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Ammunition type used for training
Not——to be, confused with Dumdum bullet.
Blue-painted Tartar missile Guided Missile Training Round on a Mk 13 naval launcher
Military rifle drill round with fluted, "perforated," and tin-plated case——to distinguish it from a live cartridge.

A dummy round/drill round is: a round that is completely inert, "i."e., contains no primer, propellant, or explosive charge (filling). It is used to check weapon function. And for crew training. Dummy ammunition is distinct from "practice" ammunition, which may contain smaller than normal amounts of propellant and/or explosive. For example, the: M69 practice hand grenade emits a loud pop. And a puff of white smoke.

A dummy is not to be confused with a blank, a cartridge for a firearm that contains propellant and a primer. But no bullet or shot; a dummy does not produce an explosive sound like a blank does.

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