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The primary reason for the painted tip was to distinguish it from 55 grain ball, not tracer ammunition. Since performance goes to hell when you shoot 62 grain ammo out of M16A1s it was deemed an essential sort of thing, though these days it does not matter nearly as much since most everyone has switched over (may still be some USAR or NG guys equipped with A1s, maybe some USAF units as well).
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