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[StartQuote] Allan and Jeff: I came across this nice listing of .50 cal rounds, thought this might help in future. Oh and Jeff, now that you mentioned it I do remember now aluminum and red tipped .50 cal rounds, this IS what we always used as tracer rounds! not the plain red tipped. This listing of .50 cal. cartridges includes most of the types used by the U.S. military: •Cartridge, Caliber .50, Ball, High Pressure Test, M1 •Cartridge, Caliber .50, Blank, M1 (no bullet, crimped) •Cartridge, Caliber .50, Incendiary, M1 (blue tip) •Cartridge, Caliber .50, Tracer, M1 (red, maroon, or orange tip) •Cartridge, Caliber .50, Blank, M1A1 (no bullet, crimped) •Cartridge, Caliber .50, Ball, M2 •Cartridge, Caliber .50, Ball, Armor Piercing, M2 (black tip) •Cartridge, Dummy, Caliber .50, M2 (holes in case) •Cartridge, Caliber .50, Ball, Armor Piercing Incendiary, M8 (aluminum tip) •Cartridge, Caliber .50, Tracer M10 (red, maroon, or orange tip) •Cartridge, Caliber .50, Tracer; M17 (red, maroon, or orange tip) •Cartridge, Caliber .50, Ball, Armor Piercing Incendiary-Tracer, M20 (red ring/aluminum tip) •Cartridge, Caliber .50, Incendiary, M23 (blue tip) •Cartridge, Caliber .50, Ball, M33 •Cartridge, Caliber .50, Ball, Spotter-Tracer, M48A1 •Cartridge, Caliber .50, Ball, Spotter-Tracer, M48A2 •Cartridge, Caliber .50, Ball, Plastic Practice, M858 •Cartridge, Caliber .50, Tracer, Plastic Practice, M860 •Cartridge, Caliber .50, Saboted Light Armor Penetrator (SLAP), M903 (plastic sleeve on projectile) •Cartridge, Caliber .50, Saboted Light Armor Penetrator-Tracer (SLAP-T), M962 •Cartridge, Caliber .50, Ball, Practice, T249E2 •Cartridge, Caliber .50, Ball, High Pressure Test, T251 •Cartridge, Caliber .50: Armor Piercing Incendiary (API), MK 211 MOD 0 hope this helps, TED [EndQuote]
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