FishingPilot
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Back in my Marine days I caught a ricochet in the side of the nose from a 5.56mm round on the firing range. I was pulling targets in the pit and I guess it hit the support rail. No eye protection in those days. Got lucky.
I got nailed by someones ricochet
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I'm curious...was this at an indoor range or outside? Any idea what the bullet richocheted off of and what distance it traveled. Caliber?
Glad you're okay. Didn't need a couple of stitches? Good. Couple of butterfly bandages and plenty of antibiotic ointment out to have you fixed up in no time.
I have a butterfly bandage on it as we speak. Lol
vonn
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Was at my hunting lease with a friend shooting a1911 into about 3 cords of cut mesquite at 15 feet dead in front of us . We were shooting in to the cut ends. 230 Fmj hit the target ,turned through wood and did a 180 and bounced off the truck 10 feet behind us. Don't know how it did it but we found a different backstop.
DeathGrip
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I'm happy you're OK. It could always be worse.
When it heals a bit (No scab) start applying some vitamin E to it and the scar will heal up completely.
BTW You have a great attitude towards what happened. Things do happen and we don't need a law suit over something that was just part of the game. Ranges cost big money to run and most take all of the precautions. Things happen. Luck of the draw.
When it heals a bit (No scab) start applying some vitamin E to it and the scar will heal up completely.
BTW You have a great attitude towards what happened. Things do happen and we don't need a law suit over something that was just part of the game. Ranges cost big money to run and most take all of the precautions. Things happen. Luck of the draw.
ACP230
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I wear long pants, a long-sleeve shirt, glasses and a ball cap at the range. Indoors or out.
Still took a fragment of a .22 in the lip one day at an indoor range.
Stung slightly didn't break the skin. Had some other stuff bounce off.
Saw people hit with bouncebacks off of bowling pins at the Second Chance Bowling Pin Shoot. One guy had to go into town and have stitches.
Found fired pistol bullets in the grass behind the bleachers there a few times.
Still took a fragment of a .22 in the lip one day at an indoor range.
Stung slightly didn't break the skin. Had some other stuff bounce off.
Saw people hit with bouncebacks off of bowling pins at the Second Chance Bowling Pin Shoot. One guy had to go into town and have stitches.
Found fired pistol bullets in the grass behind the bleachers there a few times.
Seneca
US Veteran
A couple of years ago at an indoor range I was participating in a pin shooting night. I was standing about 12 -15 feet behind the firing line waiting for our sections turn. A guy was shooting with a .40 semi auto pistol and I was watching him while talking with a couple of guys also waiting. I saw the bullet ricochet off the pin and head straight for me, slow enough that I could focus on it but too fast to dodge. It passed between the two guys and struck me dead center in the chest. Stung real bad and left a nasty bruise but didn't break skin. Lied to my wife about the bruise because she fears ricochets and doesn't like indoor ranges. Maybe she's right!
S. Hammer
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I used to work at an indoor range. ANY ricochet is unacceptable. I hope you let the staff know.
Depending on their bullet trap system, it probably needs to be cleaned out. And the target carriers need to be redesigned.
Depending on their bullet trap system, it probably needs to be cleaned out. And the target carriers need to be redesigned.
Squarebutt
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To the OP, my best wishes for a complete recovery. Glad the damage isn't any worse.
A couple of hard lessons I've collected: don't shoot at candlepins - the bullets go in one hole and make a perfect u-turn out of another. Also, don't shoot snake shot .38's at targets with plywood backers. The safety glasses saved my vision that day. The rest of my face was peppered.
A couple of hard lessons I've collected: don't shoot at candlepins - the bullets go in one hole and make a perfect u-turn out of another. Also, don't shoot snake shot .38's at targets with plywood backers. The safety glasses saved my vision that day. The rest of my face was peppered.
Interesting. I showed the chunk of lead that got me to a range employee, and he shrugged and said something like "it happens." Grrrrr. ;(
Grayfox
US Veteran
Not a ricochet, but some years back I was shooting with a friend. He was firing PMC JHP .357s in a Manurhin revolver. I felt a sudden sting in my left arm and saw I was bleeding. I dug a 1/4" piece of jacket material out of the cut.
I checked the gun. Timing and alignment seemed to be just fine. Best guess is that the bullet came apart on firing and this piece of jacket escaped through the B/C gap.
I checked the gun. Timing and alignment seemed to be just fine. Best guess is that the bullet came apart on firing and this piece of jacket escaped through the B/C gap.
A number of years ago I was shooting my 1911 at an indoor range while my friend was shooting a 9MM in the lane next to me. He tapped me on my shoulder and pointed at the floor. Lying on the floor between us was a bright and shinny 45 caliber bullet. It was flattened on one side and when I picked it up it was almost too hot to hold...
Talk to your state L&I and see what they say.
Fishslayer
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Glad it wasn't worse & heals up OK.
For future reference you might want to go for antibiotic cream or ointment instead of alcohol. Doc told me alcohol makes for worse scarring.
DeathGrip
US Veteran
Some one needs to design a perfect gun range where things like this don't happen.
When you do, let us know.
I'll go to the room and play my Atari and wait for it.
When you do, let us know.
I'll go to the room and play my Atari and wait for it.
hangnoose
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RICOCHET'S
Shooting at metal plates is not RECOMENDED, nor 100% safe under 25 yards, jacketed hollow point bullets are worse. we shoot lead only in steel challenge, 13 yards is the closest & people get hit now and again, and are very strict about eyes and ear protection. Nothing metal closer than 25 yards on the public range. RUB SOME DIRT ON IT, & call it a badge of honor.
Shooting at metal plates is not RECOMENDED, nor 100% safe under 25 yards, jacketed hollow point bullets are worse. we shoot lead only in steel challenge, 13 yards is the closest & people get hit now and again, and are very strict about eyes and ear protection. Nothing metal closer than 25 yards on the public range. RUB SOME DIRT ON IT, & call it a badge of honor.
Fishslayer
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Some one needs to design a perfect gun range where things like this don't happen.
When you do, let us know.
I'll go to the room and play my Atari and wait for it.
The indoor range I go to used to be pretty bad. I routinely got popped by a bounceback (25 yards) while policing my brass. I'd also find chunks of lead & copper in my brass pickups.
The redid their trap system and so far no hits & haven't found any lead with my brass.
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