Demo of Bullet Splash on AR500 Steel Targets Using Soda Cans. (FMJ Round)

People always ask what happens to an FMJ round when it hits a hanging steel target. This demo will show you exactly what happens and why people love shooting hanging steel targets.

[@badhabits77]

When I was in pre-deployment training at Blackwater before heading to Bahrain in '06, we were doing close order drills on steel with our M9s using ball ammo. At 1.5m I caught some shrapnel in my neck. I had it pulled out by a buddy with my multi-tool. I still have it in a ziplock bag in my desk drawer. Another friend of mine also caught shrapnel in the neck but it almost caught his carotid, missed it by a millimeter or so. He was rushed off to the ER and came back with a gnarly scar that evolved into a ripe pink welt by the time our tour was done a year later. Shrapnel is no joke, and it doesn't always just go down. Cool video though.

[@kevinwade7659]

We have shot them thousands of times and never had anything come back at us. It is a amazing target system and has added a lot of enjoyment to our target shooting.

[@YankeeThunder]

Thanks for sharing!

[@RAMDefense]

Absolute best portable steel target system we have ever used. We take it with us everywhere. It is a huge hit with our students. We LOVE their AR550 blue hanging hooks.

[@believe722]

Cool thanks.

[@no_handle_required]

the splatter is fine, it's the jacket you need to watch out for

[@NickAlati]

What about hitting a dueling tree, does the angel of the pivot point deflect the angel outwards 90 degreens (Left ot Right)? Great info - thanks

[@YankeeThunder]

Thanks Nick. Yes, it will go out at 90 degrees from contact. But if it’s angled down, it will stop from going up. It will make it more like a 180 degree sprinkler head.

[@adamsamuels2442]

It's called "spall"

[@shaneclack3234]

Spalling*

[@jordan-ramblinaround2323]

Spalling is fragments from the target, splash is fragments from the bullet.

[@darinmiller3268]

Pistol unholstered in a pocket?

[@YankeeThunder]

Forgot the holster in range bag that day. Didn’t want to set it down in the dirt. Desperate times… desperate measures… unloaded and safety on.

[@jameswolak8782]

His gun, his video! He can carry it how ever he wants! As along as safety measures are taken who GAF

[@adamsamuels2442]

Is his pistol in his pants pocket? OMFG

[@donkeyballs7860]

Lighten up buttercup

[@jackvines7702]

Thumbs down for the music.

[@Timothy-NH]

Dude, seriously, get a holster! Your pocket is not a holster! You also don't just walk around the ranger with you firearm in your hand!
Also, it's called spall, not splatter.

[@donkeyballs7860]

I bet your fun at a party