308/ 7.62 tracers

[ROTTEN TREATS]

hi everyone im new to the hide i am in serch of a good cheap 7.62 tracer that is reliable and bright pills with no pull marks.

another thing i was wondering what makes a tracer? can they be made at a reloading bench? dose annyone sell a mixture that you can just paint into the base of the bullet? or are they in need of heavy machinery in a factory?

 

[Redmanss]

Re: 308/ 7.62 tracers

You can find tracers if you google around enough. I seriously doubt you could produce one, as every tracer I've ever seen is contained inside a copper shell in the base.

If you do shoot them, be very careful as they start brush fires like crazy. Start a brush fire with them and the government will send you the bill for putting it out. Also, every non-military range I've ever been to strictly prohibits them. Open desert might be suitable for them, but not much anywhere else.

 

[LoneWolfUSMC]

Re: 308/ 7.62 tracers

There is a compound contained IN the base of the bullet. I am not going to say you CAN'T make them at home, but I have a feeling it would be cost prohibitive to get anywhere near the quality of military tracers.

Tracers loose their "wow" factor rather quickly. Unless I am shooting something with a very high rate of fire, they are less than entertaining.

 

[ROTTEN TREATS]

Re: 308/ 7.62 tracers

yah I live in a desert environment if I do plan to shoot them it would be at a soft dirt mound away from plants like brush and grass etc sounds like a good invention if someone could create a reliable paste that you could paint on with good “how to” instructions. They would have to have hollow cavities and not a boat tail or a flat base though.

 

[LoneWolfUSMC]

Re: 308/ 7.62 tracers

Think about what happens in the chamber when you pull the trigger.

Now how long do you think a "paint on" paste would last?

If you really need tracers, buy military tracers. If you don't, then buy match bullets.

 

[Redmanss]

Re: 308/ 7.62 tracers

Here's a pretty good article on the subject, along with cut away pictures of tracer projectiles. You'll see why you can't just paint on something and have it work.

http://emptormaven.com/2009/08/m25-and-m62-30-caliber-tracer-bullets/

 

[bohem]

Re: 308/ 7.62 tracers

Wideners had some, I think Pats Reloading still has some in stock.

 

[Guest]

Re: 308/ 7.62 tracers

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: ROTTEN TREATS</div><div class="ubbcode-body">hi everyone im new to the hide i am in serch of a good cheap 7.62 tracer that is reliable and bright pills with no pull marks.

another thing i was wondering what makes a tracer? can they be made at a reloading bench? dose annyone sell a mixture that you can just paint into the base of the bullet? or are they in need of heavy machinery in a factory? </div></div>

Lots of guys make their own Tracers and Incendiary ammo as well. Everything you need can be had from the internet or Knob Creek. The bullet jackets can be bought as shells only, or with the lead in them. Then all you have to do is load the mixture install the fuse and swag the base.

I used to buy API bullets at the creek, but when the supply was about gone they were asking a Buck a bullet, I like many, many others, started making my own.

There was a company called "high tech ammo" that was selling loaded ammo, pricey and will not shoot to your same POA/POI to 400yds. That's the other advantage of rolling your own, you can make them fit the same hole for each stick, unless you like a big data book. Much easier to roll them to track your other stuff, nothing to remember or relearn.

Search on,...

 

[TrooperBrian]

Re: 308/ 7.62 tracers

I always check Wideners.

http://www.wideners.com/itemdetail.cfm?item_id=1169&dir=278|281|296

That's such a good deal I might get some myself.

 

[SilentSniperVT]

Re: 308/ 7.62 tracers

I had gotten some Federal XM62 .308 Tracers at my local gun store for 15 bucks a Box. they are orange tipped and come in boxes of 20. heres a link to some. Ammo to go