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TheWraith

(24,331 posts)
14. Yeah, but out of my price range I'm afraid.
Mon Jan 30, 2012, 10:39 PM
Jan 2012

I could never afford to actually shoot them. I bought this wonderful bag of I believe 500 .308 tracer tips and have been loading them into my own brass... 24 cents a shot. It's great.

I recommend lone wolf barrels... ileus Jan 2012 #1
Why swap barrels when you could just add a reddotthing or simply strap on an alternate or two? discntnt_irny_srcsm Jan 2012 #4
So you can shoot different calibers from the same firearm? S_B_Jackson Jan 2012 #17
Actually, I believe it was New York that had the one single bullet match. TheWraith Jan 2012 #2
It sort of contributed to cracking the case, a little bit. AtheistCrusader Jan 2012 #19
"Hint to lawmakers: Don't use CSI:Somewhere..." OriginalGeek Jan 2012 #3
+1 ;) n/t discntnt_irny_srcsm Jan 2012 #5
Oh come on! burf Jan 2012 #6
Cuomo is a raging right wing extremist, and must be stopped!!! TPaine7 Jan 2012 #7
Just require safeinOhio Jan 2012 #8
If I could get handgun tracer rounds, that would be awesome. TheWraith Jan 2012 #10
Ammunition To Go (dot) com ... they have numerous tracer and incendiary calibers. OneTenthofOnePercent Jan 2012 #12
Yeah, but out of my price range I'm afraid. TheWraith Jan 2012 #14
Given that tracers are used to 'walk' rounds into a target, I'm sure this was a joke AtheistCrusader Jan 2012 #20
Maybe he can send the bill burf Jan 2012 #9
pretty normal results for the government...anyone surprised? ileus Jan 2012 #11
There in lies the rub..... one-eyed fat man Jan 2012 #13
And yet, those that predicted this outcome... krispos42 Jan 2012 #15
Well, quite a few of them are chewing granite pizzas.. X_Digger Jan 2012 #16
How can you forget MrBenchley? michreject Jan 2012 #27
selective amnesia. n/t X_Digger Jan 2012 #28
STEAMING pantload slackmaster Feb 2012 #29
oh, great big snork iverglas Feb 2012 #45
So it's all about who can get the most people banned? Straw Man Feb 2012 #49
who got whom banned? iverglas Feb 2012 #50
Does that mean they're going to give up on microstamping? Straw Man Jan 2012 #18
As far as I know, CA is still waiting for a patent-free solution X_Digger Jan 2012 #25
How many years does it take for a suposedly "legal" gun purchase to be used in a crime? Bloberman1959 Jan 2012 #21
Welcome to DU! ellisonz Jan 2012 #22
$44 Million; 11 years; no results. Remmah2 Jan 2012 #23
quotation marks gejohnston Jan 2012 #24
Glen Beck Remmah2 Jan 2012 #26
Why, yes! Money is no object to the controllers. Years of it. nt SteveW Feb 2012 #30
I don't know.... liberal_biker Feb 2012 #31
I have read that... discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2012 #32
Really? DragonBorn Feb 2012 #33
IIRC, the FBI says something like an average of 11 years from retail sale to crime. PavePusher Feb 2012 #34
11 years is 'immediate'? Awesome, I can recover that spare room since my kid will be moving out AtheistCrusader Feb 2012 #36
So how many years without results should we wait? Atypical Liberal Feb 2012 #37
no, please, not a voice of reason iverglas Feb 2012 #46
Deterrent effects. Straw Man Feb 2012 #48
1. They've spent $123.60 per casing. No results. Huh. Whodathunkit. PavePusher Feb 2012 #35
New York... discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2012 #38
There I was, drinking perfectly good coffee... PavePusher Feb 2012 #39
Sorry X Digger, you and the good folks burf Feb 2012 #40
what's a 44 million dollar failure, when you have an agenda to push... ileus Feb 2012 #42
Time to start checking Rep. Schimel's campaign contributions friendly_iconoclast Feb 2012 #47
If bullet tracking doesn't work the only answer is a total ban... ileus Feb 2012 #41
What other option do they have? burf Feb 2012 #43
That is already being done. State/ county/ city backed "no questions asked" buy backs oneshooter Feb 2012 #44
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