Cap Flash

kwhi43 · March 19, 2013, 09:44 PM

I have a program on my I-Pad to trigger the camera to take pictures of Lightning
The Lightning flash triggers the shutter and you get a picture of it. I wondered
How this would work on a cap flash. Here is a CCI no. 11 standard cap. It
worked!! Can't wait to try it on my flintlock. And Lightning.

shooter009 · March 19, 2013, 10:02 PM

WOW, now I see how chainfires can happen with that much flame coming out around the cap. It would be neat to fire a cap in a revolver with a plexaglass plate about a foot in front of the muzzle and the camera lined up with the barrel. Robert

B.L.E. · March 19, 2013, 10:49 PM

I capped a shotgun and aimed the muzzle at a mirror so I was looking straight down the bore of the reflected gun.
There's a fair amount of fire in the breech when the hammer falls.

maillemaker · March 20, 2013, 09:40 AM

This is very cool.

I would love to see pictures like this from both sides and from the top of a revolver during firing.

Steve

Shotput79 · March 20, 2013, 09:44 AM

I like that.

Rigmarol · March 20, 2013, 10:57 AM

Very cool!
What is the name of the program?

North East Redneck · March 20, 2013, 11:30 AM

Very cool! Please show us any others you take.

Fingers McGee · March 20, 2013, 11:59 AM

Here are a couple time lapse photos showing a Colt and Remington going off.

Beagle333 · March 20, 2013, 01:38 PM

That is a really neat program for catching something that happens that fast!

I wonder if you held the I-pad behind me and a little to one side, if you'd be able to see all 5 balls in flight on the way to the can before the first one even hits?

(J/K)

Pahoo · March 20, 2013, 02:12 PM

That is very informative and if possible, could you take a picture of a HotShot nipple compared to a standard nipple. I can think of all kinds of uses for this application. I don't like to make-work for other folks so show us what ever and whenever ..

Be Safe !!!

kwhi43 · March 20, 2013, 03:10 PM

OK, I think I have a Hot Shot nipple around here. Give me a couple of days.

kwhi43 · March 20, 2013, 04:27 PM

Just tried it out on my Flintlock pistol.

North East Redneck · March 20, 2013, 05:03 PM

^^^^^ NIce!
What program are you using for these pictures?

kwhi43 · March 20, 2013, 05:13 PM

The program is for I-Phones & I-Pads. It is called "Lightning Cam" It is free.

North East Redneck · March 20, 2013, 05:22 PM

Thanks for the info. I have neither an Iphone or Ipad. But I know people who do. May try some pics of my own.

kwhi43 · March 20, 2013, 06:49 PM

kwhi43 · March 21, 2013, 09:02 PM

deerslayer303 · March 21, 2013, 10:07 PM

Man, Now that is neat!!

Mr_Raw · March 21, 2013, 11:11 PM

Yeah, I can't stop smiling. those photos look awesome.

TemboTusk · March 30, 2013, 01:39 AM

Very cool! Need to download that Lightning Cam program! Good reason for night shooting.

March 19, 2013, 09:44 PM	#1
kwhi43 Senior Member Join Date: August 21, 2008 Location: Kansas City Posts: 1,393	Cap Flash I have a program on my I-Pad to trigger the camera to take pictures of Lightning The Lightning flash triggers the shutter and you get a picture of it. I wondered How this would work on a cap flash. Here is a CCI no. 11 standard cap. It worked!! Can't wait to try it on my flintlock. And Lightning.

March 20, 2013, 11:30 AM	#7
North East Redneck Senior Member Join Date: June 6, 2012 Location: Berkshire Hills Posts: 741	Very cool! Please show us any others you take. __________________ NRA Patron Member SAF Life Member GOAL Member

March 20, 2013, 01:38 PM	#9
Beagle333 Senior Member Join Date: January 7, 2012 Location: Auburn, AL. Posts: 2,332	That is a really neat program for catching something that happens that fast! I wonder if you held the I-pad behind me and a little to one side, if you'd be able to see all 5 balls in flight on the way to the can before the first one even hits? (J/K) __________________ . . . Have a Colt and a smile.

March 20, 2013, 02:12 PM	#10
Pahoo Senior Member Join Date: February 16, 2006 Location: IOWA Posts: 8,783	It's appreciated That is very informative and if possible, could you take a picture of a HotShot nipple compared to a standard nipple. I can think of all kinds of uses for this application. I don't like to make-work for other folks so show us what ever and whenever .. Be Safe !!! __________________ 'Fundamental truths' are easy to recognize because they are verified daily through simple observation and thus, require no testing.

March 20, 2013, 04:27 PM	#12
kwhi43 Senior Member Join Date: August 21, 2008 Location: Kansas City Posts: 1,393	Just tried it out on my Flintlock pistol. Last edited by kwhi43; March 20, 2013 at 05:11 PM.

March 19, 2013, 10:02 PM	#2
shooter009 Junior Member Join Date: March 8, 2013 Posts: 6	WOW, now I see how chainfires can happen with that much flame coming out around the cap. It would be neat to fire a cap in a revolver with a plexaglass plate about a foot in front of the muzzle and the camera lined up with the barrel. Robert

March 19, 2013, 10:49 PM	#3
B.L.E. Senior Member Join Date: December 20, 2008 Location: Somewhere on the Southern shore of Lake Travis, TX Posts: 2,603	I capped a shotgun and aimed the muzzle at a mirror so I was looking straight down the bore of the reflected gun. There's a fair amount of fire in the breech when the hammer falls.

March 20, 2013, 09:40 AM	#4
maillemaker Senior Member Join Date: August 30, 2010 Posts: 1,635	This is very cool. I would love to see pictures like this from both sides and from the top of a revolver during firing. Steve

March 20, 2013, 09:44 AM	#5
Shotput79 Senior Member Join Date: March 20, 2011 Location: NC Posts: 186	I like that.

March 20, 2013, 10:57 AM	#6
Rigmarol Senior Member Join Date: January 29, 2005 Location: Southern California Posts: 344	Very cool! What is the name of the program?

March 20, 2013, 11:59 AM	#8
Fingers McGee Senior Member Join Date: March 20, 2008 Location: High & Dry in Missouri Ozarks Posts: 2,113	Here are a couple time lapse photos showing a Colt and Remington going off.

March 20, 2013, 03:10 PM	#11
kwhi43 Senior Member Join Date: August 21, 2008 Location: Kansas City Posts: 1,393	OK, I think I have a Hot Shot nipple around here. Give me a couple of days.

March 20, 2013, 05:03 PM	#13
North East Redneck Senior Member Join Date: June 6, 2012 Location: Berkshire Hills Posts: 741	^^^^^ NIce! What program are you using for these pictures? __________________ NRA Patron Member SAF Life Member GOAL Member

March 20, 2013, 05:13 PM	#14
kwhi43 Senior Member Join Date: August 21, 2008 Location: Kansas City Posts: 1,393	The program is for I-Phones & I-Pads. It is called "Lightning Cam" It is free.

March 20, 2013, 05:22 PM	#15
North East Redneck Senior Member Join Date: June 6, 2012 Location: Berkshire Hills Posts: 741	Thanks for the info. I have neither an Iphone or Ipad. But I know people who do. May try some pics of my own. __________________ NRA Patron Member SAF Life Member GOAL Member

March 20, 2013, 06:49 PM	#16
kwhi43 Senior Member Join Date: August 21, 2008 Location: Kansas City Posts: 1,393

March 21, 2013, 09:02 PM	#17
kwhi43 Senior Member Join Date: August 21, 2008 Location: Kansas City Posts: 1,393	All this from a CCI no. 11 Regular Cap

March 21, 2013, 10:07 PM	#18
deerslayer303 Senior Member Join Date: January 10, 2011 Location: Leesville SC Posts: 2,704	Man, Now that is neat!! __________________ "I prefer dangerous freedom over peaceful slavery." - Thomas Jefferson

March 21, 2013, 11:11 PM	#19
Mr_Raw Member Join Date: January 20, 2012 Posts: 51	Yeah, I can't stop smiling. those photos look awesome.

March 30, 2013, 01:39 AM	#20
TemboTusk Senior Member Join Date: June 30, 2012 Location: Anaheim, CA Posts: 139	Very cool! Need to download that Lightning Cam program! Good reason for night shooting.