Today I loaded and tested fired my first full power loads. I have loaded lots of reduced recoil loads for plinking, but these were my first full power loads. I used Sierra 125gr JHC bullets, over 14, 15, 16, and 17 grs of 2400. I used Federal small pistol primers.
There were no signs of excess pressure, but one thing that I never noticed before when shooting either the plinking loads or factory ammo, was the tremendous amount of flash from both the muzzle, and in some cases, from the gap between the cylinder and the frame.
So my question is, is this flash normal? They way I was thinking is that the flash results from lots of unburnt powder. So is there a way to correct this, that is, allow all the powder to burn? Any advice/ideas on the subject would be helpful. Thanks.
There were no signs of excess pressure, but one thing that I never noticed before when shooting either the plinking loads or factory ammo, was the tremendous amount of flash from both the muzzle, and in some cases, from the gap between the cylinder and the frame.
So my question is, is this flash normal? They way I was thinking is that the flash results from lots of unburnt powder. So is there a way to correct this, that is, allow all the powder to burn? Any advice/ideas on the subject would be helpful. Thanks.