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I just got 500 pulled 53gr red tip .22 cal tracer bullets at the last gun show. Is there anything I need to know about reloading this stuff? I have heard extruded powder works best. Some guys claim tracer wears barrels out too. I stuffed about ten of em with varget and fired em through an M4 and a sig 556 this morning, both sixteen inch barrel guns. Couldnt see em till they hit the dirt embankment, then you could see the glow for a second. It was an overcast day, but probably not cloudy enough to see anything more. Any help here would be appreciated!:cool:
mikeyonthemadone
01-20-08, 01:19
Shoot them at a target at least 75-100 yards out. They don't light up closer than that for me with Wc844.
Mikey
Yeah. Shoot them at a 300 yard target actually... if you want any tracing enjoyment.
They're only hard on the barrel in that they're a steel jacket. Most people say it won't hurt anything, and the steel is very mild. I still don't like shooting steel jacketed stuff in my guns if I don't have to.
mikeyonthemadone
01-21-08, 14:43
FYI
Check on your own tracers, they are not all steel jacketed. The Hi Tech pulled 54 grain ones are not.
FYI
Check on your own tracers, they are not all steel jacketed. The Hi Tech pulled 54 grain ones are not.
Interesting. I know that military M856 tracers are magnet horney as can be. I don't think I have any military red tip to check.
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