Do not shoot yourself

I am fine and it probably was a piece of a clay target that hit me. I can't even see where it barely cut my along the dorsal sufgace of my hand. The point is if it hit an eye and I wasn't wearing protection that would have been very bad and the feedback out I got out of this little incident from experienced shooters is that they have been hit with target shot and if it has happened to them I will observe safety precautions because someday I will be hit.
 
Shot a tree with a 25 pistol once, the bullet bounced back and hit my belt buckle...not even deformed from either impact.
Shot some plywood with a shotgun, some of the pellets bounced back and hit me...nothing serious.

Got a BB in my left shoulder from my younger days, and a hole in my right shoulder from an idiot with an M1 at the range. Range was called COLD and several of us were walking out to change targets. Guys shows up an dis removing his garand from a soft case, grabs the trigger and fires off a rd of FMJ....knocked me down and I thought I was on fire. Rushed to hospital and survived with a hole thru me(I was less than 30feet from the shooter) and I thought I was going to suffocate as it was nearly impossible to breathe. That was several years ago, now I am suffering from rotator cuff problems due to bone splinters...

The range insurance paid all my med bills and loss of wages, I did not sue anyone. Guy offered to give me the M1...
 
I shoot at two different clubs, and at both, if you are in the right spot and the wind is howling you will occasionally get peppered with pellets. Wear eye and ear protection at all times.

On one occasion my son and I were shooting plate racks with 9mm pistols. I have been doing this without incident for many years. All of a sudden, while he was shooting I felt a sting on my forearm. I looked down and there was a trickle of blood. It was a shard of copper jacket from an FMJ bullet. I said, "Hey, dude, you just shot your old man." I don't know what happened, maybe it hit the edge of a plate and sheered off, but strange things happen.

Point is, had that fragment hit me in the eye it could have meant blindness.

WEAR EYE AND EAR PROTECTION AT ALL TIMES!!!!

In this case, you really can't be too careful.

Ltriker, what happened to you is one of my fears when I shoot at those types of ranges. A good range officer is invaluable. I have served as range officer a few times and it always amazes me that you have to remind folks to keep their hands off of their weapons when people are down range. It should be common sense, but apparently it isn't.
 
Yes, ear and eye protection @ all times. Damage in these areas is often permanent and almost always preventable. Got dinged shooting a plate match years ago as a PPC side match. We were too close, my second shot grazed my neck and I missed the next two plates... but got the last two! Good thing they gave away t-shirts @ matches in those days, I needed it.
 
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