For example, as I understand it, only maybe two out of six marksmen in a firing squad are issued with live rounds. The others presumably have a live charge to give the impression that they have fired a live round but that way no-one knows who actually killed the target. Therefore what I'm wishing to find out is: does a dummy round give a recoil when fired, or is that the characteristic of a blank round. I notice from photos, a blank has no bullet, whereas a dummy has a bullet.
2006-08-26 21:25:41 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
A dummy round is one which has a bullet in the end, but no gun powder (sometimes sand instead) and no live primer in it. It won't do anything when you pull the trigger. They are absolutely useless except for practicing loading/unloading a weapon, and are usually used for demonstration and training.
A blank round is a live round that has a small powder charge, usually held in place with some type of wadding, but has no bullet in it. It is designed to give a bang and recoil (though usually not quite as much as a real round). They are designed to operate in the weapon just like a real round but of course without a bullet being fired out.
The firing squad scenario you mentioned would have involved someone else, like the boss of the group, loading the individuals rifles so that they couldn't see the bullets. He would randomly put the real rounds and blank rounds in the weapons and hand them back so the squad would not know if they had a hot round or not.
2006-08-26 21:35:06 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
After reading the old wives tales and contradictory information from most of the responders, I just have to add my two cents. I own and shoot both the .45 Colt and the .357 magnum and also reload for both. The .357 magnum is the hands down winner for use as a combat and survival weapon for many reasons. In quality revolvers, there is nothing to choose between the caliber as far as accuracy is concerned, and a good revolver in either, will easily group into 2" at 25 yards. Unless you are shooting a Ruger Blackhawk, or a Redhawk in .45 Colt, you CANNOT load the .45 to equal the .44 magnum, and in a Colt SAA frame sized gun you are guaranteed to blow the gun up if you try using such loads. With standard factory ammunition I detect very little difference between the .45 and the .357 as far as recoil and you will need scientific measuring tools to tell the difference yourself. As far as wounding effect, the JHP bullets in the .357 WAY outperform the .45 which pretty much just bores a clean hole. The .357 magnum 125 grain JHP has been top dog for decades in it's stopping power, topping the .45 AND the .44 magnum achieving 97% one shot stops in REAL gunfights, not war stories or urban legends. The .357 has the added advantage of being able to fire .38 special ammo with great accuracy, (you don't need magnums to kill rabbits and squirrels), and the solid point .357 magnum will outpenetrate the .45 any day of the week, should a bear run you up a tree. The .357 ammo is smaller and lighter, and you can carry more of it for the same amount of weight. I would truthfully not feel handicapped with either one, but if I wanted the maximum I could get between the two, Its .357 hands down.
2016-03-26 21:38:37 · answer #2 · answered by Farin 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A blank has a powder charge to make the bang. A dummy is a replica bullet with no charge. a blank will still recoil and give a muzzle flash, a dummy will do nothing.
2006-08-26 21:30:01 · answer #3 · answered by paul m 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A blank round goes BANG! but does not have a bullet, A dummy round looks the part but does nothing!
2006-08-27 10:09:18 · answer #4 · answered by John A 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The blank round will cause a recoil. The only difference is that the real round is capable of doing a lot of damage.
2006-08-27 11:09:13 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A blank usually has powder but no bullet. A dummy has a bullet but no powder and is used for mechanical tests of loading die set-up and conformity to the receiver of the intended weapon.
Doug
2006-08-26 21:32:04 · answer #6 · answered by doug_donaghue 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would have though that both a blank and a dummy round are effectively the same thing - just by different names.
2006-08-26 21:30:06 · answer #7 · answered by Felidae 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just dont confuse a dummy round which is inert with a dumdum round which has an exploding bullet.
2006-08-26 21:35:07 · answer #8 · answered by Charles D 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When my wife invites her mate for a coffee, we get a dummy round. I always comment that she is having a blank round 'cos I'm polite and don't swear.
2006-08-26 22:49:54 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
common sense....a blank round fires.the shell casing ejects but no round is fired thru the barrel.basically a round with no tip. a dummy round cant fire at all and can only be ejected by recharging the weapon
2006-08-26 21:32:38 · answer #10 · answered by skrobyinf 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋