MySuomi
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I shoot outdoors at the family farm. My range is mostly composed of Steel targets. I have always been surprised about how far shrapnel will travel off of the plates. But, usually I am not too worried about pistol caliber bounce backs.
This Saturday I had another example. I was right at 50 yards away shooting 147 grain 9mm out of my suppressed short barreled rifle. As usual, I put my big tarp down to catch the brass. As I was cleaning up I noticed a pretty large (1" by 1/4") but thin piece of shrapnel on the back part of the tarp. The steel is in good shape and not big time pock marked.
My point is for everybody to be careful and wear eye protection when shooting steel. That stuff can bounce back a lot further than you would think. And, not just damaged steel causing shrapnel. Clean steel can as well.
Here are some pictures. The shrapnel is small but is in one of the pictures.
This Saturday I had another example. I was right at 50 yards away shooting 147 grain 9mm out of my suppressed short barreled rifle. As usual, I put my big tarp down to catch the brass. As I was cleaning up I noticed a pretty large (1" by 1/4") but thin piece of shrapnel on the back part of the tarp. The steel is in good shape and not big time pock marked.
My point is for everybody to be careful and wear eye protection when shooting steel. That stuff can bounce back a lot further than you would think. And, not just damaged steel causing shrapnel. Clean steel can as well.
Here are some pictures. The shrapnel is small but is in one of the pictures.