While competing at a 100yrd match with my new CZ457 with a 6-24×50 Vortex Diamondback Tactical I noticed a flash of something when firing at the bullseye. At first I didn’t know what it was but after seeing it again the next time I fired, I couldn’t believe that I was seeing the bullet in flight to the target.
I know you can see the shockwave mirage of a bullet in flight at long range (over 500m). But in 40 years of shooting I’ve never heard nor seen a bullet at 100yrds. Much less a tiny bullet like a .22cal.
After the match, I set up up my camera on the scope and tried to capture what I was seeing. It requires the right lighting conditions (the sun was directly at my back) and a high-quality magnified scope with ED glass, but this footage shows that it is possible.
