hillman
NES Member
I took my brother in law and his buddy, both LTC holders, to the range yesterday. My BIL was shooting a .45 at metal spinners rated for pistols. He was shooting from approximately 15 yards, blazer cheap stuff. His buddy and I were standing on the 25 yard line behind him and to his right.
He fired, I heard that ricochet noise and saw his buddy clutch his face.
I've shot hundreds of steel targets with a .45 and never had anything come back with any serious force but this put a 2 inch slice in the kid's face that warranted stitches. Right above his lip, classic movie villain scar area.
It turned out ok but acted as a good reminder to me not to get too cocky and complacent about range safety.
He fired, I heard that ricochet noise and saw his buddy clutch his face.
I've shot hundreds of steel targets with a .45 and never had anything come back with any serious force but this put a 2 inch slice in the kid's face that warranted stitches. Right above his lip, classic movie villain scar area.
It turned out ok but acted as a good reminder to me not to get too cocky and complacent about range safety.