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robsguns, or anyone RE:tracers

GreenLanternGreenLantern Member Posts: 1,647 ✭✭✭
edited July 2002 in General Discussion
Saw your reply over on Experts about loading the last rounds w/ tracers. Now I don't have much military experience but when I've shot tracers out of my AR15, for the life of me I can't see them. If I line up the sights on target, fire, and attempt to bring the rifle back down to line up for another shot I'll be darned if I can see the round. The muzzle blast and the climb, along with trying to bring the rifle down and peer through a hole the size of a pencil eraser pretty much obscures everything.

If I fire from the hip or tuck the stock up under the armpit and just shoot then I can see them no prob! Is it more for when you're on rock n' roll? But like I said, I don't have much experience shooting a lot of tracers.
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  • will270winwill270win Member Posts: 4,845
    edited November -1
    Maybe you got some weak one or something. I never have had a problem seing them jokers.


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  • GreenLanternGreenLantern Member Posts: 1,647 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    That's a very good possibility considering they didn't burn nearly as long as I thought tracers should! They're military so I think I'll take a look at the packages and see if I can see the year on the lot number.
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  • Iroquois ScoutIroquois Scout Member Posts: 930 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    While you are checking the lot numbers also check the model numbers. The M196 and M856A1 do not start to trace at the muzzle,but at a prepredetermined distance down range. This is an effort to keep the enemy from locating the gun.
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  • robsgunsrobsguns Member Posts: 4,581 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    I have never had a problem seeing them either, I dont know what to tell you other than what has been said already. Most of my experience with tracers has been for indirect fire, not really aiming. Thats sort of the idea behind tracers, you see where the round is going and correct off of it. Its not really meant for precision shooting, although I'm sure it will do it.

    Oh yes, I dont remember the thread you mentioned, sorry. If you tell me what it was I'll go look at it. I'd like to know what you're referencing off of so I know where to go with the topic at hand.

    Bad memory!

    Edited by - robsguns on 07/19/2002 13:39:23
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  • n/an/a Member Posts: 168,427 ✭
    edited November -1
    Tracers were used in the military, for adjusting fire when using the .30 cal and .50 cal machineguns, not noted for accuracy, but for laying out a field of fire, every 5th round was a tracer, I know this cause I linked up many a .50 as that was the weapon on the M114A1.
    Also the 105 Recoiless rifle, had a single shot .50 cal with a tracer round that you fired after aiming the weapon, if the tracer round hit the target your 105 would hit where the tracer round hit. it was a pull,, push, firing mechanism. you pulled it to fire the tracer, and pushed it to fire the 105, very accurate.

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