Belted 7.62 NATO

[stencollector]

This ammo came as four linked rounds. Thanks for letting me know why!
Swagman

oops, my remark about the 5 round legality applies to Canada. I did not notice your location at that time. I can't really say what the laws are in California....but by what I read they are every bit as bad and contorted as ours. But reading the whole thread it looks like we have figured out why you are missing each 5th round.

We had a couple guys using tracer during our recent milsurp shoot when trying to hit the furthest target. The guys thought it was pretty cool. I have just picked up 800+ rounds of 8mm tracer. I'll have to organise a night shoot this spring.

[Swagman]

I can remember night live fire exercises when I was in Service. I remember being astounded by the number of ricochets that are visualized by the tracer.
Swagman

[Swagman]

According to Wikipedia (the font of all knowledge) the pyrotechnic elements in tracer are Strontium salts (NATO) and Barium salts (Russian and Chinese) and a metal fuel such as Magnesium. Do you take any special precautions in cleaning the firearms after firing tracer? Any correlation between these salts and those generated in corrosive primers?
Swagman

[browningautorifle]

I taught machine guns for years in the army and we never identified any hazzard to barrel life from any tracer or incendiary ammo. We used the same 7.62 tracers in F.N.s and I saw no ill effects such as corrosive primers caused. Only post ammo let down!