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Posted: 1/16/2011 6:54:52 PM EDT
| If working correct would you be able to see them at 75 yards? I've heard that they get brighter over distance is why I ask. I shot 10 today and we only saw one. |
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this shows some delay... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zd2-DrRZNvQ Made it hot for you |
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this shows some delay... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zd2-DrRZNvQ Made it hot for you THANK YOU been a long time since html... 
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I have about a 100 rounds left. Shot off 20 at the property on New years. all lit up. Seems like it was at least 75+ yards though I did not measure any distance.
They kept burning past my back fenceline which was about 600 yards off. Maybe next weekend I could do it over a measured distance. |
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I have about a 100 rounds left. Shot off 20 at the property on New years. all lit up. Seems like it was at least 75+ yards though I did not measure any distance. They kept burning past my back fenceline which was about 600 yards off. Maybe next weekend I could do it over a measured distance. sweet let us know! like I said from what I remember reading some place??? they light off at 100ish yds and burn to 700ish Kinda sounds like this is your experiance too. Im not sure about stacking them in the mag for shtf though. You may train yourself to go by that, and if the shoot thats the tracer is a 50 yd shot, you wont see it, and stall a second to think..."Im empty" 
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The M-856 tracer is specified to begin tracing at 75 yards and to trace out to 900 yards. (this is why the M-856 projectile is so much longer than the M-196 - it has a lot more tracer material in it) In my experience with this round and other tracers of various calibers, the delay length can vary considerably and be inconsistent, so the 75 yard spec. is not exact. Part of the reason for the delay in addition to disguising the origin of the fire is also to prevent the gunner from being dazzled by the brightness when firing at night. We once shot up a bunch of M-196 tracer during a night shoot. Some of the rounds were tracing right at the muzzle and it really did a number on one's eyes...
Edit to add: I've read reports of poeple getting this AE XM-856 and having most of the rounds not ignite at all. I suspect that some lots of this ammunition were rounds that failed acceptance by the Govt. because of a high rate of failing to trace and rather than scrap the ammo they dumped it on the civilian market. 1DD |
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The M-856 tracer is specified to begin tracing at 75 yards and to trace out to 900 yards. (this is why the M-856 projectile is so much longer than the M-196 - it has a lot more tracer material in it) In my experience with this round and other tracers of various calibers, the delay length can vary considerably and be inconsistent, so the 75 yard spec. is not exact. Part of the reason for the delay in addition to disguising the origin of the fire is also to prevent the gunner from being dazzled by the brightness when firing at night. We once shot up a bunch of M-196 tracer during a night shoot. Some of the rounds were tracing right at the muzzle and it really did a number on one's eyes... Edit to add: I've read reports of poeple getting this AE XM-856 and having most of the rounds not ignite at all. I suspect that some lots of this ammunition were rounds that failed acceptance by the Govt. because of a high rate of failing to trace and rather than scrap the ammo they dumped it on the civilian market. 1DD I suspect you may be correct, I've had quite a few duds. |
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