Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 Most of us have been zinged by "bounce-backs," but this is a bit much. "Several years ago, but still interesting. Armalite AR-50. The ammo was South African Mil-Surp. The range was 100 yards. The target plate was only 1/4″ thick. It should have been like tissue paper to the 750 grain slug at 2800 FPS." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 Yikes! Know your backdrop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyesa Horg Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 Nope, not doin that no mo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trailrider #896 Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 Appeared to hit the ground about seven yards or so in front of the shooter before it hit him! Really lucky! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 I have seen some discussion on whether this is genuine or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 my question is about the distance. It seemed to take too long for 100 yards, near three seconds. I'd have guessed a lot further. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 my question is about the distance. It seemed to take too long for 100 yards. I'd have guessed a lot further. I seems ballistically very interesting for a round to ricochet 180° and travel back that distance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 my question is about the distance. It seemed to take too long for 100 yards. I'd have guessed a lot further. Yep. About 2.5 seconds or so. Figure ~2,700 fps (900 yards per second). That means a touch over a tenth of a second to go that 100 yards downrange. Even if half the velocity is lost on the impact and rebound, that would still only be about a quarter second for the return. Less than one second for the round trip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.D. Daily Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 The steel plate would have to be at least 1" of AR500 otherwise the projectile would punch/burn a hole through the plate. The bullet must have had a hard metal core like the 5.56X45 penetrator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedalia Dave Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 I suspect that the round either went through the steel plate and then hit two or more rocks that reversed its trajectory. OR It hit the plate and was deflected into the rocks where it made a couple of bank shots that sent it back to the starting line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 Interesting that no faces are shown. Or the injury. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyesa Horg Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 Had a neighbor once shoot a 45ACP at a piece of lolly column at about 25 yards and the bullet came back and hit him in the shin. Left a pretty nasty bruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Equanimous Phil Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 the bullet came back and hit him in the shin. Left a pretty nasty bruise. Always wear chaps! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muleshoe Bill SASS #67022 Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 On another Forum I frequent this video was discussed and someone broke the timing down. I do not remember the exactitudes but something along the lines like SubDeacon Joe did. The whirring sound was one thing the guy keyed on as indicating the returning projectile was subsonic velocity as the sound preceded the projectile. I will try to find that discussion. PS I found the thread and the original post on youtube had it as a 1000 yard target. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imis Twohofon,SASS # 46646 Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 I shot a steel plate in a match about 10 years ago and the bullet came right back and hit me in the navel. ouch, tender spot, took my breath away Imis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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