A Good Backstop?

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FIRED .50 BMG TRACER BULLET ENDS UP NOWHERE NEAR THE TARGET



By Eric Nestor

No matter where you're shooting, you better make sure you have a great backstop.
When projectiles skip off the ground, they may take a whole new direction.

Watch as this .50 BMG tracer bullet heads off into the wild blue yonder.

This shooter, obviously out on a gun range in the middle of nowhere, is armed with a rifle chambered in the mighty .50 BMG caliber. When he fires a tracer round, the bullet skips off the ground and ends up sailing way up into the air with a complete right turn.



The video catches the tracer bullet in the air as it heads away in an arc to the right of the shooting range.

It's always safest to shoot directly into a solid backstop the projectile can't pierce. Shooting at targets on the ground in a more populated area could drop a bullet onto a neighboring property. Stay safe and be careful!

[Rebel SS]

We've built up our berm at the gun club a few times, with huge piles of dirt, overlaid with a lot of tires and heavy wood planking. Largest range caliber allowed is 30.06....

[LPS]

Impressive video.  That really sailed!