Stand_Watie
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A friend of mine made me a really nice spinner target - the biggest plate is 1/2 inch and the smaller plates are 1/4 inch steel - I'm planning on doing some target shooting and thought I'd poll the board on what they thought the hazard from ricochet and bouncing bullets would be likely to be.
I'll probably only shoot .22 LR at it through a pistol unless I get a lot of advice otherwise, as I don't want to tear it up.
I thought that primarily the bullets would tend to deflect downward into the ground...what is your experience with this type of target? Is there any real likelyhood of bullets bouncing directly back, and if so is the energy mostly spent from them? What would you consider a safe range to shoot at?
Are ricochets at an oblique angle likely to fly very far? The area behind the target is several miles deep, but I do have neighbors within a few hundred yards at a 90 degree angle to the target.
I'd like to hear your thoughts on safety, backstop regarding spinner targets.
I'll probably only shoot .22 LR at it through a pistol unless I get a lot of advice otherwise, as I don't want to tear it up.
I thought that primarily the bullets would tend to deflect downward into the ground...what is your experience with this type of target? Is there any real likelyhood of bullets bouncing directly back, and if so is the energy mostly spent from them? What would you consider a safe range to shoot at?
Are ricochets at an oblique angle likely to fly very far? The area behind the target is several miles deep, but I do have neighbors within a few hundred yards at a 90 degree angle to the target.
I'd like to hear your thoughts on safety, backstop regarding spinner targets.