Originally Posted by mauserand9mm
Originally Posted by bigsqueeze
....and fire my 16.5" barreled 300 WSM Ruger Frontier compact for comparison...BOOOOOM!.......Lol....


Bet that makes a bit of a flash too.

I've got a 30/06 ex-mil Mauser with a 16inch barrel but I have to use a slow powder to make it flash reliably. You need a flash to go with the big boom.


My 20" 30-06 put out a nice fireball that was visible through the scope at the range.