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Posted: 1/14/2013 12:23:42 PM EDT
Please tell me Midway didn't send me what I think they sent me. Are these tracers? |
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I've never seen exposed phosphorous on a tracer. Pistol, or rifle.
This is an M856 just pulled, and like the picture in the above post, they have a copper closer cup on them also.  
As for the OP, I have no idea, but I would look up the company of the bullet you actually purchased, and compare. If they are different, then I would question Midway. @ SharpCharge: What tracers have you seen with the phosphorous on the exterior of the tracer? This is how a Military tracer is built, and I can't see commercial being to far off from this: 
No exposed phosphorous, and it is on the interior of the BASE of the bullet. |
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It's lead with that hard packed powdery crap in the middle. I got them several years ago from Midway, they were advertised as pulled 115gr fmj 9mm bullets $20/500 and I bought a bunch, just now getting around to loading some of them. I shoot on a buddies land, about 400 acres of dry west Texas grassland- I am not about to start a fire on his property. Quoted: Maybe frangible, what did u order exactly? One way to find out.  Choot 'em |
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See how much they weigh?
Set one on the ground outside and put a torch to it. If it burns bright its a tracer, if not, its just some odd base markings. They could possibly be a 9mm tracer bullet... Pic of 9mm tracers: 
http://www.gunauction.com/search/displayitem.cfm?itemnum=8251481 And some cut aways: http://www.ar15.com/archive/topic.html?b=3&f=16&t=528076 |
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See how much they weigh? Set one on the ground outside and put a torch to it. If it burns bright its a tracer, if not, its just some odd base markings. They could possibly be a 9mm tracer bullet... Pic of 9mm tracers: http://picturearchive.gunauction.com/1885124702/8251481/ad6882639cea751262d2dcab40644132.jpg http://www.gunauction.com/search/displayitem.cfm?itemnum=8251481 And some cut aways: http://www.ar15.com/archive/topic.html?b=3&f=16&t=528076 Thanks, WI57. Now I've seen exposed phosphorous in pistol bullets. What's the burnout on those? I take it those are safe for non-chrome lined pistol barrels. In 10yrs. in the Infantry, I've never seen 9mm tracers, except for the AT4 training rounds. ETA: I read the thread you linked, thanks. |
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See how much they weigh? Set one on the ground outside and put a torch to it. If it burns bright its a tracer, if not, its just some odd base markings. They could possibly be a 9mm tracer bullet... Pic of 9mm tracers: http://picturearchive.gunauction.com/1885124702/8251481/ad6882639cea751262d2dcab40644132.jpg http://www.gunauction.com/search/displayitem.cfm?itemnum=8251481 And some cut aways: http://www.ar15.com/archive/topic.html?b=3&f=16&t=528076 Thanks, WI57. Now I've seen exposed phosphorous in pistol bullets. What's the burnout on those? I didn't know it was exposed either until I went looking for the AT4 trainer rounds. Did some reading and the burn out was around 500m +/- IIRC. |
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Quoted: Quoted: No, it's not on a standard military tracer, it's usually capped by a copper foil disk. No, I don't think so. I've only used rifle tracers but the phosphorous is actually on the exterior of the bullet not the base. Here's a pic of a rifle tracer: http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a42/mkern2520/FULLuftm856.jpg I've got some down stairs, I may have to go pull one to see. Maybe I was mistaking the orange tip for the actual tracer. |
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