In Captain America: The Winter Soldier, in the scene where Cap, Widow, and Falcon are ambushed on the highway by the Winter Soldier and his team of cronies at one point Captain America confronts one of the goons who is firing at him with a minigun. Cap uses his shield to angle the ricocheting bullets at some of the other goons, taking them out.
However in Captain America: The First Avenger, when Agent Carter test fires her 1911 Colt .45 at his shield for the first time, the slugs simply mushroom and drop to the ground at his feet rather than ricochet.
Is this just an inconsistency on the writer's part, or did I miss something?