Burned like hell... shell on the back...

[robvious]

as a young lad back in the 1970's I shagged brass for my father and his friends shooting IPSC... my hot brass education came from a stout lady built like Mrs. Dog the bounty hunter... at 13 she told me to always wear a T-shirt when shooting... and then showed me the "Butterfly" she had from a hot 45ACP that dropped down her blouse... at 13 standing next to my father who just laughed, it was a unique lesson that I obviously never will forget... it was both horrifying and impressive... that is why my father loved his Model 66...lol

 

[Drm50]

I was preparing and testing out m16s that a prison got from a govt program. Was at a local range with the captain of the guards and 4 guards. I was sitting at the bench running a 20rd mag through each one.
Captain had a couple guys loadin mags and decided to have the other two
police up brass. They got ahead of it pretty quick. One of them decided he
was going to stay ahead of the game and was grabbing it soon as it hit the
ground. I was doing 10 semi & 10 FA. The other brass picker was sitting on
a bench about half asleep when a enpty bounced right in his mouth. It blistered his lip. Good example of knowing when to keep your mouth shut.

 

[Kurusu]

Almost forgot. Hot pistol cases? In more than 20 years of competition I got lots of them, anywhere you can think of(my own and from the others).

You just suck it in and keep shooting.

 

[medic15al]

Many times I would twist my hat brim sideways to cover the ear that was most libel to catch a clinker. Some days you win some days you loose.

I always said on the job if you did not get burned or banged up a bit the boss would think you were not working hard enough!

Now retired close to 20 years and other than some silver solder work for a friend no hot work other than cooking on a barbecue!

Truth here!

 

[Dvan34]

I had that happen. The casing landed on the rim of my glasses and then dropped down on my forehead,held rhere by the glasses. Ouch! From that point on I wear a brimmed hat and a bandana. Those cases are extrmely hot. And a long sleeved shirt or jacket.

 

[Dvan34]

And a long sleeve shirt or a jacket.

 

[Doug M.]

The good news, even though such an event is very unpleasant, is that you focused on safety first under stressful conditions. I have experienced the same with AR brass, and managed to do the same, but I also recall a person (who was less than serious as far as I was concerned anyway) get booted from a three day class for cranking off an uncontrolled and potentially dangerous round under similar circumstances.

 

[Jim Watson]

Had a hot non-brass event yesterday.
Friend R was shooting his flintlock.
Friend S who had never seen one before was watching from the lock side.
"Boom"
Friend S came over to me and said, "I need to stand farther away. Did it burn?"
I told her it did not leave a mark. But I bet it stung.

 

[murphydog]

Also, being a lefty, I feel your pain when it comes to hot brass in the wrong places.
My favorite .22 LR semiauto rifle loves to pop me in the face with every empty case.
After a couple boxes of ammo, I look like I just walked out of the coal mines.

A Browning Auto-22 could become your new favorite.

 

[pittpa]

I was shooting with a buddy one summer afternoon. He was sitting at the bench, resting his Ruger Mark I .22 over a sandbag; I was standing behind him and just off to the side. He fired a round, the spent case flew down the back of his shirt, and reflexively he raised his right hand -- the one with the gun in it -- reached back to slap what he thought was a wasp stinging his back, and shot me in the left foot! Fortunately, he was shooting round nose bullets, the bullet passed through the top of my tennis shoe and between bones, resulting in a nice, clean hole through-and-through the foot. Hurt like hell, but he was so flustered that I laughed at him all the way to the ER. A rather uncomfortable cleaning and bandaging, a stiff course of antibiotics, and healing went well -- I can barely see the dimple left now, 35 years later.

Good lesson for both of us, though -- when you're shooting, always, ALWAYS focus on controlling the gun, no matter what happens. It could have turned out a whole lot worse for both of us.

His homeowner's insurance company would have paid you a lot of money for that.
EDIT, a shooter on our line shot himself in the finger with a 22. We called his wife and told her he was ok but we would take him to the hospital. We discussed who would drive him. One of the guys was life-flighted there the week before after an accident on his property. (He was OK, though.) I said, Ed, why don't you drive him? The E/R staff will be impressed with you flying in there one week, and bringing in a gunshot victim the next week. And so he drove.

 

[vigil617]

I've never seen a woman get out of a shirt and bra so fast in my life one time when a hot 9mm went down in between......Luckily she was a good sport but it DID leave a mark..... Gentleman that I am, I did offer to rubs some lotion on it... She of course gave me the "you're number one" salute

Would make a better story if it was the second fastest time, and would burnish your already-renowned reputation as a ladies' man, Caj!

 

[.38SuperMan]

I have TWICE got hot brass behind my glasses. Once came from my own weapon, bounced off the bottom of my baseball cap.

I had a 38 super case bounce off the barrier between lanes at an indoor range and get wedged between my glasses earpiece and my face. That smarts!

 

[bigggbbruce]

Had a job in a steel mill. Writing batch numbers on fresh steel billets out of the molder.

Steel was barely gray over molten red. 30 seconds at a time then had to move away or your pants could catch on fire.

 

[Dan Carey]

Ah, the old Hot Lead Shuffle!
I got a hot round lodged between my head and the temple rail of my safety glasses...burned the edge of my eyebrow off! I couldn't get that gun down fast enough so I could get that burning banshee off my face! My wife still laughs about it.

 

[delcrossv]

LOL. My kids call it the "cartridge dance". They wear turtlenecks at the range now.

 

[kannonvaggon]

Ah yes.... hot brass ....

I have gone to wearing tight fitting shooting glasses when at a range these days cuz I've gotten several cases get me under the frame of my regular glasses. Seems to want to stick in there behind the lens of the right eye.
No huge deal but annoying, and maybe a bit dangerous to yer eyes.

I used to have a .50AE Desert Eagle that would chuck them big cases about 20 feet. They would make a clanking sound when they hit something. Folks would clear out, partly from the imminent danger of getting clonked and partly from the concussion that beast would make indoors. The typical glass behind the shooters would "ripple" when I let off a round. Keeps people from crowding ya when ya shoot....
That pistol was a HOOT. Not all that practical, but a fun pistol none the less.
Sweet shooter, but a tad on the violent side when indoors. Makes a .45 seem cheap to feed....

 

[bulletslap]

I have had the hot cartridge, hot slag, Roman candle projectile experiences, the absolute worst was about ten years ago I got on an 8 foot step ladder to change a porch light.

Under the porch light globe was a red wasp nest. One of them got between my glasses and my eye and stung me. I did not fall off the ladder thankfully. I put an ice pack on my eye and swallowed a handful of Benadryl and climbed back in bed. That hurt like hell for days.

 

[rwsmith]

And it can be even more....

Girls do that also. You got to be there at the right time.

And it can be even more entertaining. Wide collars are not advised.

Training. Get somebody to hold a lighted match to the back of your neck while you put down the gun safely. Repeat.

 

[Ole Joe Clark]

I cautioned the wife and daughters about hot brass and open shirts. They wear Tee shirts to the range. Wouldn't want them burned or embarrassed.

Have a blessed day,

Leon

 

[Fastbolt]

One of the things I often used to include in the training classes I used to teach to both LE and private citizens (comprised of people whose experience and reactions in such situations I didn't yet know), was the critical importance of maintaining muzzle awareness safety and control ...

... if they found themselves unexpectedly doing an impromptu version of the Hot Brass Watusi.

Yes, there eventually came a point when I realized I was becoming older than some of the shooters.