First time in this portion of the forum. I was reading some of the posts, then remembered something I have stashed..........somewhere.
While sorting out a massive quantity of older ammo (inheritance from a deceased friend) I came across a flat, brown box labelled in military fashion. According to the label, it contained "Shell, 12 ga. tracer".......or words to that effect. There were five rounds in the box and I never fired any.
Another box was labelled ".38 Special, tracer". If I recall, it was a 50 round box, and all cartridges had ordinary round service bullets but each had a red paint applied to the tips of the bullets.
Both boxes have the same "military" appearance, like boxes from the WWII era.
I have neither on hand right now, but I know they're out in my "stuff" somewhere. Can anyone tell me anything about them, particularly the shotgun ammo? I'm curious if it had a solid projectile (like a slug) or individual pellets and how in the world would you get them to trace?