9mm Tracers

Hornady Vectors, bright 124 grain (about ounces or 8 grams) tracer bullets with a muzzle velocity of 1000 feet per second/ 305 metres per second. They were discontinued about 20 years ago (as of 2020). Vectors consist of a thin rod of magnesium, weighing only a grain or two, drilled into the base of the full-metal-jacket bullet. Magnesium burns brightly and quickly, and the bullets are visible immediately after leaving the muzzle. They provide a bright trace for about 0.5 to seconds and an illuminated flight of 150-200 yards (the bullets themselves can travel well over a mile if carelessly shot into the sky).Traditional military tracer ammunition has a much larger proportion of pyrotechnic material (including phosphorous) that makes up a significant percentage of the bullet’s weight, burns much hotter and longer, and often doesn’t fully illuminate until the bullet is dozens of yards down range. Military small-arms tracer ammunition burns for several seconds to a thousand yards, give or take, and