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For IDPA competitions all steel targets are placed 10 yards or more away from the shooter. In more than 2 years of IDPA competitions I have never been hit by ricochet.

However, one day while out at the range to practice I was watching someone shoot at the plate rack I was hit in the chest by a ricochet that felt like someone threw a large heavy rock at me. I was standing more than 10 yards away with eye and hearing protection on when it happened. The ricochet did not come from the bullet hitting the plate but came from the steel frame below the plates. This has been the one and only time I've ever had something come back and hit me at a range.

Always a good idea to wear eye protection at the range whether you are shooting or not.