winchester western tracer loads

ddhotbot

came across 5 rounds of 12 ga winchester wetern #8 tracer loads mark 5.brass is stamped winchester made in usa ,no 12,ranger.what the heck are these for ?when were these made ?are they worth anything ?thanks in advance ,keep on bangin boys ,don

Alpine

I had a box of these several years ago. There is one pellet coated with tracer material. When shot you can see the path of the one pellet. I believe several states banned these rounds for fire concerns. Check with your local range to see if they are allowed.
As to their value, I don't have a clue.

"If you ain't got pictures, I wasn't there."

Nighthawk

I dont think they are worth anything but Maybe alot of fun.Enjoy they should lite up the night.

Best!!


Rugster

bama55

I have a box or two of these. I think they were used to teach
skeet/trap shooters about the amount of lead at a particular
station. A few years ago someone, can't remember if it was
Winchester or not, started making them again. Don't know if they
still are or not. I don't think they are valued very much.

Don't send flowers when I die. Send money now, I can buy more ammo.

Iconoclast

Don, these were made for practice shooting clay pigeons so those, like me, whose skills are not in the same league as Annie Oakley, could see how badly they were missing and where the pattern was going relative to the target. There are earlier types, circa 1942, used for training bomber gunners. We were desperately short of material in the opening days of the war, so to minimize use of .50 BMG ammo, aircraft & etc., trainees started by driving around in the back of trucks shooting skeet at targets launched from the sides. This way they developed the fundamentals of leading targets from a moving platform. These shells themselves were reloaded again and again, with the paper being cut back until some were much shorter than normal length. I've had two of the military boxes over the years, one was sealed, and both had shell lengths all over the place.

ddhotbot

thanks all ,guess i will just put them aside till the right oppurtunity.sounds like they may be fun.
keep on bangin boys ,don