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any one know were to get some 8mm tracer rounds? did the germans or anyone ever make them?

I have some, so I know they're out there. I think I gave 40 cents a shot for them. Don't remember who made them, but on the night of the 4th of July, I thought I'd run them through. I haven't seen any around lately because I haven't been looking, but they do exist.

Use to be a "thread"...or subject on another Board about how to make your own "tracer-Bullets"....was about 15 pages long if I remember correctly.

Regards, RichardS.
Blanksguy2001@chartermi.net

there's quite a bit on Gunbroker auctions right now.

49935950 15rds - Original 8mm Armor Piercing Tracer Ammo 0 $30.00 13h 49m +

49935995 15rds - Original 8mm Armor Piercing Tracer Ammo 0 $30.00 13h 49m +

49936019 30rds - Original 8mm Armor Piercing Tracer Ammo 0 $57.00 13h 50m +

49936065 30rds - Original 8mm Armor Piercing Tracer Ammo 0 $57.00 13h 50m +

49936079 45rds - Original 8mm Armor Piercing Tracer Ammo 0 $81.00 13h 51m +

49936117 45rds - Original 8mm Armor Piercing Tracer Ammo 0 $81.00 13h 52m +

Dave

the seller is ammotogo, lots of good feedback. Here's his ad:

You are bidding on 45 rounds of original German 8mm Mauser black tip armor piercing tracer ammo. It has a true hardened steel core and will trace a super bright daylight trace. This ammo was manufactured in 1938 and has been in a sealed tin ever since, it was just removed from the sealed tin, so it is surefire ammo. We shot some of this ammo and it all fired and traced. The ammo comes in the original German military 15rd. box. This ammo is in great shape and so are the boxes. This stuff has been really hard to get in recent years, and we have a limited supply. If you want some really cool ammo to shoot or collect for your 8mm Mauser, get this ammo while you can. Thanks for your interrest and please check out our other auctions.

I have no affiliation.

Dave

Here's another, but it's $2/round.

http://www.garysguns.com/exotic.htm

here's a few at $1/each.

http://www.gunboards.com/forums/topic.a ... _ID=165933

Dave

it would be less money to just convert (soon to be)My MG34 to .308. I have a lot of 308 traser, but AP is hard to find for it. I have about 200 rounds of AP in 30-06 . looks like I will just be useing the sights.

autodoc wrote:here's a few at $1/each.

http://www.gunboards.com/forums/topic.a ... _ID=165933

Dave

that 7.62X54R Green traser is very tempting. dos anyone know were I can find more of the green USSR stuff?

Jim Haak of Prescott , Az makes quality 8mm tracer at fair prices, He can be reached at haak48@cableone.net.

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Some time back on another forum I read a discussion about shooting STEEL CASED WWII German ammo. The long story short was don't do it. The reason is that the steel cases are rusting from INSIDE out. Doesn't matter how well sealed, it has to do with the powder and moisture that was trapped when loaded. No way to tell the condition of the casing from the outside until the rust eats through (sometimes tiny dots of rust show on the outside, under the laquer).
From what I read there have been some pretty ugly case disintergrations.
Obviously it isn't ALL Steel Cased German WWII ammo, but no one has been able to peg what maker/lot/year or the most probable to have this problem.
Good stuff to collect, but there is better stuff to shoot!

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