Quote Originally Posted by jerrymrc View Post
I have to hear more about this. I have only stopped in a few times and the RO's I have met seem to be OK. Tracer on a public range? I guess anything is possible. Might have been one of those reloads from back when Polygunbags advertised that they were selling the tracer bullets as "plinking" rounds since none of them seemed to light.

Guess some did.
This - the market was flooded with a lot of old M196 because it was in stock and even slightly cheap, comparatively, during the ongoing panic. It was bought by people desperate for ammo, any ammo, and not aware or caring what the loaded bullets were.