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A friend of my son who's in film school asked if I can make him some dummy 9 mm rounds for a movie he's doing.
He doesn't have a pal..Is this OK? I think if I ask him to provide me a letter stating that they're for movie props and he'll notify
and receive permission from those in charge of locations it should be OK..What do you guys think?
 
So, what if somehow some live rounds get mixed up with the dummies.
No matter how carefully you mark yours, you'll probably be the first one they question.
Friend of your son's? Why take the risk. Let them deal with the problem of getting their props.
 
No primer, no powder would seem ok. Also be able to easily tell that they are dummy runds with no primer. If the primers are needed, you should still be able to tell the difference between live and spent rounds.
 
I'm no legal eagle by any means but if there's no primer & no powder then it's just basically scrap metal would be my take on it. However .......... a replica firearm is responded to the same as a real firearm by the powers that be so with replica ammo you might be opening a can of overreaction and your sons friend would have some explaining to do!
When my son started shooting center fire he begged me to make him a necklace with a dummy 223. No powder, no primer. Needless to say that lasted less than a day before the school sharted themselves. Man I'm starting to hate Ontario!
 
Go for it. I wouldn't try to fly with them because the airport screeners are, um, 'untrained', but there's nothing requiring a PAL.

Drilling out the flash hole to the same diameter at the primer pocket is one way to distinguish them, as is drilling holes in the side of the case. Such things make it very clear that there is no propellent and that the round thus poses no danger.

Now get your friend out to the range and bring him over to the dark side with real ammo...
 
I can see no harm but I go along with what a few orthers have stated. Don't get involved as then you will have no questions to answer. Tell him to go to a gunshop and buy some snap caps and then he can paint them a gold colour or do with them what ever he wants to and you are not involved.

Just my two cents worth.

Graydog
 
Sorry for the delay in responding and thank you for all your advice...I'm just gonna load the guy some rounds no powder or primer..He will also providing a letter
saying what the rounds are for and that he'll obtain permission to use them at each location.

Thanks again
 
Maybe overly precautious, but if you are going to supply the "blanks" then have him sign off that he's inspected them and confirmed that they are inert.
 
As you mentioned at first; get the him to get you and himself a response from teacher or principal (whomever is responsible) at the school that they are aware of what is going on - a letter from a student isn't going to hold any water if there is a problem - remember the first defense in a chain of command is plausible deniability.

Dan
 
I'm sorry, but I really have a hard time with some of the responses here. Nobody is being asked to do or provide anything illegal or improper and some of the attitudes are just nuts. When did law-abiding gun owners in this country get so bl**dy whipped?

OP - you would be handing over harmless bits of metal - nothing dangerous, no explosives, nothing that falls under the Criminal Code, the Firearms Act or the Explosives Act - for a legitimate and reasonable purpose. One can go into many stores and buy key-chains with dummy rounds on them. This is nothing different. If you are still worried, PM me and I'll make them for him myself.

Jeepers.
 
Sooo much paranoia!!
Good grief, folks, they are dummies!!

No issues whatsoever.
Make them up, drill them as suggested, and you are goodto go.

Eagleye.
 
If you’re worried about the liability have him buy brass (or better yet have him pick up from the range) and the projectiles and let him borrow your equipment. You don’t need a PAL to buy reloading components. I really don’t think you need to worry about this as I have never seen or heard of anyone being arrested for giving away or selling brass, copper, and lead.
 
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