1st brass burn!

Millie

Millie

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I had a case land in the angle of the frame and my left thumb today at Jim's. Got me right on the knuckle, and it was hot, just like you guys told me it would be! Lol. I've had them land on my head, and not felt it. They land on my scarf all the time and on my shoulder, but this was the first on skin. They really do get hot, but I just knocked it off and finished the magazine, then went Owww.
Just another newbie first!
 
Tim said:
Just wait til your first ricochet that smacks you in the head/leg/arm/cheek....that'll wake you up.
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I don't like the sound of that at all! What would it be ricocheting off? And how? I've already been hit it the glasses, that was interesting.....
 
One day we will all get you out shooting steel. Every now and then a little piece of copper or lead can come back at you. Not usually a problem if the targets are set up right, but bullets do funny things. Nothing overly hazardous, but it does reinforce wearing eye pro.
 
Millie said:
I had a case land in the angle of the frame and my left thumb today at Jim's. Got me right on the knuckle, and it was hot, just like you guys told me it would be! Lol. I've had them land on my head, and not felt it. They land on my scarf all the time and on my shoulder, but this was the first on skin. They really do get hot, but I just knocked it off and finished the magazine, then went Owww.
Just another newbie first!
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Just wait until one goes down your shirt. You'll move like you've never moved before.
 
when you get a chance, I want you to stand next to one of my ARs and catch the hot brass out of the 4'oclock ejection pattern. The warmth is actually quite refreshing in 40-50 deg weather :D ;)

PS - while wearing eye pro AND gloves, of course!
 
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Ikarus1 said:
when you get a chance, I want you to stand next to one of my ARs and catch the hot brass out of the 4'oclock ejection pattern. The warmth is actually quite refreshing in 40-50 deg weather :D ;)

PS - while wearing eye pro AND gloves, of course!
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I'll make sure to have gloves in my kit at all times, just in case!
 
Brass can seem to find it's way into the oddest places. I've seen several down the front of loose/low cut shirts. Be careful at indoor ranges as brass loves to bounce of walls and ceilings. My personal favorite was a piece of .45 brass hit the ceiling and came down behind my glasses. Sat there for a second before I could dislodge it and had a perfect .45 caliber circle burn under my eye for about a week. Since then I make sure I wear a hat with a brim when I shoot. Also be careful shooting in flip flops. Ask me how I know. :rolleyes:
 
Millie said:
Am I ready for that, though??
Not sure I want a bunch of stuff flying back at me....lol...
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I shoot steel.almost exclusively and I can count on 1 hand how many times I have been hit by fly back debris. Mostly from the pistol tree when someone hits the divider.
Since I have banned poor pistol shooters it's been much lower [emoji23]
 
It's a rite of passage, I had a .45 case get stuck between my glasses and above my right eyebrow, nice burn from that one. always wear a baseball hat after that. I got hit several times (drew blood) with jacket frags while at PDHSC in Garner.
 
I saw a cadet get hit with a bullet jacket at the base of his neck right above his Kevlar. Took 4 stitches to close it. After that incident, all of the worn out mild steel targets were replaced with AR500.
 
I continually catch the .500 brass that comes out of my lever action. Shoot, open action, catch, close action, back on target...burn. I forget every. single. time.
It impresses everybody at the range that don't realize how stupidly painful it is.
 
degenerateJEFF said:
I continually catch the .500 brass that comes out of my lever action. Shoot, open action, catch, close action, back on target...burn. I forget every. single. time.
It impresses everybody at the range that don't realize how stupidly painful it is.
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Kindofa Slow Learner????
 
I catch brass that comes at me from the bench to my left sometimes. But I'm usually wearing one white glove made from Nomex [emoji848]
 
BatteryOaksBilly said:
Millie, Really? You shot here all day long on Nothing but steel [it's ALL we use] and you don't remember??? SSSHHHEEEEEESH!
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Yes, but nothing was flying at me....except a lotta guns to shoot, which was nice.
If anything DID fly at me, it must not have hit me....lol.
 
We shoot a lot of steel with handguns, every once in while the copper jacket or a section of it lands on me.
 
Have gun-will travel said:
Millie you need to have a shirt that is tight to your neck ,not a loose baggie t shirt . If you have one that buttons up to the neck wear it shooting. You can thank me later
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I really don't like stuff around my neck, and at least I can take a scarf off as soon as I get out the door....not to mention I'm extremely sensitive to heat and like loose shirts so I can breathe. I'm sure I'll pay for my range clothing choices at some point, but a scarf it will be.....until I am forced to change. LOL.
 
chris69 said:
Lucky you. My first brass burn was from an M60 on a hot Ft Bragg range day in the late 80’s. I found out why you don’t shoot it left handed.
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Now I have to google M60....sigh.....I'm guessing some kind of big ol' rifle? With big ol' brass?

Ed. Wow, a machine gun, so... many brasses, I guess??
 
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It used to be the US Army standard light machine gun. It was a POS, heavy, and that brass sure was hot. Young soldiers are notoriously stupid, and I was no exception.
 
chris69 said:
It used to be the US Army standard light machine gun. It was a POS, heavy, and that brass sure was hot. Young soldiers are notoriously stupid, and I was no exception.
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Thanks for your service....and sorry about the burns!! Lol.
 
I've caught a couple between the glasses and eyelid resulting in nice little crescent burns. Baseball caps are now mandatory and I've had plenty bounce off the brim.
 
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chris69 said:
My first brass burn was from an M60 on a hot Ft Bragg range day in the late 80’s. I found out why you don’t shoot it left handed
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Ugh... don't forget the feed cover latch marks pressed into the left side of your face too. :eek:

I really learned my lesson one hot, hot year up at Camp Perry. I was pretty new to the game and figured that I'd wear shorts to the Garand match to keep cool. Everything was was great until the prone rapid fire string where my legs were pelted with copious amounts of sizzling .30-06 brass! I was squirming like I had ants in my pants.

The worst I ever had was a piece of .308 brass that bounced back and landed between my shooting glasses and my right temple. That sizzled me pretty good and took some skin off.
 
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georgel said:
I've caught a couple between the glasses and eyelid resulting in nice little crescent burns. Baseball caps are now mandatory and I've had plenty bounce off the brim.
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They bounce off my head all the time! Maybe I need to wear the Battery Oaks cap I got! I told Billy I'd wear it.....lol.
 
I have one gun that has a really good empty mag indicator. All spent cases eject over my right shoulder except for the last round. The last one nails me in the forehead every time. :confused:
 
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