Be careful out there

[lvjunk]

So moral of the story is to use the correctly rated bullets for the type of steel you have, and make sure they swing or angled down.

 

[Poena238]

I've shot steel before at 25y and had ricochet/splatter come back and hit me, luckily at that distance it's of no consequence.

Here's a YouTube video of a guy shooting a 50 BMG at steel at a pretty far distance that it comes back and his him.

Wow!!

 

[anono]

Maybe we should make a sticky about incompatible target to caliber? This isn't something any of us want to learn from experience.

NO:

- Buck or birdshot at wood or steel.

- 22lr close range at heavy steel

- Any caliber at steel rated for a higher caliber (?maybe?)

- Handgun calibers at bowling pins or balls. Not sure of 300blackout, but I wouldn't either. In fact I've heard so many stories I just avoid them altogether.

- Handgun calibers at tires

- Anything close up with pitted steel targets

What else???


If I'm not at a range (ie blm land), then I put my targets on some 12x4 lumber. No risk of ricochets, and will significantly reduce or stop any caliber other than shotgun stuff.


The only ricochet I've caught was with a BB gun pistol. I was probably about 8 or so, practicing quick draws...saw a little rock that looked like a good target....next thing I know I actually hit it (didn't think I would) and the BB came back and hit me square between the eyes. Taught me a good lesson. (This was before the Christmas story movie, so there wasn't even any humor value haha).

 

[VegasJen]

Ok, you got me here. Why no buck or bird shot at wood?

 

[anono]

Ok, you got me here. Why no buck or bird shot at wood?

Wood tends to be bouncy if there isn't enough velocity/mass. Up close I guess you'd be fine, but shot losses velocity really quickly.

 

[Aswild]

Bowling pins are a no go huh?

 

[fullyRetired]

Bowling pins

they are fun set them up like at the alley and use a cookie cutter round with two rounds like if your bowling try for a strike. But yet common sense counts a lot.
As for the 50 coming back like that Murphy's law rules what should not happen will happen

 

[fullyRetired]

Never have i dont like how pins abosorb the rounds wierd plaztec rubber substance. bad spelling sorey.. what happens ? Bounce off?

use the cookie cutter rounds