Triggermortis
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Basic but interesting….
Are bullets dangerous?
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Rake Aboot
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Shotgun shot hits me in the head all the time when I’m beating. It can smart a bit likes !
When we shoot rooks in our cities, it is done with 22LR.
We shoot as vertically up as possible for safety reasons, but the projectiles naturally come down again.
When you fire 100s of shots upwards in densely populated cities, it is inevitable that people and things will occasionally be hit when the projectiles come down.
People sometimes complain when they get hit, but I've never heard of anyone getting hurt from it.
A few years ago a man came to me with a projectile that had fallen onto his plate while he was sitting and having a family babecue in his garden.
He handed it over with a smile, tanked for reducing rook numbers, and said the plate did not break.
We shoot as vertically up as possible for safety reasons, but the projectiles naturally come down again.
When you fire 100s of shots upwards in densely populated cities, it is inevitable that people and things will occasionally be hit when the projectiles come down.
People sometimes complain when they get hit, but I've never heard of anyone getting hurt from it.
A few years ago a man came to me with a projectile that had fallen onto his plate while he was sitting and having a family babecue in his garden.
He handed it over with a smile, tanked for reducing rook numbers, and said the plate did not break.
maximus otter
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Mythbusters did this back in 2006:
TL/DR: If the bullet is fired perfectly vertically, i.e. at 90⁰ straight up, it will tumble and fall back to earth relatively slowly. lt’ll break skin if it hits you, but probably not kill you.
At shallower angles its spin keeps it stable, and it will kill.
maximus otter
TL/DR: If the bullet is fired perfectly vertically, i.e. at 90⁰ straight up, it will tumble and fall back to earth relatively slowly. lt’ll break skin if it hits you, but probably not kill you.
At shallower angles its spin keeps it stable, and it will kill.
maximus otter
andy R204
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This was done by the Germans in WW1.Overlapping arcs of elevated heavy machine gun bullets raining down on advancing troops.
Like you we shoot probably 2000+ 22LR at rooks every year. In the 10 years I have been doing it there hasn't been any complaints of anyone being hit.
I did talk to a very polite lady that asked if it was possible one of our shots had cracked her window when I was hunt leader, a couple of years back, but she herself thought it was more likely the lawnmower throwing up a stone.
Again like you the normal response is to thank us for reducing the rook numbers.
That said if it comes down at 30m/s and hits you on the head I guess it will sting a little
Triggermortis
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It was also a tactic by British infantry, my .303 has a “volley sight” calibrated to 2800yds.
Triggermortis
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Probably seen a thing or two, it was issued in 1902 
Foxyboy43
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Forgive me but why would you ever shoot a bullet-firing weapon in a way that you cannot determine where said bullet will go or what it will hit?
Whatever happened to “always ensure a safe backstop”?
For anyone who thinks that even the little .22 will simply harmlessly fall to earth I suggest you read the attached and reflect….
Whatever happened to “always ensure a safe backstop”?
For anyone who thinks that even the little .22 will simply harmlessly fall to earth I suggest you read the attached and reflect….
used to see it all the time on deplyment .bit daft but no one ever died
This is why an air-rifle will always be the finest squirrel rifle in the UK.Forgive me but why would you ever shoot a bullet-firing weapon in a way that you cannot determine where said bullet will go or what it will hit?
Whatever happened to “always ensure a safe backstop”?
For anyone who thinks that even the little .22 will simply harmlessly fall to earth I suggest you read the attached and reflect….
To use a 22lr for such undeniably fantastic sport, you need to be very, very disciplined in the shots you refrain from. In this I believe I know what I'm talking about.
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Triggermortis
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It seems there is a time and place for everything , during trench warfare when the .303 was the main battle rifle if you had say a battalion raining .303’s down on the enemy at 2000yds I suppose it had its purpose?Forgive me but why would you ever shoot a bullet-firing weapon in a way that you cannot determine where said bullet will go or what it will hit?
Whatever happened to “always ensure a safe backstop”?
For anyone who thinks that even the little .22 will simply harmlessly fall to earth I suggest you read the attached and reflect….
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