I shot myself. I'm done shooting steel

[BenKenobi2]

One thing I agree with is wearing safety glasses. My local FFL gives them out for free with every gun purchase. They are the cheap, clear, and disposable type. They make a world of difference not only just for safety but if you are a contacts wearer, blowback gas from your firearm won't dry out your contacts. Shooting is dangerous in general. Glad it didn't do any worse. When you mentally recover, I think you should step a few yard back and shoot. I only shoot steel at long distances so I don't really ever worry about it but if I were shooting steel up close I would go at least 15 yards back and the steel would have to be at an angle.

 

[CAMSDADDY]

I spend a lot of time shooting plates at 25. Think I’m gonna only shoot them from there and shoot paper from 25 yards and in.

 

[Mirvin 264]

Glad you're ok. I always wondered if Hickok 45 ever got bit because of all the steel targets he shot at..........

 

[TheGman]

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Glad that it was not worse good lesson for the balance of us

 

[tazfxrp]

Sorry for your ear. My dueling tree is set at 22degrees and drops the rounds straight down.

I was R.O. at a GSSF match and took a piece to the face, Glock people got very nervous but assured them i was OK. They shoot the way to close IMHO. Haven't R.O. one since.

 

[sc951]

yep, I weld 3/8 chain to the back of my steel and it cants it forward. All the splash goes down due to the cant and swing

 

[REDX]

Oh that's just a flesh wound!!!

 

[cr107]

I shot .22 at 25 yards at a popper target on my old property, just seeing the "trench" the splatter leaves in front of the target is enough to keep me from shooting steel up close. Glad I have 28 acres now and can stretch out the rifles.

 

[cjnowell72]

Yeah i only shoot steel with AP rounds out of rifle. I have had several standard rounds come back on me. None hit me but they wizzed back passed my face. Thats also why i only shoot standard carbon steel plates. Yeah sure AR500 lasts longer but it also has the potential to send them back to you.

 

[C'mon man!]

I have an 18” diameter gong, angled at ~25 degrees. Everything goes straight down, but I’ve found a couple jackets/shrapnel in the log sitting beside it. I would never shoot at steel that wasn’t angled to direct rounds down into the dirt.