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Posted: 2/21/2008 2:09:27 PM EDT
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I shot some of the American Eagle .223cal. tracer XM856 today. Out of a box of 20 only two lit up, a few had at a "smoke" trail and the rest were nothing. I was firing out to 1,000 yards. I fired it out of a 20inch 1x9 twist Bushmaster barrel. I have fired other tracers before with 100% lite. I they were USGI 55 grain as I remember. The American Eagles are 64grain. Is it the 1x9 barrel twist??? |
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What was the temperature and how many yards did the projectile go while you could observe that it would flying straight? |
My bushmaster shot the M856 okay also like 77gr I bought some WIN M855 that came on LINKS had a LC M856 tracer every 4th round i would of rather had M855 Where is the LINK ammo out theses days |
Temperature was around 55 degrees. Out of 40 rounds fired about five lit up. A few smoked at bit and the rest were blind tracers. I was a bright day, but with other tracers I've had it made no difference bright or dark. One lit up and went on target at 400 yards. Another lit and went on target at 800 yards The others were on target at around 1,000 yards. I was shooting across a deep canyon. I thought I was shooting to close at first, so I went out to longer distances it made no difference. I have shot 69grain Sierra MatchKings in the 1x9 barrel and they shoot very well. The other USGI tracers I had before came off of links and were LC NATO dated 1986. 100% trace bright days or dark. I don't see why this stuff won't lite. Headstamp is LC NATO 2005. I have hand loaded tracers from the VietNam era and have had no trouble with those either bright days or dark. |
NATCHEZ has it for $8 * Does anybody know what the terminal ballistics of 5.56 tracer ammo is? Zhukov? Any ballistics gel testing done? * |
I bought it online at Ammunitiontogo.com. It was $9.95 a box. I could have got it cheaper from another dealer but I didn't really look around for it. PLus I only bought 80 rounds cause' I don't plan on shooting it any time soon. |
Test results are at: www.btammolabs.com/tests/7.htm |
HAHA, Doesn't fragment? Hell, use toxic paint 
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This guy? www.ar15.com/forums/topic.html?b=7&f=133&t=518005 I don't think that's the same stuff. But $1.35/rnd for 19 year old ammo  Is that the high tech "English" ammo that curves around barriers?
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Always the sarcastic idiots on arfcom. I'm just helping a buddy sell off some surplus and you are correct. It's not new stuff, and YES IT LIGHTS UP. And no sorry he doesn't have any curving ammo, but we may be listing some .308 SLAP rounds if that interests you...
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Just a joke  Look at it this way, you just got some free advertising
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