They were using dummy rounds fashioned from real rounds.it might be considered a bit of an error.
The round is not travelling at 700mph when it is fired, only once it leaves the chamber.
(The round is not travelling at 700mph when it is fired, only once it leaves the chamber.
LordManley twitter.com/LordManley,
Mon 30 Jun 2008, 10:51,
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surely they'd be some sign that bullet hadn't left the gun thoughno muzzle flash or similar? still a tragedy one way or the other
( Tom OBedlam I have control of a tank,
Mon 30 Jun 2008, 10:53,
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You would think so,but they were not using blanks, just dummys (so a blank contains powder, but has no projectile, but a dummy is just an ignition cap) so there was absolutely nothing to go wrong, except, of course, that a round was squibbed in the barrel and even then it was bloody unlucky that it did the damage it did.
A round propelled by a cap would not be travelling much faster than you can throw it.
(A round propelled by a cap would not be travelling much faster than you can throw it.
LordManley twitter.com/LordManley,
Mon 30 Jun 2008, 10:56,
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