Mosin Nagant goes up in Flames

[exMember]

My nephews friend was shooting my M44 Mosin Nagant the other week and check this out :suspect:
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[Spitfire1]

Those handloads or factory ammo Jon ? Looks like the first shot was loaded with a way slower burning powder than the second one hence the flash.

 

[exMember]

factory loads. I think the biggest difference was that i zoomed in a few power and that made the picture darker. I have another one and the flame looks just like the second shot on this video. That flame is easy 5 1/2 feet long LOL. Not worth a damn for a sniper rifle as the flame would give you away.

 

[Spitfire1]

Now you know flashhiders was invented

 

[Muley Hunter]

Black powder looks even better.

 

[Spitfire1]

You've got that right Pete ! Massive flash

 

[nuprofessor]

Contaminate powder will do the same thing.  Years ago my son left the lid off a bottle (luckily only a small amount left) of shotgun powder.  With temps in the 90s and humidity to match, I was sure it would not work as well.
Tried a little experiment- measured out 30gr of bottle powder, then cut open a shotshell I had reloaded (for same powder weight).  Poured each into a pile, lit both with cautery tool.  Shotshell powder went POOF (gone very quick)!  Bottle powder went FIZZ (burned slowly).

 

[Spitfire1]

Looks cool though !

 

[MLN1963]

That must be one loose chamber to have the gases escape out of the action.

 

[MeatMachine]

Slow burning ball powder makes a hell off a muzzle flash.  

 

[MLN1963]

Plus that has a 20" carbine barrel and the cartridge was designed for the rifle length barrel, not the carbine.