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sl8

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2. They're not a dummy manufacturer, they're a brass manufacturer.

Reply to exboyfil (Reply #1)

Sat Oct 29, 2022, 10:35 PM

Oct 2022

In the real world, lots of people handload (live rounds) using Starline brass.

When they say that Starline brass are only used for dummy rounds, I'm assuming that's some convention used on some movie sets, as an easy method of identification.

(Brass = cartridge case)

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'Rust' Investigation: Where Did the Live Round Come From? [View all] sl8 Oct 2022 OP

Who would do live reloads on cartridges manufactured by a dummy only manufacturer exboyfil Oct 2022 #1

They're not a dummy manufacturer, they're a brass manufacturer. sl8 Oct 2022 #2

Thanks I misread the article exboyfil Oct 2022 #4

The article was not very clear. sl8 Oct 2022 #5

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