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Old February 24, 2012, 12:33 AM   #11
Slopemeno
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I shot steel matches for 5 years or so. Bullet fragments are a constant hazard, so face the berm so your glasses are in between your eyes and the fragments.
While I was waiting my turn to shoot I used to hold up a piece of cardboard to catch the fragments (I always wanted one of those Eastern European plexiglass riot shields they used to sell in Shotgun News).

Speaking of nose hits, one time I was on the same squad as my dad and saw him flinch as another shooter was shooting. He turned to look at me and had a piece of lead about 1/4" square in the tip of his nose. He went out of the range and removed it and came back in and shot. Painful, for sure, but not life threatening.

Steel shooting is a ball. Have fun, but be safe.
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