« Reply #6 on: October 13, 2008, 03:08:11 PM »
Note to self: never shoot at an armor plate at a 90 degree angle.
I got hit by a richochet from a Jennings .22 pistol that I shot at a steel swinger target made for centerfire pistols. It had enough energy to hit my leg and make me say WTF, but not enough to make the target swing. My brother made a similar target and they both worked great with our .357 Magnums, but not so good with a .223 Remington rifle. He blew a dime sized hole through the 3/8" thick steel with a softpoint. A 20 gauge slug made the target spin several times, very fast.


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