Tracer bullets
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back40sniper
CGN Regular
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- South east Sask.
no problems, never seen chem fall out of the back of the bullet myself. Do be aware that they can start grass fires! 
Best to shoot them on "wet" days.
Best to shoot them on "wet" days.Thye start fires 
Best used during or right after a rain, or in the winter. The 30 cal tracers are much more appealing than the 22 cal, there's more trace and a briter visible streak.
Many are steel jacketed (and them copper plated). And, if they happen to ignite in your bore, the burning trace may not be so good for it; they're best used in military guns with chromed bores.
Also, be aware that many tracers won't fully ignite and become visible for the first one to two hundred yards. Most .308 tracers will trace out to 3/4 of a mile or so, more if fired from a 300mag.
I've always wanted to throw a 1lb propane tank in the pond at the bottom of a gravel pit, and shoot it with a tracer from a long way away
Best used during or right after a rain, or in the winter. The 30 cal tracers are much more appealing than the 22 cal, there's more trace and a briter visible streak.
Many are steel jacketed (and them copper plated). And, if they happen to ignite in your bore, the burning trace may not be so good for it; they're best used in military guns with chromed bores.
Also, be aware that many tracers won't fully ignite and become visible for the first one to two hundred yards. Most .308 tracers will trace out to 3/4 of a mile or so, more if fired from a 300mag.
I've always wanted to throw a 1lb propane tank in the pond at the bottom of a gravel pit, and shoot it with a tracer from a long way away
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"...shoot it with a tracer..." Doesn't do anything. LP needs an evil incendiary to light it. The Night Tracer Festival at Second Chance long ago was some you had to see to believe. Several 100 and 25 pound LP tanks, gasoline, fireworks, a refridgerator, a car. Trace and regular ball had absolutely no effect other than creating a nice gentle white cloud. The .50 BMG APTI was required to light said cloud.
Trace doesn't start fires unless the grass is very dry and you're unlucky. The lights you see flying around on a range or in movies(real footage not Hollywood) for trace hitting a target is the trace element, not the bullet.
"...never seen chem fall out..." It doesn't always, but it can with rough handling.
Trace doesn't start fires unless the grass is very dry and you're unlucky. The lights you see flying around on a range or in movies(real footage not Hollywood) for trace hitting a target is the trace element, not the bullet.
"...never seen chem fall out..." It doesn't always, but it can with rough handling.
