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 Disparos con cartuchos de salva infographic
El gráfico muestra la diferencia entre cartuchos reales y cartuchos de salva usados en el rodaje cinematográfico.
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Disparo con cartuchos de salva en filmes

By Duncan Mil

October 22, 2021 - Un “arma de utilería” cargada con un cartucho de salva tiene aún potencial de herir e incluso matar, porque no incluye la bala o proyectil pero la pólvora permanece con su poder explosivo asociado.

Firearms safety coordinator Dave Brown says that a good firearms expert is not just there to supply guns; we also help tell the story. “To do that, we use everything from fake firearms, designed to look acceptable from a distance to real firearms that both look authentic and can fire blanks when desired.”

In the case of a real firearm, the blank does away with the metal projectile -- bullet -- altogether. Instead, the shell that usually houses the bullet is crimped over or covered with soft wadding, often paper, plastic felt, or cotton.

What a blank doesn’t do away with is the propellant in the shell. Firing a gun containing a blank will give a convincing gunshot noise and muzzle flash. There isn’t a projectile to emerge from the barrel of the gun.

Brown explains that some blanks can be loaded with more propellant than a live cartridge, giving them more explosive power, gunshot noise and muzzle flash for the camera.

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PUBLISHED: 22/10/2021; STORY: Graphic News
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