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What powder to use for reloading 9mm 115gr tracers?
I bought 1000 tracer bullets for an incredible price, but I have not had any success with them so far. They look to be brand new and in excellent shape. They are clearly tracer rounds because i can see the tracer compound in the bottom of each bullet. I loaded them to the recommended load with Power Pistol powder and the tracers would not ignite. I have been told that I might need a different powder to ignite the tracers. Nobody seems to know what powder to use though and it says nothing about reloading tracers in my Speers manual nor is there anything specific to 9mm that I can find by searching Google. Does anyone have any knowledge about tracer reloading that they could share with me?
3 Answers
- MacLv 610 years agoFavorite Answer
My first question is how far is the range at which you are shooting them? Standard tracers need about 40 yards to light off. It takes a special tracer compound to light at close ranges.
Is there a brand name to these tracers or did you buy them at a gun show from Billy Bob?
- Mr.357Lv 710 years ago
Sounds like the tracer compound may be old or stored improperly and not ignite or burn. That may be why they were so cheap.
- gunplumber_462Lv 710 years ago
Hate to be the bearer of bad news but if the normal temperatures and pressures of your usual powder aren't lighting them up, they aren't going to light.
