I shot myself. I'm done shooting steel

[greg vess]

Praise God you’re alive CAMSDADDY

For realz...

Amen!

 

[Hayata]

Thanks for sharing - a great reminder for everyone to be safe out there!

 

[6Bones]

I haven't had a bad experience with clean flat-faced AR500 steel, but 25 years ago I shot a plate of common construction grade steel with a rifle from 25 yards and had a metal fragment embed itself in my forearm.
I dug it out but found something else hard in there that I thought was another metal fragment.
After tugging on it with tweezers a while, I concluded it was a tendon and was supposed to be there!

Was really hoping for an “alien implant” thread. Bummer.

CamsD, thanks for sharing. As others have said, really glad it wasn’t worse.
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[CAMSDADDY]

It could have been a lot worse. I admit it scared the crap out of me and I’m thankful for that.

 

[MaconGuns]

Been hit by splatter a few times. Friend had some copper stuck in his chest. Shooting from about 10 yards.

After a couple 22s zipped by me off 22 approved steel targets, I dont shoot 22 on steel any more. These were about 25 yards away also.

I always wear eye protection when shooting steel. Mostly paper also but sometimes I dont.

 

[sovietak474u]

I’ve been hit by all kinds of stuff . It happens .

 

[fattboyzz]

I only shoot steel from an angled position with a handgun. 15 to 25 yards.

My rifle plate is mild steel . I generally shoot it at 50 or more yards . It has a few holes in it

 

[BanjoJohn]

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It's a good thing you weren't shooting your Red Rider, you could have put your eye out.

Glad you are ok.

 

[Glockadopoulos]

With 9mm I shoot 11 yards, pretty often. Lucky so far. AR500, good angles, rust-free surfaces, etc. that’s for fall-down plate rack.

For fixed steel I always have a downward angle and some means of movement (chain or a spring mount) and use 15 yards minimum.

 

[TommyT]

Im just glad you are OK personally