I've been hit by pellet ricochets twice, once on sta. 3 and once on sta. 2. While waiting to shoot at sta. 8 my Parker Repro took a fragment hit on the rib and right barrel. No dent but had to have the bluing touched up.

I used to shoot 25 yd. steel plates with .38 wad-cutters and often came away with bloody knuckles from splattered lead fragments.