, some just less so.

September 11, 2016, 11:10 AM	#11
Ricklin Senior Member Join Date: February 22, 2008 Location: SW Washington state Posts: 2,011	CZ52 The Russian icepick, they are fun. I think I paid 98 bucks for my 52, it looks unissued. I call it the pistol that thinks it's a rifle. __________________ ricklin Freedom is not free