mjt@super.org (Michael J. Tighe) (07/10/89)
From: Michael J. Tighe <mjt@super.org>
>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."
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