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9 mm Tracers

themountainman
I'm a sucker for different stuff. Ran into some 9 mm tracers at the gun show SATurdat. Got only a hundred. Now I'm wondering why. They are 85 grain Jacketed round nose. THe base has some exposed grey material I guess tracer burnable. The point of impact will be far different than standard weight bullets I'M wondering what purpose they could serve except to slip one on my buddy at the range when he's not expecting it
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  • 11b6r
    Putting aside the SIGNIFICANT fire hazard from tracers, at one time I loaded one as the NEXT to last round in the mag. When you see tracer, MAG is empty, gun is not. Chage mags, continue to march.
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  • charliemeyer007
    They are handy for learning to shoot things out of the air. They can and do start fires. I wouldn't shoot them in a nice target gun. Trajectory will be was different than normal ammo, up close it will not matter as much.
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  • themountainman
    Thanks guys I guess they will be a novelty. The fire hazzard might relegate them useless for entertainment. I can't see me shooting things out of mid-air with anything but a shotgun. And then it's not a given.
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  • Riomouse911
    They can help to visually explain trajectory and point of aim/point of impact to a beginner or a novice, and they can be used to ID when a mag is low. I've seen a small fire started with them in 7.62x39mm, that caused a rush to cease fire and a comical fire brigade to be assembled. be safe with them!

    (As for myself, I'll pass.)
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  • machine gun moran
    Pistol tracers have been usually used by the military for signalling, or for directing fire at hard-to-see targets such as well-camo'd firing points.

    For civilian use, they are lots of fun to bounce around in a gravel pit.

    Early in WW2, some fighter pilots also used solid-linked tracers to indicate when their ammunition had reached the point of exhaustion. Which was also a signal to the enemy to storm at the pilot with Zeros or BF109's, LOL.
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  • Rocky Raab
    On my missions over Cambodia, I carried my issue 4" S&W loaded with six .38 Special tracers - to be used only if I ran out of signal flares.


    Or if I was about to be captured.
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  • themountainman
    Thanks I am glad they can serve a useful purpose. I just don't think I'll be faced with that purpose. The gravel pit in a down pour might be their fate.
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