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I figured out the real reason Universe didn't do so well (lemmy.world)
submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by [email protected] to c/chevron7
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[–] [email protected] 14 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Seriously, why would they not utilize the weapon that was so heavily featured in both SG-1 and Atlantis? I wonder if it was a licensing issue or something.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 months ago (1 children)

If I recall, the ammo ended up in short supply worldwide and hence prohibitively expensive.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (2 children)

What do you mean this is a fake show? Are we getting issued real ammo?

[–] [email protected] 13 points 5 months ago (1 children)

They use blanks. During the Iraq war there was a shortage of 5.7x28mm blanks. It's possible they switched some blank production lines over to make live rounds for the war, or maybe the military needed more blanks to cover increased training needs.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago

Also, they did use non blank ammo for some shots.