Current tracer projectiles have a longer jacket, in comparison to their ball projectile counterparts, in order to incorporate a cavity that is packed with pyrotechnics. As the bullet flies through ...

That’s why SOCOM wants to get rid of tracers. A new SOCOM research proposal calls for replacing tracer rounds that leave streaks of light in their wake, with spotting rounds that directly mark ...

Tracer rounds are bullets made with pyrotechnic charges added to the base that, when shot, illuminate the trajectory paths of fired bullets so shooters can see it and correct their aim. Use of a ...