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Offline No Cattle

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« on: February 13, 2003, 06:46:51 AM »
Does anyone have any information on lead splash using 22 rimfire on steel plates.

I thought that I read somewhere that, due to the velocity, there was a dangerous level of splash back using 22LR at close range.

Any Comments?????
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« Reply #1 on: February 13, 2003, 07:00:15 AM »
Hey No Cattle,
 You might want to ask a small bore silloute(sp) shooter.  I know that the guys here shoot at them with 22s.  I have never heard a complaint out of those guys.  
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« Reply #2 on: February 13, 2003, 07:50:27 AM »
bullet splashback is always a concern, but I haven't really heard of it in the context of shooting silhouettes with a rimfire.  Our closest distance is 25 yards so I don't really know what happens if you get closer.  I know that there has been some problem using FMJ bullets from a Hornet (around 1800fps) at our range.  Consequently they have been banned from competition, but don't have a problem otherwise.  I've heard stories but I've never heard of any serious injuries resulting from splashback...maybe I just haven't lived long enough! ;)
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« Reply #3 on: February 13, 2003, 09:02:54 AM »
Heyya NC

                  There is a interesting article on page 31 of the February Cowboy Chronicle regarding "A study of the bouncing bullet".  The article does not specifically address .22 cal. but perhaps physics being what they are the information might have relevance.

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« Reply #4 on: February 13, 2003, 12:40:39 PM »
Read that article, too.
You might want to take the .22 to the club's range as ask to try it out after all the fun and games are over.  Bet they don't know either and this would give them some hard data to consider.
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« Reply #5 on: February 13, 2003, 01:12:59 PM »
Does everyone remember the .22 rifle shooting galleries that used to be popular at county fairs, circuses, etc?  Before they went to the new-fangled electronic lightbeams and sound effects, that is.

Remington and Winchester thought that .22 bullet splahback was a serious enough problem that they produced and marketed .22 Short ammunition using sintered lead powder and clay composition bullets.  They turned into powder and a puff of smoke when them impacted a steel target.  No richochet hazard and no splashback.
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« Reply #6 on: February 13, 2003, 03:11:06 PM »
The NRA moved the chickens from 25 meters to 40 meters for all handgun matches due to splash back hitting enough folks to become a concern.

I've been hit by .22 rimfire bullets bounching back from 25 meters before. Luckily never anywhere it would matter. Chest and legs but never face or eyes. It smarts a little but ain't gonna break the skin. Could put out an eye tho if not protected.

I've seen the same from more powerful handgun rounds all the way up to .44 mag. Now that has some punch to it. I once fired a .44 mag at 25 meters on a metal target and the guy standing next to me acting like he'd been shot. We found a pretty good size chunk of lead that had come back and hit him in the chest. Again it didn't break the skin but put a pretty nice whelp on the skin tho.

High power centerfire rifles can come back from a full 100 yards. Yup been there done that.

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« Reply #7 on: February 16, 2003, 01:13:33 PM »
My gun club shoots rimfire pistol falling plate matches at ranges from 15-30 yards.  I've been hit many times by tiny bullet fragments, but never serious enough to do any damage - never had skin broken.  But we do absolutely require eye protection, and and only a damfool would do without it.  I don't know if rifles would be any worse at 15-30 yards or not.  With the higher bullet velocity, the splatter might be a little worse, I dunno.

I also shoot smallbore silhouette and rimfire rifle falling plates, but the shortest range with both of these is 40 meters, and I've never been hit with a fragment at this range.  Even so, eye protection is still mandatory.
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