Alec Baldwin Shooting

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What?   Bollocks

We used blanks in our rifles when out bush on exercise. Our Weapons were the 7.62 SLR.   A blank round had a black plastic cartridge, crimped at the end where the bullet would normally be attached.


Just in case the passage of time had left me confused, I just googled "blank .38 round" , then 'live .38 round'.  The blanks are in fact shiny brass, with the end which usually takes the bullet being crimped. On a live round, the cartridge is brass  and the bullet is a copper colour  with a rounded tip. 

The person who made that statement on the video is an ignoramus,  a moron, or a defence lawyer.

Don't confuse blank for dummy. Dummy rounds look real for filming purposes, scenes where the guns/cartridges are filmed being loaded.

From what I understand dummy rounds should not have a functional primer (look different) or powder (weigh different?). I've never owned any. Hollywood may have their own version of a 'dummy'.

Edit: Got to ask why the rounds wouldn't be secured the same as the weapons? Securing the rounds seems more important unless the guns are being used as clubs..