Shooting upwards at the cameras puts innocent people in danger. I know gun cultures love to sky fire but in Canada we don’t do that dumb shit. Especially out west where the mountains obscure who lives a mile away. Could easily kill some rancher with no hospital for 100 miles. (or a cow!)
Ricochet. If the bullet goes through the camera and hits the pole it could deflect and injure a bystander.
Shrapnel. Hit the wrong spot and the camera might eject sharp pieces that could hurt someone.
Birdshot has a lot less mess per projectile though, so less energy in each one, and also more friction by mass, so the energy is lost a lot faster. I’m not saying it’s safe, but it is less likely to be lethal at least.
In most skeet/clay shooting ranges, there is no backstop and the shooters are aiming into the air. With the tiny pellet sizes, they lose energy quickly and drop to the ground at terminal velocity, which is much slower than the speed they were fired. That’s why I specifically named bird shot rather than buckshot which has larger heavier pellets. It would still maybe be fine but bird shot definitely would.
Canadian here. Way too dangerous!
Shooting upwards at the cameras puts innocent people in danger. I know gun cultures love to sky fire but in Canada we don’t do that dumb shit. Especially out west where the mountains obscure who lives a mile away. Could easily kill some rancher with no hospital for 100 miles. (or a cow!)
Ricochet. If the bullet goes through the camera and hits the pole it could deflect and injure a bystander.
Shrapnel. Hit the wrong spot and the camera might eject sharp pieces that could hurt someone.
People suck at aiming.
A shotgun with bird shot eliminates most of those problems.
You spelt exasperate wrong.
Birdshot can absolutely ricochet off steel (especially at the range we’re applying it)
I don’t know why you think it would produce less shrapnel.
And birdshot almost guarantees at least 1 projectile will miss the target given there’s no backdrop.
Birdshot has a lot less mess per projectile though, so less energy in each one, and also more friction by mass, so the energy is lost a lot faster. I’m not saying it’s safe, but it is less likely to be lethal at least.
In most skeet/clay shooting ranges, there is no backstop and the shooters are aiming into the air. With the tiny pellet sizes, they lose energy quickly and drop to the ground at terminal velocity, which is much slower than the speed they were fired. That’s why I specifically named bird shot rather than buckshot which has larger heavier pellets. It would still maybe be fine but bird shot definitely would.
“RANGE” Its it the name dumbass. A shooting range is specifically designed/located/oriented to accomodate for bullet dropoff.
But sure falsely equate that with shooting a shotgun off in the middle of town.
You are a fucking idiot. I wouldn’t normally jump to this but what you’re suggesting could kill someone.
I will be blocking you now.
ITYM exacerbate.