Reduced Flash in Late production .357 Magnum Ammunition

[Art]

I went to an indoor range with our son today, he was shooting his .45 and I took my S&W Model 28 and some odd ammo. I had a few Remington .38 Special 158 gr. SWHCs, a few Winchester 119 gr. SJHPs, and a few relatively new Remington 125 gr. SWCHPs. I had shot all of these loads previously on the range we went to. The lighting is subdued there and the old Rem. 125 gr. SWCHPs I had shot there before could have been mistaken for field artillery when they went off. These newer ones were a different story, same recoil, same noise but less muzzle flash than either of the other loads. Apparently the stories I heard that Remington had taken steps to reduce the muzzle flash in their magnum loads are correct.

[Tuna]

Art were all of the loads .38 spl?

[Art]

Art were all of the loads .38 spl?

Only the first five were .38s, Remington's version of the +P 158gr SWCHP. Smokey with some flash.

The rest were .357 Magnums: 10 Winchester 110 gr. SJHPs which produced about the amount of flash you'd expect, then 12 Remington 357 Magnum 125 gr SJHPs. The Remington 125 gr .357 Magnums are (or were) notorious for muzzle flash. These had less flash than any of the other rounds fired. Quite a surprise, hope it wasn't a fluke.

The Remmie Magnums have been unavailable for years, they are now labeled HTP (High Terminal Performance) but only the box has changed, its the same ammo that's been around since the early 1970s.

[Tuna]

The Remington 125 gr. HP was the standard for Police for years as it offered the best performance from a .357 Magnum. But you are right, the muzzle flash was bright even in daytime.