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tracer ammo

Cornflk1Cornflk1 Member Posts: 3,715 ✭✭✭
edited November 2007 in Ask the Experts
Would firing a steady diet of tracer ammo be hard on barrel life? Don't really shoot that many tracers through my AR, just wondering.
Thanks in advance.
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  • Mr. GunzMr. Gunz Member Posts: 1,621 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    no
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  • jtmarine0831jtmarine0831 Member Posts: 908 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    In my experience I have never had any sign of extra wear or what not between my two AR's when it comes to tracers. I have one that has never had a tracer round fired through it and the other, well I lost count somewhere after about 8000 of them. But I won't say that it will not effect the barrel life because I am very particular when it comes to cleaning and maintanence.
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  • NwcidNwcid Member Posts: 10,674 ✭
    edited November -1
    They are no different then any other ammo. The tracer does not burn until it is well out of your BBL.
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  • nick357nick357 Member Posts: 61 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Only if you use Tracers made in Eastern Europe and Asia like India, there tracers have more Barium in them and make your bbl brittle unless you have a chrome molly one.
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