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

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

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

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 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.

Laurie wrote: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.

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

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.

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!)

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!