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k s swigart <katswig@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >From the CMSA website FAQ's:
>
> It would appear that the projectile that is used in Mounted Shooting is
> either corncob or walnut shells. So they aren't just regular blanks.
>
> However, since the rounds are loaded with a propellant (black powder)
> and a projectile (corncobs or walnut shells), they are, indeed, "live."
> Even if the projectile isn't made of lead (shotgun cartridges loaded
> with rock salt are considered live ammunition as well).
>
> kat
> Orange County, Calif.

Even blanks can kill or cause serious injury.  Blanks often contain a wad - a paper or plastic plug that seals the powder in the case. This wad can cause bruising at medium ranges and severe penetrating wounds at close range.  Actors Brandon Lee and Jon-Erik Hexum were both killed in accidents involving blank cartridges. Lee was killed by an old cartridge fragment lodged in the gun (which was propelled out by the blank cartridge's explosion), while Hexum died when a wad penetrated his skull.

 

Karen Lynd

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