easyrider604
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A few times.
Those who have not, keep shooting and chances are eventually, you will.
Those who have not, keep shooting and chances are eventually, you will.
How many times have you been hit by ricochets?
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Hokkmike
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twice
pistol shooting is a rock quarry
pistol shooting is a rock quarry
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I've never been "hit" per se, but I once got a piece of jacket material lodged in the back of my hand.
I was shooting on a range in Brunswick Hills, Ohio where they didn't do maintenance enough. As I recall, they had some kind of screen at the end of the range to prevent fragments from coming back toward the firing line. They let this go longer than they should have. One evening, I felt a sting and a burning sensation on the back of my hand and saw a jagged piece of jacket material imbedded in the skin. It wasn't in deep. I pulled it out, left the line and got a bandaid. I showed the owner, who agreed that it was time for some maintenance. Another good reason to ALWAYS wear shooting glasses.
I was shooting on a range in Brunswick Hills, Ohio where they didn't do maintenance enough. As I recall, they had some kind of screen at the end of the range to prevent fragments from coming back toward the firing line. They let this go longer than they should have. One evening, I felt a sting and a burning sensation on the back of my hand and saw a jagged piece of jacket material imbedded in the skin. It wasn't in deep. I pulled it out, left the line and got a bandaid. I showed the owner, who agreed that it was time for some maintenance. Another good reason to ALWAYS wear shooting glasses.
ctdonath
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Once.
Friend in the next bay fired an AK74 which doubled. Second round hit the concrete frame a very few yards away, and bounced into my lip (think there's still a piece of it in there). Ow!
Friend in the next bay fired an AK74 which doubled. Second round hit the concrete frame a very few yards away, and bounced into my lip (think there's still a piece of it in there). Ow!
Calibre44
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No strictly a ricochet but a guy shooting a BP Pistol next to me recently had a spent percussion cap, from a Remington 58, hit him just below his right eye. It was enough to make the wound bleed.
He was lucky it didn’t hit him in his eye - he’ll be using safety glasses from now on!
He was lucky it didn’t hit him in his eye - he’ll be using safety glasses from now on!
Winchester 73
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Prove it!
I have been hit a number of times by variuos materials coming back from the targets. I like to shoot interesting things I find in the blm land. one time it was with a .30-06, hit me square in the chest, knocked the wind out of me, bruised, bled but didn't really penetrate cause the round was already flattened.
I've been hit dozens of times by shotgun pellets, car parts, plastic and glass, but I don't really count that unless it draws blood.
Once had a .22lr round bounce off of my leather hat, and that time I didn't even have a gun in my hand.
Worst one was actually a piece of wood stuck in my bicept while shooting shotguns.
Never too bad, but I always use eye protection, and when doing that kind of shooting I wear heavy clothing.
I've been hit dozens of times by shotgun pellets, car parts, plastic and glass, but I don't really count that unless it draws blood.
Once had a .22lr round bounce off of my leather hat, and that time I didn't even have a gun in my hand.
Worst one was actually a piece of wood stuck in my bicept while shooting shotguns.
Never too bad, but I always use eye protection, and when doing that kind of shooting I wear heavy clothing.
Feanaro
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Four or five times. That I remember. The indoor range I go to is the cause of all those. There's something about the way they've set up their bullet trap that seems to cause a lot of grief.
I got hit in the foot with enough force to make it go numb. Another time, my brother and I were standing close together, talking about something, and he got hit in the stomach, then it bounced off and hit my arm. True story. One boy got it between the knees.
I got hit in the foot with enough force to make it go numb. Another time, my brother and I were standing close together, talking about something, and he got hit in the stomach, then it bounced off and hit my arm. True story. One boy got it between the knees.
Up here in northern AL there was a sad ricochet accident less than a year ago. A little boy was shooting at a stop sign with a BB gun. A BB ricoched off the sign and struck his little sister in the chest (the girl was under 5 years old if I remember correctly). It sadly killed the girl.
xjchief
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Sigh... I know for a fact that WhiteGoodman isn't a troll. :banghead:
I got hit yesterday in the big toe mere minutes after taking the firing line- the same toe I broke about 3 weeks ago. Man I have bad luck.
geekWithA.45
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I had a .45 acp come back and smack me in the arm. Hurt about as much as getting whacked with a paintball.
Mt Shooter
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Twice both times shooting 45 apc at steel and had a piece of the jacket come back at me. One of those cut me just above the right eye brow. I always have eyes and ears covered!
kentucky bucky
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I've been hit by lead shaved off the side of a revolver forcing cone. I also had a muzzleloader nipple that was rusted and loose fly back and hit me in the forehead. My friend had not ever cleaned it it seems and it rusted badly and wouldn't tighten properly.
alan
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Couple of times over a great many years, which is why I always wear shooting glasses while I'm at a range.
Several times, but I used to be able to do a lot of gravel pit shooting. I have one on video where a 12 gauge slug hit the rim of a car, flattened, and came back against my thigh. No penetration, but about a 8" bruise for a couple of weeks. The slug was about 4" diameter when it hit me.
Another was a .38 spl that came directly back and hit hit me between the eyes about 1" above the of the eyebrows. I kept looking around the top of the gravel pit because I thought someone had thrown a rock at me. Nope - look down and there is a fresh bullet.
Another was a .38 spl that came directly back and hit hit me between the eyes about 1" above the of the eyebrows. I kept looking around the top of the gravel pit because I thought someone had thrown a rock at me. Nope - look down and there is a fresh bullet.
CypherNinja
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Fellow bullet magnet here.
First time was on the ROTC range at U of Akron. A jacket fragment struck me in the thumb after someone managed to nail the protective plate on the target carriage. AFROTC was totally cool and paid for my visit to the local hospital, which wasn't really necessary, but I was slightly freaked.
Second time, a few years later, I was at the local indoor pistol range taking my CCW class. Somebody a few lanes down, not in the class, had a squib-ish load come up in his 380. The bullet sailed down range, bounced off the granulated rubber backstop, came back up range, and nailed me in the calf at something slightly less than paintball velocity. Right in front of a woman who was totally new to shooting. I picked it up, looked at it, tossed it in the trash, and said "there goes my lottery win."
First time was on the ROTC range at U of Akron. A jacket fragment struck me in the thumb after someone managed to nail the protective plate on the target carriage. AFROTC was totally cool and paid for my visit to the local hospital, which wasn't really necessary, but I was slightly freaked.
Second time, a few years later, I was at the local indoor pistol range taking my CCW class. Somebody a few lanes down, not in the class, had a squib-ish load come up in his 380. The bullet sailed down range, bounced off the granulated rubber backstop, came back up range, and nailed me in the calf at something slightly less than paintball velocity. Right in front of a woman who was totally new to shooting.
I picked it up, looked at it, tossed it in the trash, and said "there goes my lottery win." WoofersInc
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Used to go shooting at Lytle Creek in So Cal back when it was just an open area. Got hit with a richocet from who knows where. Left a big bruise but did not break the skin. Really woke me up to shooting at unregulated areas after that.
RecycledTape
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Was at a range with my cousin, he was shooting .22 lr at 20 yards and it backfired off a steel ring holding wood together and hit me in the head. Hurt a little bit, other than that nothing.
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