Shoot your steel nice and close.

[Defilade]

So I generally have shot steel for years now but never have I tried this close...What say you?

 

[ArmedCorgi]

Seems counter intuitive but if its angled right and he is accurate in his assessment of the fast moving round being destroyed on the steel rather than bouncing back....dunno. I mean you saw him do it right there in that video, but my mind keeps going back to that one video of the guy shooting the 50BMG who lucked out and had his ear muffs knocked off from a ricochet instead of his head. He was shooting some kind of steel and at a much farther distance.

 

[Celt]

Physics may play A Part in his decision, but smart money says you shouldn't be shooting steel so close.

 

[togmaster]

Why take the chance? I guess if I needed to be on youtube maybe.

 

[rsmitty]

I caught a jacket at 30 ft. so.....

 

[redtail]

My club prohibits the steel now because some moron thought it was a good idea to shoot steel from ten ft. and a frag hit another member in the face. Idiots.

 

[ArmedCorgi]

 

[MilesTeg]

He might not have been telling the truth and was using frangible ammo.

 

[Eddie Gunks]

He just cant hit it from any farther away.

 

[kev74]

I've seen what a .223 jacket will do to a forehead bouncing back from 25 yards away. No thanks.

 

[Defilade]

I have shot many times at 7 yards, just not that close. My son felt a fragment once but it was light. Ehhh, WTH draw some blood. lol

 

[spat]

Much of the surplus .50 ammo is *steel core* even the non AP stuff.

I wouldn't expect steel to behave anything like lead in an impact, it is much more elastic and will tend to bounce rather than splatter like lead..

 

[speedkills27]

I think Ill stand back rather than take a chance of catching frag in the dick. Thanks Youtube expert!

 

[Phauxtoe]

i have bleed my own blood from shooting steel plate at 50 feet.
If you hit the plate front and center all is fine.
my 45ACP hit the top edge of the plate and came back and split open my shin.

sure i have shoot 1000s of rounds and been hit only twice, but if you look all around the 50' line it is littered with lead and jackets. more stuff than you can count comes back.

shoot paper it is way safer. (guy in the video looks like a douche!)

 

[Cooolone]

Shooting steel that close calls one thing to mind...

Darwin!!!

 

[Celt]

I saw that video years ago, it is freaking crazy

 

[GOPerfect]

I have shot as close to 5 yards with no issue and as far as my eyes can see. Once I got hit with a ricochet from about 25 yards. Depends on how the steel is angled.

 

[Acer-m14]

aw come on guys its just a little tiny bullet fragment ...

 

[Mosinitis]

Once or twice you can get away with anything. When you shoot a lot the odds are against you. Even when all of the safety rules are obeyed freak accidents do happen. Idiots like this guy increase the odds. Shooting is still safer than most recreational outdoor activities.