22 lr Tracer Bullets

[CanadianPackRat]

Yesterday, at the Perth gun show, I bought several lots of 22 bullets. When I got home and closely looked through the bundle, one of them contained a box (50) of tracer bullets.

I have never before seen 22 LR tracer bullets. The manufacturer is Gévelot from France.

Does anyone know anything about these?
Are they worth anything?

 

[dizzy dan 1]

Bet you could get $1 each for them.DAN>>>

 

[Canuck223]

Perfect for hunting Zombie Racoons!!!

 

[jayz]

I have seen a box in worse shape at a gun show go for 80 bucks. nice find

 

[CanadianPackRat]

So how visible would this be at night?

Has anyone ever shot a 22 tracer?

 

[sunray]

Very. Visible in day light too. The trace element doesn't last long though.

 

[CanadianPackRat]

Very. Visible in day light too. The trace element doesn't last long though.

How long would it last - ie to 100 yds or so?

Is there a fire risk associated with shooting tracer round?

 

[(Ronin)]

Good tracer ammo is good for 150 yards in daylight..good find,but the best can be purchased here>http://www.outlandsales.com/tracer22.html

 

[Tango2]

Oooh me wanty!!!!

 

[daBear]

Fire risk? U betcha... Dont be firing those off into dry woods or grassy areas . Know your backstop.. U may find that they wont light up until 25-50yd as well and then u will see them just fine, day or night..
Cheers
dB

 

[Norcyaddict762]

yup. Also got a brick of .22 eley tracers.. 125-145 yards

 

[cereal83]

Where could I get some?

 

[prosper]

Yeah, me wanty. Anyone in Canada got these babies?

Or tracers of any sort, really. Can you get tracer bullets for reloading?

Are these even legal? They're not considered incinderary, are they?

 

[Goose25]

Ive been looking around for some for a while now and haven't found any... good find you lucky SOB

 

[ceriksson]

My dad has a box of these, he says that they are worth something, but not sure how much. I've fired a few before.. pretty cool!

 

[Beater]

i would say dont shoot them, at the very least , save the box for a collector. gev stuff is collected pritty good these days. i THINK i have a couple boxes of elly tracer around here still somewhere

 

[Ardent]

I would also highly recommend don't shoot them, a full box is rare, and can fetch well over $100, soon as one's fired, the value drops a lot as it's no longer a complete box.

 

[CanadianPackRat]

I'm going to take your advice and not shoot it since it is a complete box.

I hadn't really thought of it that way.

Thanks

 

[RePete]

I've had some Eley .22 tracers for over 20 years.

They last between 150 and 200 yards.

As for value, they maybe worth $15 - $20/box.

RePete.

 

[Setanta]

Maybe when Cabelas opens in canada
you'll be able to order these?

http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/links/link.jsp?id=0024233215331a&type=product&cmCat=search&returnPage=search-results1.jsp&QueryText=tracers&N=4887&Ntk=Products&Ntx=mode+matchall&Nty=1&Ntt=tracers&noImage=0