He was bleeding pretty badly. And he probably won’t try that again.
My uncle did the same thing only the case went though his cheek, cracked some teeth and got lodged in his tongue.Many times young and stupid go hand in hand. My buddy Bill and I stuck a couple .22lr into a clay bank, backed up about 15 feet and tried to hit the primer with our BB guns. Bill scored first ... the case recoiled out of the bank and severely impacted his forehead. He carried the mark to his grave, many years later.