Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!att!cbnews!military From: mjt@super.org (Michael J. Tighe) Newsgroups: sci.military Subject: More on Tracer ammo Message-ID: <8097@cbnews.ATT.COM> Date: 10 Jul 89 04:20:36 GMT Sender: military@cbnews.ATT.COM Lines: 19 Approved: military@att.att.com From: Michael J. Tighe >From FM 23-9, "M16A1 Rifle and Rifle Marksmanship": "Cartridge. 5.56 mm, Tracer, M196. Tracer ammunition has the same basic characteristics as the ball. It is identified by an orange painted tip. Its primary uses are for observation of fire, incendiary effect, and signalling. The use of 100 percent tracer may cause deposits of bullet-jacket material (metal fouling) to form in the bore and rifling grooves of the barrel. Metal fouling is extremely difficult to remove and constitutes a potential safety hazard. Therefore, when tracer is fired it will be intermixed with ball ammunition in a ratio no greater than one-to-one with a preferred ratio of four ball to one tracer." ------------- Michael Tighe internet: mjt@super.org uunet: ...!uunet!super!mjt