7.62x54R Tracers??? (My first post)

Joeddox · November 24, 2007, 02:22 AM

Hi everyone,

This is my first post here be gental :-)

Does anyone make tracer reloads here?

I cann't find any 7.62 x 54R 160 grains or less tracers anywhere to buy.

So I figure I might have to find out how to make them myself. I've only done shotgun loads and never any brass reloads.

How hard is it to make them?

Thanks

Silentarmy · November 24, 2007, 04:54 AM

I remember a product that was sold at gunshows about 10-15 yrs ago that you mixed up and placed into a hole drilled in the bullet base. It came in several colors and I bought some and never got around to using it. I have no Idea where it has gone. There are so few places where one can shoot tracers and with half the country burning this fall, I would not want to even think about shooting them as the "cool factor" goes away after the first or second multi-million dollar home that goes up in flames miles from where you were plinking

hank_scorpio · November 24, 2007, 04:17 PM

Check the auction sites, like gunbroker.com, and auctionarms.com. They seem to sell everything.

Joeddox · November 24, 2007, 10:19 PM

I live in New Mexico I don't really have to worry about a fire from tracers unless they have special ones that ignite sand :-)

Thanks for the links so far. But man this caliber tracer is hard for me to find. I found one before that was 180 grains but that would damage my bolt I'm still trying to find something around 152grains or less.

nobius · November 26, 2007, 07:17 PM

I don't understand the "damage my bolt" comment. Seems to me that if the bullet is damaging your bolt, you may have loaded it backwards

Joeddox · November 26, 2007, 08:20 PM

:-p backwards

Just too high of a grain causes too much force on the bolt slaming back and damages it. I'm sure I could do the higher grain but then after what maybe a few 100. I'll need a new bolt.

November 24, 2007, 02:22 AM	#1
Joeddox Junior Member Join Date: November 24, 2007 Posts: 6	7.62x54R Tracers??? (My first post) Hi everyone, This is my first post here be gental :-) Does anyone make tracer reloads here? I cann't find any 7.62 x 54R 160 grains or less tracers anywhere to buy. So I figure I might have to find out how to make them myself. I've only done shotgun loads and never any brass reloads. How hard is it to make them? Thanks

November 24, 2007, 04:17 PM	#3
hank_scorpio Member Join Date: May 14, 2007 Location: Bismarck, ND Posts: 18	tracers Check the auction sites, like gunbroker.com, and auctionarms.com. They seem to sell everything.

November 26, 2007, 07:17 PM	#5
nobius Member Join Date: July 8, 2007 Location: Upstate, SC, USA Posts: 73	How? I don't understand the "damage my bolt" comment. Seems to me that if the bullet is damaging your bolt, you may have loaded it backwards

November 24, 2007, 04:54 AM	#2
Silentarmy Senior Member Join Date: August 13, 2007 Location: Bountiful, Utah Posts: 355	I remember a product that was sold at gunshows about 10-15 yrs ago that you mixed up and placed into a hole drilled in the bullet base. It came in several colors and I bought some and never got around to using it. I have no Idea where it has gone. There are so few places where one can shoot tracers and with half the country burning this fall, I would not want to even think about shooting them as the "cool factor" goes away after the first or second multi-million dollar home that goes up in flames miles from where you were plinking

November 24, 2007, 10:19 PM	#4
Joeddox Junior Member Join Date: November 24, 2007 Posts: 6	I live in New Mexico I don't really have to worry about a fire from tracers unless they have special ones that ignite sand :-) Thanks for the links so far. But man this caliber tracer is hard for me to find. I found one before that was 180 grains but that would damage my bolt I'm still trying to find something around 152grains or less.

November 26, 2007, 08:20 PM	#6
Joeddox Junior Member Join Date: November 24, 2007 Posts: 6	:-p backwards Just too high of a grain causes too much force on the bolt slaming back and damages it. I'm sure I could do the higher grain but then after what maybe a few 100. I'll need a new bolt.