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  1. 12-18-2018 12:43 PM #11
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    Quote Originally Posted by Sunray View Post
    "...3 out of the five members..." Usually just one with blanks or just one with a live round. Not that it'd matter. Anybody would know they fired a live round or a blank by the recoil or lack thereof.
    Interestingly enough, the use of some blanks was part of the procedure for "Execution by Musketry" in DA Pam 27-4
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