BluesBrother
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October 26, 2021
Fox News reported that a "prop" gun was not handed to baldwin. An actual firearm was handed to him. I didn't know this before but prop guns have a shorter chamber limiting the length of the round that can be put in them. They can not chamber 45LC. Blanks are much shorter than 45LC. Much like trying to chamber a 357 Mag into a cylinder reamed for 38 Special. It won't fully chamber and the cylinder can't be closed.
October 27, 2021
In the days since the incident, the firearm that was discharged has been referred to as a prop gun, but Mary Carmack-Altwies district attorney of New Mexico took issue with the term. "It was a legit gun," she said, though she did not mention a specific kind. "It was an antique-era appropriate gun."
Fox News reported that a "prop" gun was not handed to baldwin. An actual firearm was handed to him. I didn't know this before but prop guns have a shorter chamber limiting the length of the round that can be put in them. They can not chamber 45LC. Blanks are much shorter than 45LC. Much like trying to chamber a 357 Mag into a cylinder reamed for 38 Special. It won't fully chamber and the cylinder can't be closed.
October 27, 2021
In the days since the incident, the firearm that was discharged has been referred to as a prop gun, but Mary Carmack-Altwies district attorney of New Mexico took issue with the term. "It was a legit gun," she said, though she did not mention a specific kind. "It was an antique-era appropriate gun."
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