Wouldn’t a prop gun be a lot lighter ???
Shouldn’t he have noticed the difference as he held a heavier gun ???
Maybe just one round was live. Maybe Baldwin did it on purpose. Just think, isn’t the director someone who could attract hot-head’s attention?
For closeups they use real weapons. The blanks present the “real life” smoke and recoil. On a movie as cheap as this, they couldn’t afford CGI.
I know the movie was a western, but the photos of Baldwin were not period pieces, so it could be a modern style movie. The type of firearm used was not listed.
If it was modern, you could eject a magazine full of blanks, examine them and not even notice there was a live round in the chamber.
In a revolver, if you don’t eject and reload the cartridges you would never know. I am pretty sure only an “expert” would notice the weight difference. And I think we could all agree that Baldwin is no expert.