RICOCHET!!!!

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toad · #1 Post by **toad** » Wed Jan 04, 2006 6:07 pm

In my basement shooting range (only 7-8 meters, for plinking) I set up a piece of laminated 1/2 inch plywood. I wanted to see what my new Backpacker 2289G would do, with a wadcutter. Well it made a 1/8 inch dent, but flew back and hit me just beneath my glasses in the cheekbone. NASTY WELT. THANK ALL THE GODS FOR SHOOTING GLASSES!!! I will try a 22 pointed with a full face mask and see how it goes. I guess that proves that laminated plywood is stong and "spingy" as all get-out. Don't make the same mistake PLEASE!!! regards, Toad

#2 Post by **webstien** » Wed Jan 04, 2006 6:11 pm

I've had that happen but the pellet just whizzed by my ear.

Its not a good idea to shoot wood because of the elasticity of some woods.
Same goes for tires lol
Always wear eye protection.

Aaron · #3 Post by **Aaron** » Wed Jan 04, 2006 6:12 pm

or just mod your gun so itll blow right through it

Gotrice23 · #4 Post by **Gotrice23** » Wed Jan 04, 2006 6:35 pm

That's why I tilt the wood at a 45 degree angle so the pellet flies up...

ABshooter · #5 Post by **ABshooter** » Wed Jan 04, 2006 6:42 pm

Aaron_2289g_guy wrote:or just mod your gun so itll blow right through it

Lol, that's another idea....

toad · #6 Post by **toad** » Wed Jan 04, 2006 6:42 pm

Firing at 45 degrees is one of those STUPIDLY SIMPLE SOLUTIONS! I LOVE IT!!! I'll just put a styro-pad above. Thank-you for your simple advice. But I guess there is not much point in shooting this laminated plywood stuff.. I mean it doesn't tell me anything really.... other than THINK BEFORE I SHOOT! Which I guess is pretty valueable... thank-you again, Toad.

toad · #7 Post by **toad** » Wed Jan 04, 2006 7:42 pm

Here's the deal... The first time when the ricco hit me, only the bottom of the plywood was secured... which turned it into a "back-atcha". I'm setting it up now secured 360, and will try a pointed at the same distance. Glasses and facemask of course. Toad

Gotrice23 · #8 Post by **Gotrice23** » Wed Jan 04, 2006 7:50 pm

I don't think you know what I mean. Just tilting the board and securing it and shooting from the same distance you usually shoot at. What are you doing right now?

Cadeau · #9 Post by **Cadeau** » Wed Jan 04, 2006 9:14 pm

Toad : That was a close one ! Here's another story. I was once target shooting with a friend and I fired a .22 long rifle rim fire at a frozen old tree which was approximatly 50 yeards away and that .22 richochet back and hit my friend in the chest. He had his winter coat and thermals on and it left one nasty welt. The shell sounded healthy when fired but something was hard in that tree. True story ! Always be sure of your back stop .

Woodsman · #10 Post by **Woodsman** » Wed Jan 04, 2006 9:56 pm

Over 20 years ago, I hat this old chinese breakbarrel .177 (it looked somewhat like a b1) that I had bought second hand. One day I was practicing shooting from the hip, trying to hit a wooden beam ( actually an old railway tie ) at a distance of about 15 feet. I kept missing until I got one shot right on target that bounced right back at me and hit me in the forehead. The pellet obviously lost a lot of it's velocity when it hit the beam, cause I actually saw it flying back at me. It gave me a good little bruise and scared the crap out of me. good thing the gun was old and the piston was all worn out from dry firing ( I was a kid and didn't know any better ). I think that the fact that the wood was saturated with tar gave it a lot of "bounce".

So, let's just be carefull what we shoot at...

link_dc · #11 Post by **link_dc** » Wed Jan 04, 2006 10:59 pm

i was shooting at a sheet of thin wood with my wincester 500x (dont have it anymore), and i heard this wierd noise like somthing spinning really fast and i heard it go past my head, then i heard it hit my pool, diddnt do any damage though, it lost velocity when it hit the wood

Talontsi96 · #12 Post by **Talontsi96** » Wed Jan 04, 2006 11:09 pm

I shot my .22 longrifle at an old iron bell that I saw hanging off of a tree and the richochet hit me right in the head. Scared the hell out of me but did not damage. I wanted to ring the bell and I sure rung the bell allright....

link_dc · #13 Post by **link_dc** » Wed Jan 04, 2006 11:10 pm

Talontsi96 wrote:I shot my .22 longrifle at an old iron bell that I saw hanging off of a tree and the richochet hit me right in the head. Scared the hell out of me but did not damage. I wanted to ring the bell and I sure ringed the bell allright....

is a 22 longrifle and power gun, or an airgun?

Aaron · #14 Post by **Aaron** » Thu Jan 05, 2006 11:05 am

i think if it was a gun he would be dead

Talontsi96 · #15 Post by **Talontsi96** » Thu Jan 05, 2006 11:12 am

It was a .22 caliber long rifle rimfire firearm (not a pellet gun) and I'm not dead (unless all this is the afterlife or a dream). The distance was about 50 to 75 yards to the target. The bullet had obviously lost most of its energy before it came back and smoked me in the head and lets say I'm pretty glad that it did loose all that energy.