Man almost snipes himself with a .50 cal

[TallBill]

Originally posted by: DisgruntledVirus
LOL

Anybody who shoots a steel plate at a 90 degree angle to themself is a moron.

I wouldn't say moron, but definitely uneducated on the topic.

 

[darkxshade]

Actually the ricochet was off the plate into the ground then again towards him. That's some crazy shit. :Q

 

[Vette73]

Originally posted by: TallBill

Originally posted by: DisgruntledVirus
LOL

Anybody who shoots a steel plate at a 90 degree angle to themself is a moron.

I wouldn't say moron, but definitely uneducated on the topic.

yes i would say moron, and someone that should not own a gun.

 

[SarcasticDwarf]

Originally posted by: darkxshade
Actually the ricochet was off the plate into the ground then again towards him. That's some crazy shit. :Q

Yeah, not sure how they could have safely angled it. Into the ground obviously did not work and sending it into the air or to the sides would be worse.

 

[biggestmuff]

I shot myself in the chest with a .45 once. Similar situation. An indoor shooting range I went to had a poorly designed backstop that was failing. In two of the lanes, ricocheted rounds would hit your legs once in a while. I fired my .45, an H&K USP .45C, and the round returned directly back to me and hit me square in the center of the chest. I couldn't believe it happened. Crazy. The vast majority of the energy from the round had dissipated so it didn't hurt much. It left a red mark that went away later that day. I should have kept that bullet, but didn't think about it until later.

 

[TallBill]

Originally posted by: biggestmuff
I shot myself in the chest with a .45 once. Similar situation. An indoor shooting range I went to had a poorly designed backstop that was failing. In two of the lanes, ricocheted rounds would hit your legs once in a while. I fired my .45, an H&K USP .45C, and the round returned directly back to me and hit me square in the center of the chest. I couldn't believe it happened. Crazy. The vast majority of the energy from the round had dissipated so it didn't hurt much. It left a red mark that went away later that day. I should have kept that bullet, but didn't think about it until later.

This wasn't in Lockport, IL was it? Some guy had his legs hit and ultimately got hit in the chest about 6 weeks ago which closed the range for the day. That would have sucked if it hit your face.

 

[biggestmuff]

No. It was a range in Woodbridge, VA; Shooter's Paradise. The owners closed the range shortly thereafter to upgrade the backstop. The new backstop is made up of thick mass of shredded, used tires.

 

[uclaLabrat]

trick shot!

 

[finite automaton]

I'm pretty sure, not 100% though, that if I heard that sound I would have hit the ground.

 

[halik]

Originally posted by: TallBill

Originally posted by: Baked
Damn, that's one lucky sonofabitch!

Yeah, I imagine that it lost a significant amount of force from hitting the plate, but it still would have killed him if it was about 2 inches closer.

It also bounced off the ground before him. It would take his eye out for sure, but not much beyond that.

 

[silverpig]

He needs a bigger gun.

 

[marvdmartian]

Just think how funny it would've been if he'd flopped down on the ground, holding his head, screaming, "I'm hit! I'm hit!!"......then his buddies come running up, "OMG! WTFBBQ!!" and he pops his eyes open, puts a big shit-eatin' grin on his face, and hollers, "PSYCHE!!!" :laugh:

Originally posted by: GodlessAstronomer
Wow! That guy should buy a lotto ticket.

Yeah, people told me that after I walked out of my old rental house without a scratch, right after it exploded from a natural gas leak (I was sleeping at the time, the blast went right around me). My answer? WTF makes you think I have ANY luck left to win the lotto with???

 

[Born2bwire]

Originally posted by: SarcasticDwarf

Originally posted by: darkxshade
Actually the ricochet was off the plate into the ground then again towards him. That's some crazy shit. :Q

Yeah, not sure how they could have safely angled it. Into the ground obviously did not work and sending it into the air or to the sides would be worse.

You angle it into the ground. He had it angled into the air, which is why it came back and hit him.

 

[mozirry]

i remember watching this, whats amazing is how long it took for it to return

 

[NFS4]

Right before the bullet strikes him, you see dirt kick up right in front of him -- what is that from?

Seems like the bullet would be coming in at too shallow of an angle from the metal plate to pop up towards head level in such a short distance after hitting the ground.

 

[SarcasticDwarf]

Originally posted by: Born2bwire

Originally posted by: SarcasticDwarf

Originally posted by: darkxshade
Actually the ricochet was off the plate into the ground then again towards him. That's some crazy shit. :Q

Yeah, not sure how they could have safely angled it. Into the ground obviously did not work and sending it into the air or to the sides would be worse.

You angle it into the ground. He had it angled into the air, which is why it came back and hit him.

It looked like it hit the ground first then bounced up.

 

[Baked]

Originally posted by: NFS4
Right before the bullet strikes him, you see dirt kick up right in front of him -- what is that from?

That was the bullet.

 

[NFS4]

Originally posted by: Baked

Originally posted by: NFS4
Right before the bullet strikes him, you see dirt kick up right in front of him -- what is that from?

That was the bullet.

See my edit

 

[Zenmervolt]

Originally posted by: NFS4
Right before the bullet strikes him, you see dirt kick up right in front of him -- what is that from?

Seems like the bullet would be coming in at too shallow of an angle from the metal plate to pop up towards head level in such a short distance after hitting the ground.

The bullet. It bounced because it was coming back at a shallow angle.

EDIT: There were no replies when I typed this and three people got in before me. Wow.

ZV

 

[Born2bwire]

Originally posted by: SarcasticDwarf

Originally posted by: Born2bwire

Originally posted by: SarcasticDwarf

Originally posted by: darkxshade
Actually the ricochet was off the plate into the ground then again towards him. That's some crazy shit. :Q

Yeah, not sure how they could have safely angled it. Into the ground obviously did not work and sending it into the air or to the sides would be worse.

You angle it into the ground. He had it angled into the air, which is why it came back and hit him.

It looked like it hit the ground first then bounced up.

A bullet falls onto a target. I counted about 2.5 seconds from between the initial firing and when the ricochet returned. The bullet would have fallen 100 feet during that time.

 

[darkxshade]

Originally posted by: Born2bwire

Originally posted by: SarcasticDwarf

Originally posted by: Born2bwire

Originally posted by: SarcasticDwarf

Originally posted by: darkxshade
Actually the ricochet was off the plate into the ground then again towards him. That's some crazy shit. :Q

Yeah, not sure how they could have safely angled it. Into the ground obviously did not work and sending it into the air or to the sides would be worse.

You angle it into the ground. He had it angled into the air, which is why it came back and hit him.

It looked like it hit the ground first then bounced up.

A bullet falls onto a target. I counted about 2.5 seconds from between the initial firing and when the ricochet returned. The bullet would have fallen 100 feet during that time.

Are you saying it fell from the sky, hit the ground and bounced up back at him? Not quite getting what you're saying because when I watch the clip, it seems like the bullet came off the ground before hitting him. You can clearly hear a thud and see a puff of sand on the ground right before it hit him.

 

[Eeezee]

Originally posted by: darkxshade

Originally posted by: Born2bwire

Originally posted by: SarcasticDwarf

Originally posted by: Born2bwire

Originally posted by: SarcasticDwarf

Originally posted by: darkxshade
Actually the ricochet was off the plate into the ground then again towards him. That's some crazy shit. :Q

Yeah, not sure how they could have safely angled it. Into the ground obviously did not work and sending it into the air or to the sides would be worse.

You angle it into the ground. He had it angled into the air, which is why it came back and hit him.

It looked like it hit the ground first then bounced up.

A bullet falls onto a target. I counted about 2.5 seconds from between the initial firing and when the ricochet returned. The bullet would have fallen 100 feet during that time.

Are you saying it fell from the sky, hit the ground and bounced up back at him? Not quite getting what you're saying because when I watch the clip, it seems like the bullet came off the ground before hitting him. You can clearly hear a thud and see a puff of sand on the ground right before it hit him.

He's saying it ricocheted into the air first, yes. This is easily possible; it ricocheted into the air, ricocheted into the ground in front of him, and then the bullet hits him. You can see the bullet hit the ground right in front of him, but the target is so far away that the bullet would have to ricochet into the air first in order for it to travel that far

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: darkxshade

Originally posted by: Born2bwire

Originally posted by: SarcasticDwarf

Originally posted by: Born2bwire

Originally posted by: SarcasticDwarf

Originally posted by: darkxshade
Actually the ricochet was off the plate into the ground then again towards him. That's some crazy shit. :Q

Yeah, not sure how they could have safely angled it. Into the ground obviously did not work and sending it into the air or to the sides would be worse.

You angle it into the ground. He had it angled into the air, which is why it came back and hit him.

It looked like it hit the ground first then bounced up.

A bullet falls onto a target. I counted about 2.5 seconds from between the initial firing and when the ricochet returned. The bullet would have fallen 100 feet during that time.

Are you saying it fell from the sky, hit the ground and bounced up back at him? Not quite getting what you're saying because when I watch the clip, it seems like the bullet came off the ground before hitting him. You can clearly hear a thud and see a puff of sand on the ground right before it hit him.

Apparently the metal plate he was shooting at deflected the bullet upward slightly.

 

[theprodigalrebel]

The difference between unluckiest guy and luckiest guy in the world? About an inch or two. :shocked:

Unreal, man.

 

[rh71]

wow nobody remembers this as a repost? Not that I care but I'm surprised nobody called it yet.