Originally Posted by
Beamr
Now I have no knowledge what type of blanks you are referring to, but the blanks I've worked with are 7,62x39 with a tip made of balsa wood. The BFA stops the balsa bullet, breaks it and guides the pieces sideways. Having a balsa bullet hitting you at 700m/s from 10 meters from the gun would certainly kill you, not to mention 5 to 10 rounds in a burst. And that is exactly how the blanks are treated, as lethal as any round.
Not sure what blanks you are referring to but UK military blank rounds have no "projectile", balsa or otherwise. The ends of the cartridges are just crimped.
https://talesfromthesupplydepot.blog...-blank-rounds/