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killerfly128 wrote:what i got hit by was the jacket of my own round .... quality of the ammo dosent matter i dont think .... I was shooting corbon powerball ... thats not cheap stuff

That's what I was hit with too and you're probably right, quality doesn't matter. I was just guessing. My point was though, I can't imagine it being the range's fault if I get hit with my own shard from the jacket. The range's backstop (The Shooter's Club in this case) is angled upward so anything that hits it should bouce up, not back. I'm not sure what the backstop is made of but it doesn't look like steel, or any kind of metal for that matter. If it was, I'm sure it would make a heck of a noise. I'm not trying to defend The Shooter's Club, just trying to figure this out logically.

Mike1951 wrote:

nativenyerintexas wrote:I got hit theother day with a piece of shrapnel. It didn't come from the back stop, it came from my own round. When I fired, I saw it fly to the right, bounce off the separator and hit me in the right forearm... and it was hot. Another reason I knew it didn't bounce back off the backstop is the way I was shooting, it just couldn't have come from that way. I guess that's what happens when you use cheap Winchester Value pack ammo from Wally World.

What gun were you shooting?

The only situation I have been able to visualize this happening is a revolver shaving lead on the forcing cone.

If that were the case, you have a problem with the revolver.

I was shooting a Beretta Px4 Storm 9mm. It's only happened two or three times where I got hit but this was the first time it drew blood. The shard was stuck in my arm. I can't imagine it being the range's fault. If it were, there'd be a lot more incidents.

propellerhead wrote:So just under 12 yards. I have small scars on my neck and shin from shrapnel at that range.

Question: How can you have scars from shrapnel on your shin when the lower part of the stalls are covered by wood from the waist to foot? There's just a small space, about 2", on the bottom so peole can sweep their empty shells under it. If the rounds are bouncing back, the wood would protect your lower half.

I got hit theother day with a piece of shrapnel. It didn't come from the back stop, it came from my own round. When I fired, I saw it fly to the right, bounce off the separator and hit me in the right forearm... and it was hot. Another reason I knew it didn't bounce back off the backstop is the way I was shooting, it just couldn't have come from that way. I guess that's what happens when you use cheap Winchester Value pack ammo from Wally World.

I don't think that's concrete but I could be wrong. Whenever I got hit with something it always looked like shards from jacketed bullets. Even so, it didn't happen often.

I love that place. I joined back in August before I bought my Beretta Px4. My only complaint: They don't sell any Berettas... but they told me why and I understand. I go there about once a week. I found them to be the cheapest and friendlist range I've been to so far. And it doesn't hurt that they're only about eight miles from me. I just took my CHL Class two weeks ago there too.