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    **Team GunsNet SILVER 12/2014** skorpion's Avatar

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    Anyone ever see a .50-cal cartridge like this one before?

    Had some old ammo turned into the PD not too long ago. Mixed in was this box of .50 caliber ammo that looked too short to be .50 BMG. Pulled out a cartridge and found it to be a shortened version of .50 BMG. After doing some research, I found that it is used only as spotter ammunition for the old 106mm BAT recoiless rifles. Supposedly it was designed to exhibit the same trajectory as a 106mm shell, hence the shortened case. Cool stuff! M48 A1 Spotter/Tracer:



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    Never seen one before. Funny looking thing but with the current craze of short magnums would not be surprised to see this making a comeback.

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    I haven't seen one sense Nam days...you are correct on the 106 spotter. Memory lane..............a bummer at night...tracers work both ways.
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    Yep seen them but only in a Collectors sense. Not very usual and probably worth $5 bucks a round to a cartridge collector.

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    so when are they coming out with an AR chambered in that?

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    one guy i shoot with loads the projectiles from these .. quite a show when they hit something.
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