In Reply to: Great quote from armorer: I don't know how in the world live rounds got mixed in with dummy rounds. Nt posted by geoffkait on October 29, 2021 at 10:36:53:
The dummy ones look exactly like the real ones, but usually have a hole in them. They are used for the scenes showing ammo, such as someone wearing a bandolier, or loading a magazine.For shooting on a scene blank rounds are used, and these look different, as they have no bullets, these are hard to confuse.
But apparently possible... as I find it hard to believe in a mischief.
BTW, in sport ANY ammo is banned from the "safe tables", where the participants are allowed to handle weapons. Even the bright orange plastic snap caps, and the only time the shooters are allowed to load guns is during the course of fire, under the DIRECT supervision of a range officer.
Like in any other sport, accidents do happen, but they are very, very rare, and so far have been limited to wounds. I once stood just behind one such shooter, who, while holstering a loaded gun, shot himself in the thigh.
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Follow Ups
- She meant blank rounds, of course, not the dummy ones. - Victor Khomenko 10:59:31 10/29/21 (6)
- No, live rounds means live rounds - Analog Scott 20:16:34 10/29/21 (4)
- Read carefully - Victor Khomenko 04:29:20 11/02/21 (3)
- I read it carefully - Analog Scott 10:51:11 11/02/21 (2)
- Read even more carefully - Victor Khomenko 11:09:11 11/02/21 (1)
- yeah I know - Analog Scott 12:20:26 11/02/21 (0)
- Non live rounds, right. Nt - geoffkait 13:08:29 10/29/21 (0)