lionking
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Last weekend at the range a guy took a decent sized piece of shrapnel from a bullet jacket, it bounced off either the 10 yard or 25 yard lane and got him in the arm. Went in about 1/4 of a inch and he bleed pretty good. Must have ricocheted off one of the iron target stands.
I've done plenty of casual shooting in my days I didn't always use hearing protection but at ranges it is required and for good reason, but I wear prescription glasses so I always had eye wear but just one highroad member to others wear your safety equipment you never know. Imagine if that shrapnel had hit a eye with someone not wearing protective gear.
My range allows steel plates only at 50 yards for rimfire and only 100 yards for center fire. But even a target stand can get ya so it seems though very uncommon.
I've done plenty of casual shooting in my days I didn't always use hearing protection but at ranges it is required and for good reason, but I wear prescription glasses so I always had eye wear but just one highroad member to others wear your safety equipment you never know. Imagine if that shrapnel had hit a eye with someone not wearing protective gear.
My range allows steel plates only at 50 yards for rimfire and only 100 yards for center fire. But even a target stand can get ya so it seems though very uncommon.