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308 tracer round takes an unexpected turn

Hmmm...I have some misgivings about that ".308 round."

Edit: Nevermind, the post says it's a tracer round. Looked like a firework or computer effect to me. But if it's a tracer round, why not? :)
 
souldog24ca said:
Hmmm...I have some misgivings about that ".308 round."

Edit: Nevermind, the post says it's a tracer round. Looked like a firework or computer effect to me. But if it's a tracer round, why not? :)
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Misgivings?

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Yeah it was pretty impressive to watch the 600 yards flight!
 
CigarStone said:
souldog24ca said:
Hmmm...I have some misgivings about that ".308 round."

Edit: Nevermind, the post says it's a tracer round. Looked like a firework or computer effect to me. But if it's a tracer round, why not? :)
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Misgivings?
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I thought it was a computer trick the first time I saw it, it looked like a firework or some type of video edit that made it do that, but if it's a tracer round I can see that happening. The makeup of those rounds are changed by the chemicals, so it is feasible it'd bounce off of things like that. I just thought it looked a bit fake at first, but I suppose it isn't!
 
souldog24ca said:
CigarStone said:
souldog24ca said:
Hmmm...I have some misgivings about that ".308 round."

Edit: Nevermind, the post says it's a tracer round. Looked like a firework or computer effect to me. But if it's a tracer round, why not? :)
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Misgivings?
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I thought it was a computer trick the first time I saw it, it looked like a firework or some type of video edit that made it do that, but if it's a tracer round I can see that happening. The makeup of those rounds are changed by the chemicals, so it is feasible it'd bounce off of things like that. I just thought it looked a bit fake at first, but I suppose it isn't!
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It's definitely real! It ricocheted because it is a full metal jacket, which I didn't realize when he was setting up to fire. I don't like bullets going places they aren't intended.
 
I see big caliber tracer rounds ricochet fairly regularly...looked legit to me. I loves me some big guns!
 
When tracers do that, it's not the round itself bouncing. It's only the chemical tracer element being fragmented from the round upon impact. I see this happen all the time when we're shooting our XM-218s. Now, if one of our API rounds was doing that in mid-air, then I'd be worried.
 
lurch said:
When tracers do that, it's not the round itself bouncing. It's only the chemical tracer element being fragmented from the round upon impact. I see this happen all the time when we're shooting our XM-218s. Now, if one of our API rounds was doing that in mid-air, then I'd be worried.
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Michael, I had heard that before but I heard that if the pyrotechnics come off they just tumble a short distance away.
 
Unclebillybonz said:
I dunno, but the tree they were aiming at looked to be at the crest of a hill to me. Perhaps I was mistaken
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It was simply the line we picked so the camera-man knew where to film. As the video shows, the bullet hit a corn field well below the horizon
 
Just realized that you were there. Thought you just found this on the net.
 
Tracers do that all the time. We have a huge MG shoot here in AZ, and the night fire with tracers is worth making a trip just to watch! Tracers are bouncing all over the place from hitting rocks, steel, etc.

Night Shoot
 
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