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Originally Posted by ShootingJames
I've never heard of something that shreds a wooden projectile. Would love to know more about this if it's true, because it sounds like a terrible idea in theory. I'd love to know how it was done safely and cleanly. Seems that wood shavings and residue would gather in the barrel pretty quickly and eventually block it, and then well . . . disaster.
The wood tipped blanks were, to my knowledge, for military training and used without any kind of blocked barrel. I still see them at gun shows and they pop up for sale on gunbroker some times.
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Can't speak to the film industry, but the Swedes used a device to shred wooded bullets, and many other countries did as well. Thats why most Swedish Mausers you see have a threaded muzzle.