Found an article from back in November of 2021 that provides information about how the live rounds may have found their way onto the set.....and then into the firearm......
https://variety.com/2021/film/news/rust-investigators-live-rounds-alec-baldwin-1235122384/
Included in the article is this little nugget.....
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Gutierrez Reed described loading the revolver with five dummy rounds before lunch on Oct. 21. She said the sixth round would not fit in the gun, so after lunch she cleaned it out and then was able to load it. She said she “didn’t really check it too much” before loading the final bullet because the gun had been locked up during lunch.
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And this:
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In previous affidavits, investigators have revealed that Dave Halls, the first assistant director, acknowledged that he did not thoroughly check the revolver before handing it to Baldwin.
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