good time at the range mixed with some worries

[furbymac]

went to the range today to try out some new ammo i had never used before. (blazer .45 auto)was at the 7 yard range at fcvcc when i noticed something coming towards me another shot and something else comes back at me again. i waited a few min and called cold range and went to see what it was and it was the copper cover for the bullet that was flying back at me. it wasn't the whole bullet just looked like it had a copper jacket. one landed 1' or so from my feet the other just 3 or 4. they didn't have much speed to them i was able to watch them fly back at me with plenty of time to move had they flown straight back at me. has anyone else ever noticed this or is this something i should maybe bring to the attention of a higher up

 

[shooter521]

Were you shooting steel at close range?

 

[obijohn]

Were you shooting steel at close range?

that would be my question also. i've seen this many times. used to be really bad shooting pins indoors.

 

[RH822-A]

I have shot a lot of Blazer 45 auto over the years and have never noticed anything like what you described.

RH

 

[furbymac]

Were you shooting steel at close range?

no the only steel was the back stop (i was at fcvcc in anderson) they have a little lean too type back stop made with telephone poles and the back is angled down and lined with steel plate

 

[trnsplntfrmohio]

My revolver does this, and sometimes gets jammed when I shoot .357, a little piece of the bullet will graze the muzzle and leave a piece of metal looked like it was cut by a tin snip. only one time I was hit in the face with it and yes it hurt like a *****. If it happens again today with different ammo and not the cheapest stuff I could fine, I'm sending it back to Taurus.

 

[Farmritch]

I have seen 45 slugs bounce back on more than one occasion at a club I shoot at. The back stop is clay/dirt and it's a pit.
Funny it's only the 45's that I have seen do this, no not just the jacket but the whole slug.
I actually caught one once and another time a friend got smacked in the thigh.

 

[kingnereli]

My revolver does this, and sometimes gets jammed when I shoot .357, a little piece of the bullet will graze the muzzle and leave a piece of metal looked like it was cut by a tin snip. only one time I was hit in the face with it and yes it hurt like a *****. If it happens again today with different ammo and not the cheapest stuff I could fine, I'm sending it back to Taurus.

You have a timing problem . I would have it checked/adjusted before shooting it too much. If the timing gets further off you will have a bigger problem then just a shaving.