.22 Tracer

[ovenpaa]

I know it has been discussed before however did anyone come across any .22LT Tracer available here in the UK?

[saddler]

Had some .22 Eley Tracer in the past.
I think I've seen other makes a while ago too...maybe RWS?

[Sim G]

Likewise, had some Eley. IIRC, only about one in three or one in four actually ignited. Still better than fireworks though!

[Laurie]

Henry Krank had some maybe 10 or 12 years ago. Rather old, scruffy Eley but in a plastic tray / box not cardboard like really old Eley ammo. I've not heard of anybody having it since. I've still got half a box somewhere. It worked OK if I remember right. Always thought it would be fun to fire some over a long range to see the trajectory - but I don't know how long / far the tracer burn lasts, so it might not show that much anyway.

[1066]

I still have some Eley tracer but last time I tried it only about 1 in 5 lit up. Previously it was 100% reliable and great fun to play with. I contacted Eley a while ago and they said they wouldn't be making another run of it.

Piney Mountain seem to be the main manufacturers in the US
http://pineymountainammunitionco.com/

I believe RWS produced them for the Israeli army but none are listed on the RWS site now.

[snayperskaya]

Henry Krank had some maybe 10 or 12 years ago. Rather old, scruffy Eley but in a plastic tray / box not cardboard like really old Eley ammo. I've not heard of anybody having it since. I've still got half a box somewhere. It worked OK if I remember right. Always thought it would be fun to fire some over a long range to see the trajectory - but I don't know how long / far the tracer burn lasts, so it might not show that much anyway.

I wouldn't have though .22lr tracer would burn for long at all, I know 7.62x54r tracer burns for approx 3 seconds and that carries more trace material than a .22 bullet will.

[Gazoo]

Not sure how the club secretary will react to smoldering splash curtains

[dromia]

I had some Winchester 22RF tracer back in the 60s that was positively calefactive, seemed to burn forever and was great for setting the hill of at a distance.

[Blackstuff]

I can't understand why no one in the UK is brining it in, I think it would sell like proverbial hot cakes! Would make a steel plate mini-rifle competition even more fun!! (Outdoors of course!)

[the running man]

If nothing else it would certainly open people's eyes to ricochets and the curvature of the earth.....it always fascinates me watching a gpmg at night with tracer.....one can appreciate then that bullets are not flat lazer beams!