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Originally Posted by Jeff Higgins
We have kids as young as 12 years old in my club's Hunter Education classes. We have dummy rounds on hand to help teach them the nuances of gun safety while loading and unloading their firearms. It takes all of about three seconds to demonstrate to even the least interested 12 year old what the differences are between a "live" round and a "dummy" round. It really is that simple. I know some would love to portray this as some expert level only kind of a thing, but it really isn't.
Do the scenes being filmed with those weapons require that they be pointed directly at the camera? If so, we have already been told that camera will be remotely operated. Are they used in scenes wherein the shooter must point them directly at another actor? If so, we have already been told that there are camera angles and tricks that make it look like they are when they actually are not. I would hazard a guess that, additionally, most scenes involving our hero going "full auto" or something isolate upon that hero, and there is nothing down range that should not be fired upon.
And, well, at the end of the day "one size" does not "fit all". In this specific case, we are looking at a revolver that holds five rounds. A revolver that can be checked in seconds. No excuse not to do so.
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Craigster has explained it. It is supposed to get checked. The Armorer is to load the weapons in front of the actors. Policy says they show each round to the actor and then place the round in the weapon. They then give the weapon to the actor. After the scene the weapon is taken from the actor and safely stored away. There is no need for the actor to make an additional check.