Ricochet to the leg

[Irving]

I took a round to the throat during a match that drew blood once.

[JohnnyEgo]

You win.

[Irving]

Haha, naw, it was like a pin drop of blood and only because the shrapnel was sharp. There was no mass to it.

[Artema]

Have you signed up with Healthcare.gov? lol

[Trigger Time 23]

when shooting steel always wear safety glasses, and a cup.

[eneranch]

Whatever you do, don't go to a Malaysian Doctor; they'd never find it.

[rockhound]

lead bullet? could be an issue,

get it looked at. infections can be worse than the wound

[MED]

I was out shooting this past weekend and got in the thigh by a piece of ricochet. I've been hit by ricochets or spashes before, but this hit me hard enough that I was a little hesitant to look down. Once I looked down and didn't see a bunch of red stuff, I just carried on. I got home and my thigh was a little sore and I had a scab where I was hit. I didn't think anything had gone through, but I checked my pants today (two layers) and both had a .020" ish hole in them in the same corresponding spot where I was hit. The spot on my leg is a little raised but there is no bruising or pain. I dug around a bit with my knife so it doesn't feel spectacular right now….

Do I need to go to the hospital? That's not really my scene but i'd be willing to go iif i've got something in my leg that needs to come out and I can't do it myself. Anyway, this may be a totally obvious answer but I've never had this happen before so I hope to seek the collective wisdom of my peers.

Thanks!

This happened to me a couple of years ago; I was hit in the back of my leg with a fragment off a steel target about the size of a 22lr bullet. It went into the fatty tissue deep enough that it required surgery to remove. I was told the surgery was optional. Fortunately, it backed out after a few months; I am not sure that would happen again or not. There was a little blood when I was hit but not a lot. It just stung a little, but not a lot of pain. It was really uncomfortable sitting because the the bullet fragment was located right where my leg was at the end of a chair.

[earplug]

I have had a couple fragments enter my body. They fester and work there way out.

[UrbanWolf]

Do you have Obama care?