the range i belong to up in poolville, when the grass is taller or it's been raining and the ground is soft lots of missed targets don't break when hitting the ground. i can usually pick up a couple dozen out in front of the individual traps and use them again. lots of these show one or more pellet strikes. i picked up one that had 3 solid hits and not only didn't break in the air or when hitting the ground, it didn't even come apart when thrown.
was shooting with my stepson once and he busted a target twice as he thought he'd missed but his first shot actually hit it. i saw a geyser of black dust erupt and spray about a foot in the air above the target. it kept on going without so much as a change in direction i could detect. i assume that's why at any sort of clays competition they have spotters to do nothing but keep their eyes on the target and watch for any indication of strikes.
