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Posted: 12/26/2008 2:27:16 PM EDT
| Waaaay out here in the realm of possibility of ever taking advantage of it, but does anybody load their magazines with a few tracers at the bottom so they know when they're out? |
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"You'll let the bad guy know you're out too..."
"Tracers are only for marking targets..." "You'll burn out your barrel..." "Useless until you're shooting out to 100m..." "You'll start a fire..." "Aren't tracer illegal?..." There, I think that covers the coming responses. 
Yes, I have a few tracers. No, I don't have mags loaded with them. To be honest I've never even shot any. |
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"You'll let the bad guy know you're out too..." "Tracers are only for marking targets..." "You'll burn out your barrel..." "Useless until you're shooting out to 100m..." "You'll start a fire..." "Aren't tracer illegal?..." There, I think that covers the coming responses. 
Yes, I have a few tracers. No, I don't have mags loaded with them. To be honest I've never even shot any. Thread/ And that fire will be a looooong way away too. 
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| I have about 1500 Federal XM856 rounds that I load into some magazines every now and then...mostly just when I have some newbies with me because they think they are very cool. I usually only shoot them in the wet season here in Phoenix because, as stated, they can start a fire...I've never had that happen with them though (however I DID start a fire with some incendiary rounds...that was quickly put out though...) |
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"You'll start a fire..." There, I think that covers the coming responses.
Thread/ And that fire will be a looooong way away too.
Nothing kicks in the pucker factor like having one of your tracers start a fire on a live range 700M out. Had it happen.
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"You'll let the bad guy know you're out too..." "Tracers are only for marking targets..." "You'll burn out your barrel..." "Useless until you're shooting out to 100m..." "You'll start a fire..." "Aren't tracer illegal?..." There, I think that covers the coming responses.
Yes, I have a few tracers. No, I don't have mags loaded with them. To be honest I've never even shot any. When did this happen, and why are they still selling them??? I shoot tracers for fun depending on weather I try and not shoot them when it's dry. |
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When did this happen, and why are they still selling them??? Hypothetical response to thread. Tracers are a no-go in some municipalities. I was just being a smart elic. Yall have got some cool tracer pics. Only other smart elic commet I've got to make is. Don't put tracer rodunds in the botoom of your mag to tell if your about to be out. Learn to count the rounds. I have problems counting my rounds when I get past 10 since I have to take my shoes off. Then when I hit 20 I'm screwed
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| I keep tracers for night firing. I do enjoy shooting at night on occasion. I currently have about 3k in tracers. I only load them in mags with a ring of red electrical tape near the bottom. That way I don't grab the wrong mag by accident. In a tactical situation, one could use tracers to direct the fire of other weapons onto a target. For me, they are for fun more than anything. |
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When did this happen, and why are they still selling them??? Hypothetical response to thread. Tracers are a no-go in some municipalities. I was just being a smart elic. Yall have got some cool tracer pics. Only other smart elic commet I've got to make is. Don't put tracer rodunds in the botoom of your mag to tell if your about to be out. Learn to count the rounds. I have problems counting my rounds when I get past 10 since I have to take my shoes off. Then when I hit 20 I'm screwed
Oh yeah? I can count to 21! Except in really cold weather...
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Becareful where you shoot them, but they are a hoot !
http://s479.photobucket.com/albums/rr156/anm2_man_photos/?action=view¤t=MINIGun_a-1.flv Enjoy |
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Becareful where you shoot them, but they are a hoot ! http://s479.photobucket.com/albums/rr156/anm2_man_photos/?action=view¤t=MINIGun_a-1.flv Enjoy Nice FAIL link dude.
The action that you were trying to perform has failed.
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To the OP, no I don't. I know I'm out when the rifle doesn't go bang. I could never count rounds, and probably never will be able to. Practice fast mag changes behind cover and concealment if you're really worried about always staying topped off. Here's an idea, load up the middle part of your mag with tracers, I'll let you fill in the rest.
Secondly, I get from the tone of your post that you're a civilian. Most stateside gunfights don't take place outside of 50 yards, though there are exceptions. I'd love to see the sorry SOB who nails a burglar at 100+ yards with 30 rounds of ammo, the last few being tracers, and explain self defense to the local DA. |
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I have about 1500 Federal XM856 rounds that I load into some magazines every now and then...mostly just when I have some newbies with me because they think they are very cool. I usually only shoot them in the wet season here in Phoenix because, as stated, they can start a fire...I've never had that happen with them though (however I DID start a fire with some incendiary rounds...that was quickly put out though...) Hell I started a fire with silver bear at the NRA indoor range 
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