What Will It Take??

[9 m&m]

A friend of mine just gave me 2 Tracer/Incendiary 7.62x39 rds. I was wondering what you would have to shoot them at to set them off. I have a old car wheel made of steel but the problem is it has holes all in it and I might shoot through one of those holes. (The holes are pretty big) Also what were these rounds purpose of being made? To stop small unarmored vehicles in battle?? Please help.

 

[Average Guy]

They ignite as they leave the barrel, so it doesn't matter what you shoot them at. My suggestion: Do it at night, on a long rifle range, and know what's downrange. If there's fire danger, don't do it.

The purpose is so you can "walk" your rounds in on a target (in a magazine or ammo belt, every 5 or 10 rounds is a tracer so you can see where you're shooting, esp. at night). The problem in combat, as Mr. Murphy says, is that tracers work both ways.

 

[Tharg]

Know what a tracer is for - but incindiary???

 

[9 m&m]

Yeah these rounds trace out then when they hit a hard surface they flash/explode on impact burning at 3000 degrees.

 

[thefitzvh]

Agent Schmuckatelli sez:

Sounds like a DD to me!