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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Pulp" data-source="post: 1372987" data-attributes="member: 14195"><p>I've been away from the computer for a day or six.  Anyway, I'd bet a dime to a donut that revolver has a 5.5 inch barrel.  Looks too long to be a 4.75 and too short to be a 7.5.  If memory serves me correctly he's shootin' a .45 Colt.  I'd reckon muzzle velocity to be about 600 to 750fps.  Birdgun told me the camera was in automatic setting, so there's no way of knowing the shutter speed.  Either the shutter closed where the end of the bullet trail is, or the bullet angle took it out of the proper angle for the sun reflection.  I'm guessing the later, since you can't actually see a bullet.  It's definitely not a vapor trail.  I think Birdgun just got extremely lucky.</p></blockquote><p></p>