Toroidal Vortex (fire rings)

wcdubois · Aug 13, 2016

Since I bought my first Desert Eagle I have been enjoying watching the fire rings that form after most every shot. It helps if its a cloudy day so they show up better. It happens very quickly so I have to take video of the shot and then go back and pull out the video frame that shows the ring.

You can read about how they form here:
Vortex ring - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

And Physics Girl has a good discussion using water to show how the vortex forms:

If you have any pictures or videos that show toroidal vortex please post them!

v0lcom13sn0w · Aug 13, 2016

Hey what up pool girl??

Member 5605 · Aug 13, 2016

I have one but forum won't upload .png files anymore (@Joe Link), so here is the URL for Instagram where it's located. There was a ring it didn't capture well in the original video due to a slow frame rate.

Instagram photo by T. King • Dec 23, 2015 at 6:54am UTC

I have more but would need to dig and find them.

Cogs · Aug 28, 2016

Ring of fire... Pic of @Lone Wolf at Tillamook Forest cleanup 8-27-16. S&W 460

edslhead · Aug 28, 2016

That looks slick. I gotta learn to keep my eyes open when I shoot

Cogs · Aug 28, 2016

It's fast. Use video and later clip a frame of it to get the picture. You could try all day to get a still with a camera and you'd be lucky to get a good image!

BlackRyder · Aug 29, 2016

Wow that's awesome! I never knew that happened- I'm going to start paying more attention to the fireball when I shoot now, hopefully I'll see the ring. Does this happen every time there's a muzzle flash?

Sgt Nambu · Aug 29, 2016

I used to get a serious fire ring with every shot from my 2.5" model 19 S&W, .357. Especially with hot loads, which is about all I ever fired in it!

In any kind of darkness, dusk till dawn, I got a massive fire ring and foot wide flame fronts on both sides of the cylinder gap. Fourth of July with every round! Wish I had photos!