Originally Posted by
CraigNConnor
Okay folks,
This one falls into the close call/ plain dumb luck category:
First off do not repeat my actions, I probably don't even have to type that, but hey haha.
So drove out to the ol gravel pit for some Gryphon binary target fun,
all is going well when my wife's brother sees an old shot up 20lb propane cylinder lying in the distance, he says "lets try and see how high we can send that thing into the air"
Me, being the type of guy that usually shoots first and asks questions later, agrees that yes seeing a flying propane tank clear the tree line sounds ******* awesome!
So the two of us proceed down range and balance this 20lb propane cylinder (that has been shot up and is completely empty) on top of 1 lb of Gryphon binary Explosive.
We also set up 2 GoPro cams, one close to the target about 25 yards away and another on my wifes brothers truck that was 100 yards away.
Cameras are rolling and I proceed to 75 yards from the target and take a prone position in the dirt with my trusty .308 and let one go.
It was Spectacular!!! just as expected the propane cylinder cleared the tree line about 130 feet straight up and straight back down!
I got up on my knees and let out a cheer only to be returned by a "what the F*** was that" from my wifes brother.
so I ask "whats up?"
He tells me something hit the roof of his truck. Me looking through a scope only saw the tank go flying so I'm skeptical of his concern.
So we resort to the camera footage for an explanation.
AND WOW
I nearly was maimed my a piece of steel that came off the propane tank and struck the dirt about 5-10 feet in front of where I was lying and bounced over top of me and proceeded up range.
In the footage it looks some one took a shot at the ground in front of me, there is a big poof of dirt that gets blown upwards. and you can actally see the piece of shrapnel come towards the camera pass the camera and hit the vehicle. (720 frames per second film rate)
We couldn't find the damage on the truck until I looked at the roof, that's where you can tell a piece of something made some serious razor sharp contact with the metal roof because it had a 4 inch cut and dent on top.
So we went looking for what this projectile was, and we found it about 40 yards behind the truck.
It was the metal ring that the propane bottle stands on underneath, the tack welds let go and it broke in half and looked like the boomerang of death.
Luckily no one was hurt except for the roof of the wife's brothers truck..
serious lesson learned that day...
we were outside of cell coverage by an hour if that piece of steel contacted me in the right place that could have been it.
Always have a trauma kit close by when shooting cuz ya never know.
STAY SAFE GUNNUTZ!!
:D