I gotta ask this

[icanthitabarn]

This should be good. Anybody ever see a bullet in flight. I saw like 10, today. .22 AMT Automag.

 

[Treo]

I've seen artillery rounds in the air but never a bullet

 

[stubob2517]

I have seen both .22 and .45 rounds in flight. I think it has to do with the position of the sun and flight. It's definitely cool though.

 

[Conqueror]

I see .45 bullets in flight regularly.

 

[PTK]

I see subsonic .22lr out of a 2.5" barrel regularly on sunny days.

 

[icanthitabarn]

I feel better. The sun was definitely a (the) factor. I was wondering if maybe the gun was somehow venting off some pressure, while still cycling. Sure was cool.

 

[sacp81170a]

With the right sun, wind and humidity conditions, I have seen 7.62, 5.56 and .50 on the range.

 

[aerod1]

I can see 45 acp when the light is just right. I seem to get glimpses of the bullet as it travels down range.

 

[Vaarok]

If you fire a .45 ACP or a shotgun slug, of course you can see the bullet.

And on a foggy day, you can absolutely see rifle rounds.

 

[Joey_the_Wolf]

Not that long ago my friend was shooting a .22 ruger and I was standing next to her while she was shooting. Kinda behind her, and at like a 40 degree angle. I was watching her pistol and for some reason was trying to see the muzzle flash or the smoke ( I never really get to see that when I fire, I guess it's because I blink after I shoot, even though my groups are good and I'm not really conscious of it.) That's when I saw what appeared to be really really really fast moving BBs or pellets. I couldn't see them every shot, but if I really looked for them, I could see like every 3rd or 4th shot. I guess it had alot to do with the fact that it was an indoor range with a brick wall to the side that added contrast, plus it was dark. I guess the bullets come out hot enough so that they glow a little, or leave a vapor trail. It's not painfully obvious, but you can see it. Same thing when she was shooting my .45 pistol. I couldn't see it with the 9mm though. Bullets going too fast?

Outdoors, and at long ranges, it's actually pretty easy to see vapor trails on rifle rounds if you are using a scope. If the humidity is high, you can sometimes see it with the naked eye. It works best if the shooter you are observing is shooting at far away targets, like 150+ yrds away, because the farther the bullet travels, the easier it is to see. At least that's what I've been able to observe.

It's pretty cool actually ^_^

 

[45Badger]

Guys in my league say they can see my powder-puff, wimpy, and slow 45 acp loads making their way to a target

Middle age guys claim they can out-run them

The frisky teenagers say they can catch them bare-handed

 

[brentn]

shooting my glock at 25 yards i took my focus off the front sight and could see the bullets flying and hitting the target. It was pretty neat I was using each new mark in the paper to adjust my aim.

 

[M2 Carbine]

Yes.
If the sun is behind you they are easy to see.
My range is in the woods and the bullets can sometimes be seen as they go through patches of Sunlight.

 

[mp510]

The only bullets that I have seen in flight are low and moderate velocity BB's and pellets fired from airguns./

 

[jpsimms]

I have seen .45acp, 9mm, .22lr, and shotgun slugs, never a high power rifle though

 

[jfh]

slow moving handgun rounds, generally running under 700 fps, are readily visible from the shooting position.

Jim H.

 

[Sans Authoritas]

Heh... if only everyone had replied:

"Well, no... I've never seen a bullet in flight... that's bizzare. Does it happen frequently? Maybe you have a superpower: have super high-speed vision! Try it out!"

In all honesty, I've seen .380 rounds spinning wildly: keyhole-type flight.

-Sans Authoritas

 

[bakert]

When conditions are just right, I've seen both .22s and .38Sps in flight a number of times,

 

[High Planes Drifter]

I've never seen one. Not doubting anyone who says they have seen them, that must be interesting. I've never seen one tho.

 

[rodregier]

I've seen projectiles in flight at an IPSC match when the light was just right. I was off to one side, so more of the path was available for view than if I was behind the shooter.

 

[siglite]

I've seen artillery, 45 and 9mm in flight.

 

[2TransAms]

On a sunny day in Texas,my friend and I were shooting into a valley with the sun behind us and you could see every round of .45. I couldn't focus on the bullet itself obviously,but you could see a bright streak going downhill.

And yes,on foggy or very rainy days you can see the "trail" from 5.56.

 

[Lurp]

I've seen .45 ACP rounds in flight while a friend was shooting. It was very sunny and I was at an angle to the bullets that allowed me to see them in flight. Was a really neat thing to see.

 

[romma]

I've never seen them, but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night!

 

[Deadheadted37]

Shotgun Slugs. Usually at longer ranges, but I may not be actually seeing the slug but it vapor trail.