Lake City 5.56 Tracer Ammo - Fail

[AssGasOrBrass]

I have a couple boxes of lake city tracer ammo I purchased a while back. The other evening I decided to give em a try. They fire but that's it, no ignition on the tracer.

[mtdawg169]

I have a couple boxes of lake city tracer ammo I purchased a while back. The other evening I decided to give em a try. They fire but that's it, no ignition on the tracer.

What range were you shooting?

[bullitt]

I messed around loading some old pulled tracer bullets a few years ago. They didn't ignite until about 150 yards out or so if I remember right. New production rounds probably ignite better, but as stated above, you might need little distance to get them to fire up.


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[markm]

M196 lights around 75 yards. M856 lights around 150 yards. When handloading these pull downs, H335 works good. That nasty high flash powder gets them firing very reliably.

[AssGasOrBrass]

I tried they at first at a range of about 75m.... nothing. Then to a burm at 100, and finally 300 no dice

[markm]

Odd. Are the factory loads? I've don't remember ever having a factory or hand load fail to light.

[AssGasOrBrass]

Odd. Are the factory loads? I've don't remember ever having a factory or hand load fail to light.

Yes, factory.

[Ned Christiansen]

I never saw tracers with anything but red tips, but pics of IR tracers show purple tips. Hm. But that is a new tech I believe and not in the stream-- far's I know, which I probably would not know if it was. But I would think the box would indicate "IR" or "DIM" tracers if that's what they were.

[markm]

Odd looking tip color and lot number.

[Ryno12]

Pull one & check out the underside of the projo. Perhaps you were duped. All my 196 have red tips. They're old but the majority still light under 100 yards.