I assume you mean being fired with live ammo, not dry-fired (empty, no ammo).

The less-expensive ammunition often used for target/range shooting has gunpowder that is not treated with flash-deterrent additives, so it tends to give off more sparks and muzzle-flash when fired. I recently took a friend to the range, and while taking some video clips of him shooting, I noticed some sparks flying out of the barrel; looked like a chunk of gunpowder still burning, like a tiny comet. I managed to find something similar on one of the still photos I extracted from the video clips (look for the 3-4 little lines coming out of the front of the flash):

 

I have had that happen with Remington UMC ammo. Only used it once and noticed the sparks right away.

 

I've had burning embers floating around the stall while shooting cheap ammo, I believe it was RWS Ruag. I don't even get that with Winchester White Box.

 

yup, what I was expierencing was just like that photo. Iv been using tulammo. thanks for the replys.

 

The range I go to won't allow TulAmmo. They'll allow almost anything else but. Had troubles with the round not leaving the barrel.

Mark

 

It's happened with my Beretta 92fs using Fiocchi ammo pretty much caught me off guard a couple of times.

 

From all I've seen and read Tulammo is made from old Soviet commissar's toenails and bad borscht mixed with diesel fuel and Lenin's embalming fluid. No thanks.

Seriously, it ranks at the bottom of the pile for 9mm ammo.