Safety First: Close call today

I have had that happen before that is why I always wear a hat. That is also why I hate seeing people thinking their regular prescription glasses are safety glasses. worst is when a young lady gets one down the front of a v neck shirt.

Billed hat, glasses, closed toe shoe, and crew cut top helps!

It happens. I've had a pistol casing stuck on my cheek behind my glasses, a 5.56 casing stuck on the underside of my forearm, and a .22LR casing stuck in the v of the polo type shirt I was wearing. For whatever reason, the .22LR is the one that left a long lasting scar on my neck. The other two faded in time.

Did exactly the same thing but with a 7.62x54 GII. Still have a scar on my right temple from that burn five year later. I heard it sizzle when it stuck to my skin trapped between the temple of my safety glasses and my temple.

I've done the hot brass dance before.
It isn't pleasant. Glad it didn't hurt your vision.

Heck of a mishap that you experienced there.

SRSTAdam21 said:

Ouch. Exactly what happened here. Hurt like hell!

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Yes it does!

So, sounds like the moral of the story is, don’t wear safety glasses! Then it wouldn’t have burned you, it would have just bounced off your head!

This is why if I'm speaking with a prospective new shooter I go over the hot brass dance scenario. Before going hot I usually have the new shooter practice what they would do if they feel the burn. Finger off trigger gun down, first!

I'm usually behind them. I REALLY don't want them to reach behind them if it goes down their back... Bad things have happened in some of those cases.

Glad you weren't hurt more seriously. I'm told chicks dig scars ...

Yeah it ain’t fun when it happens. Glad you’re ok.

Glad you're OK. There's just no getting around physics.

Was watching a guy shoot a 50 AE 1911 pattern at a gun demo, so I had eyes and ears but no hat. The empty bounced off the lane wall and clobbered me in the forehead.

We had a new couple - macho boy friend and his girl friend. He had his cap on backwards (tough guy), so did she. I told her to turn it around and why. She did - he got all manly huffy puffy.

There was a video floating around a while back at an indoor range, security/surveillance type. It appeared an ejected case from an auto pistol went down the back of guys hoodie. He grabbed the back of the shirt and started shaking it with his left hand while doing the hot brass dance mentioned, pistol still in right hand. Proceeded to pop a couple of rounds into the floor behind him. Another guy with a push broom sweeping brass was in the area behind his stall that he luckily missed.

Hot brass burns happen, it's how you react that counts. Glad you didnt have a wild round hitting the roof story or something similar!

If it continues to get worse get some Mederma gel. Its not very cheap but it will reduce the scarring if you think it's going to go that route.

Thanks for sharing!

SlowFuse said:

Proceeded to pop a couple of rounds into the floor behind him.

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That's what I would worry about - where said gun is pointed!

OP, glad you're not hurt worse.

Ouch!
I remember in the academy one of my fellow cadets shooting next to me had a .45 shell from his own 1911 eject up and land right behind his safety glasses and park on the bridge of his nose. It sizzled there long enough to leave a scar right between his eyebrows that was visible for years later.

Glad your ok and your eyes were unaffected!
Stay safe.

I recall an account where we were qualifying in an indoor range when I was in the Army. The range was set up where the foxholes were way too close and this in turn invited hot brass injuries. The duty uniform included the Gore-Tex parka I was the range safety officer so you can guess where this is going. In front of me was a Warrant Officer who was in the foxhole qualifying with the rest of the firing line. As the soldier in the foxhole to his left was shooting for qualification his spent brass was coming across the soldier in front of me. One spent shell nestled between his neck and the Gore-Tex parka. That warrant officer spun around and around with that weapon's sling still wrapped to his non firing supporting arm slinging that M16A2 right along with him. I did yell cease fire on the firing line.
As the Op states "always have a plan"
1. Be conscious of flying brass as a hazard and where it can land.
2. Wear clothing that will not easily catch flying brass.
3. Wear safety glasses that will not catch flying brass.

Be safe

Hazards of the sport, glad you didn't end up a pirate.
I worked in a shop that did a ton of exhaust work for about 10 years, so a lot of overhead welding. I'm not sure there is a place on me where sparks and slag hasn't burned me. What that taught me is how to stay calm as your flesh sizzles. Difference is the welding spatter cools very quickly so there's no use is even stopping to react, it'll hurt exactly the same either way and you screw up your weld so I let em sizzle without reaction. Brass is a bit different cause it stays hot longer, I prefer to shoot in a t shirt and jeans with a hat on. T shirt won't hold much or catch much brass, hat protects my head and I'm covered below the belt.
Glad your ok, can we just blame the evil black rifle ?
--man injured when deadly assault weapon turns on him-- I can see the CNN piece now.

It sounds like Ol' Murphy paid you a visit.
You have to protect those eyes, everything else is cosmetic.
Now I know why a 'billed cap' was part of the required safety equipment for my combat pistol class.

+1 on the billed cap use.... I've had hot brass bounce off there many times and to be honest; I never thought about what could have happened if not wearing a hat. That's a good reminder for all of us who shoot and thanks for refreshing my memory. Back when I did a lot of NRA High Power matches on hot summer days there were a few hot brass cases that somehow got under the collar of my tee shirt. Only one that left a small burn mark but that soon vanished. I recall it well.... A hot .30-06 case from a mint National Match 1903 Springfield on the line next to me. Ouch.

OP, I'm glad you're ok. I was at our gun club a couple of weeks ago shooting my CZ P10 using Wolf ammo. The P10 didn't like it, as I was hit in the face a few times with the ejected cases with one finding it's way behind the glasses just to the left of my left eye. It fell out right away and I changed guns at that point. I couldn't imagine shooting without glasses on.