I don’t understand this. The article mentions a projectile. What kind of projectile would a prop gun fire? And why would a prop gun need a projectile in the first place?
Or did someone screw up and hand Baldwin a real gun?
Wiki:
“A blank is a firearm cartridge that generates a muzzle flash and an explosive sound (muzzle report) like any normal gunshots, and the firearm experiences a recoil capable of cycling its action, but without shooting a projectile (e.g. bullet or shot). Blanks are often used for shooting simulations that have no need for ballistic results but still demand light and sound effects, such as in historical reenactments, special effects for theatre, movie and television productions, combat training, for signalling (see starting pistol), and cowboy mounted shooting. Specialised blank cartridges are also used for their propellant force in fields as varied as construction, shooting sports, and fishing and general recreation.
While blanks are less dangerous than live ammunition, they are far from harmless, and can in fact be fatal. Beside the hot combustion gases, any objects in the cartridge itself (like wadding or a bullet-shaped plug keeping the propellant in place) or the barrel will be propelled at high velocity and cause injury or death at close range.
Blank cartridges differ from the inert/fake ammunitions such as dummy cartridges and snap caps, which contain no primer or gunpowder to even produce flash and sound and are used for “cold” training or function-testing firearm actions. They are also different from the percussion caps used in cap guns, which also produce a sound of gunfire but only consist the equivalent of the primer with no propellant or casing.’
It’s the wadding that is a problem for close up “head” shots. Doubt a blank was what Baldwin fired.
Prop guns are real weapons loaded with blanks and verified usually
Westerns use pedersoli and pietta and uberti and Colt etc remakes same as we would
And some originals too
Loaded with low charge blanks
Someone got a live round in
They do use live rounds for affect too
And on occasion a blank has wax or plastic cap over the powder and it can get stuck and when fired next it fires that at decent velocity
But that’s not what happened here
This was a live round
And photographer was looking at him for straight on shot I’d guess
Tragic
Pretty girl