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Old 05-20-2009, 03:30 PM
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Originally Posted by AlkoTanko View Post
Oh yeah, there was another thing. How come some blanks have very different muzzle flashes, others look relatively normal, while others look like they shoot fireflies from barrels?
It's depends on the load used for the scene. The industry has at least four different loads per powder composition. There is Full Load, Half Load, Quarter Load and Eighth Load in either Flash or Black Powder. The full load blank is mainly used for exterior scenes and has a large flash enabling the camera to see it better in daylight conditions. The other three loads are used for interior scenes where the space is tight or in area were there is a noise restriction such as a night scene. Also the size of the flash will change depending on the type of weapon. A pistol firing a full load has a different size flash due to the restrictor than a revolver which has none. The same goes for shotguns as the Bennelli M1 Super 90 uses a special load so it can operate creating a very large flash. But we would not use the load in a Remington 870 as it does not need the excess pressure to operate.
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