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@thecableng @HQNigerianArmy A. What is the difference between blank rounds of bullet and live rounds?

The 2 on the left are what’s called blank rounds and the one on the right is a live round. The other 2 from the right are spent shell casings.

Blank rounds do not have a projectile or a bullet.

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@thecableng @HQNigerianArmy B. In place of a bullet is a crimped or sealed extension that prevents gunpowder from leaking.

Blanks are mainly used to simulate the firing of a weapon with all the sound and cycling of the action without a deadly projectile coming out of the weapon’s barrel.
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@thecableng @HQNigerianArmy C. Useful in training and ceremonial functions i.e. 21 gun salutes.

Blanks also have a lower power factor (less gunpowder) compared to live rounds & can only be fired semi-automatic or single shot.

That’s why you see soldiers in a military burial ceremony pull the..

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