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wittzo · July 28, 2010, 08:17 AM

One of my friends was watching a customer try out his new .38, shooting at a gong about 25 yards away. A chunk of bullet ricocheted off and hit him square in the chest. It cut through his clothes and embedded in his skin. She took him to the ER, but he was okay.

I had a chunk of lead spatter me in the face once; I shoot 20-25 yards from my swinging gong. One time a piece of lead ricocheted off and hit my barn 50 yards to my left and another time a .22 bullet ricocheted off the plate and hit my parent's house with some force 15 yards behind me. Good thing the ricochets didn't hit a friend, a window, or my aboveground pool. It happens, that's why we wear eyes.

July 28, 2010, 08:17 AM	#11
wittzo Member Join Date: February 10, 2010 Posts: 95	One of my friends was watching a customer try out his new .38, shooting at a gong about 25 yards away. A chunk of bullet ricocheted off and hit him square in the chest. It cut through his clothes and embedded in his skin. She took him to the ER, but he was okay. I had a chunk of lead spatter me in the face once; I shoot 20-25 yards from my swinging gong. One time a piece of lead ricocheted off and hit my barn 50 yards to my left and another time a .22 bullet ricocheted off the plate and hit my parent's house with some force 15 yards behind me. Good thing the ricochets didn't hit a friend, a window, or my aboveground pool. It happens, that's why we wear eyes.