I would go with option C but at the risk of complicating things any further (and seeing as how we are discussing it anyway), I think the muzzle flash would look even better a bit like this (excuse my very quick and dirty paint job . . . I have no idea how to do it).
I think it looks a little more realistic, it doesn't over power the print or obscure too much of the background, and it doesn't make it look like a squirt gun either. Again, my paint skills are clearly crap, but more of an elongated oval burst from the muzzle.
Other than that, no issues with the new Anderson and color discussion