Friday, March 27, 2009

Why Full Metal Jacketed Ammo and Steel Targets Are a Bad Combination

From the "that ding" could be the last thing that you hear file:

Watch this video.

This same situation happened to a buddy of mine a while back at a pistol range, and he had to go to the hospital to get the splintered round removed from his arm. I was reminded about this today, because it happened at another location that I was at.

Yes, frangible ammo is more expensive, but what is the cost of losing an eye, or worse yet your life? When my buddy was hit in the arm, there was a woman standing next to him that got a splinter lodged near her heart from the same round.

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