DJPoLo Posted October 16, 2004 Share Posted October 16, 2004 These are Blazer (brass, not aluminum) rounds out of an HK production gun. The range is ~ 6 feet from gun to target - Not as close as you might think. -Chet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diehli Posted October 16, 2004 Share Posted October 16, 2004 That is frickin' weird. Looks like vaporized lead spiraling off of the back of the bullet or, possibly, even from the grooves placed on the bullet by the barrel's rifling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ogiebb Posted October 16, 2004 Share Posted October 16, 2004 NO!!!!! please not another hurricane!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TriggerT Posted October 16, 2004 Share Posted October 16, 2004 Wow, that is weird. Cool, but weird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skywalker Posted October 16, 2004 Share Posted October 16, 2004 I've seen it, sometimes. I've seen it at distances up to 20m (I mean the target @ 20 m from firing position). Most of the times I have seen them, bullets involved were plated bullets where the plating was stripped by the rifling, and a trail of hot lead vapours were following the bullet. But I have seen those patterns generated by jacketed bullets too (bottom lead exposed), I guess the load was pretty hot and the powder used was a very hot burning one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiG Lady Posted October 16, 2004 Share Posted October 16, 2004 It does really look like lead in some form or other... And, well, those things ARE still spinning when they hit..... COOL. Most of us at the range are shooting very light loads (we're all wooses who'll do anything to make it all easier) and I don't recall seeing anything like this on our targets--even at fairly close range. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOtherErik Posted October 16, 2004 Share Posted October 16, 2004 never mind the swirl marks. what are the two C hits doing there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diehli Posted October 17, 2004 Share Posted October 17, 2004 NO!!!!! please not another hurricane!!!! BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAA!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErikW Posted October 17, 2004 Share Posted October 17, 2004 Yes I've seen them, on targets shot at longer distances than 6 feet, but not as pronounced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJPoLo Posted October 17, 2004 Author Share Posted October 17, 2004 never mind the swirl marks. what are the two C hits doing there. Heh. Two alphas, actually. In a classic target. -Chet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Schwab Posted October 18, 2004 Share Posted October 18, 2004 I had never seen, or maybe just noticed, them until today. Ron Fancisco's open gun was leaving those swirls on close targets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harmon Posted October 20, 2004 Share Posted October 20, 2004 blazers use speer bullets, which are high-end plated bullets. i have seen it with my 45 and lead bullets, but only at extreme close range. i will check and see with some brass blazers and try to replicate it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackdragon Posted October 20, 2004 Share Posted October 20, 2004 That sure is different! Ivan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dead Buff Posted October 21, 2004 Share Posted October 21, 2004 We get that here at every match from 1m to ±15m. It appears to be powder/gas burn marks. We get them on lead as well as CMJ/Coated bullets; 9mm, .40, .45 and .38 Stupid...aahh Super...sorry . My only Q is that these marks always consist only of two"swirls". Anybody can explain that??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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