Double Negligent Discharges ... I'd rather have the hot brass please ...

[Good Ol' Boy]

An experienced shooter has had hot brass thrown at them. An experienced shooter doesn't act like the guy in the vid.

That being said, I've seen it at the range, folks who don't shoot that much, get the hot brass down the clothing. It happens and with inexperienced shooter it's simply a chance we take.

I will say, much like many things you get used it to it.

Pain tolerance is also a factor. First time I got hot brass down the back of my shirt it didn't even phase me. I've had, and continue to have other things that are much more painful and might cause me to lose focus on something or even put myself or someone else in danger.

 

[SamT1]

I guess I never really thought about hot brass as a risk. I’ll be sure to train the wife on that. I weld and cut in shorts and never wear gloves so I’m used to hot stuff down my shoes or under the helmet when In some odd posistions. It’s not too big of a deal until your ear wax sizzles.

I went to an indoor range one time with a friend that lives in the city. 2 of the stalls had damage from being shot. That was enough for me not to want to go back.

I’m pretty careful too about who I take hunting or what we do when I don’t know someone. I had to tackle a friend of mine one time because a guy mowing pigs down was taking steps back and got behind us shooting. The friend and I were good about staying touching shoulder to shoulder. But our 3rd wheel was a hazard. I saw flash in my left eye and felt heat on th side of my face and ear and it was time to evacuate.

 

[Axis II]

How does the RO not notice that as he walks by in the video. Where did the bullets go?

 

[ClickClickD'oh]

How does the RO not notice that as he walks by in the video. Where did the bullets go?

Unless he was looking at the shot, it wouldn't sound significantly different than all the other shots going off on the range. Indoor ranges get nasty loud if there are enough shooters on them.

As for being manly men vs brass dancers... Through the years, I've formed this opinion on the matter that it's not about training, or toughness or machismo, but about surprise. For every class of new shooters I teach, we brief the possibility of brass down the shirt, how fast the brass will cool, how tiny your burn is going to be, and how to react properly with the gun when the brass bites you. We have very, very few instances of people doing stupid stuff when they get a hot casing on them. Could just be a coincidence though

 

[Fiv3r]

Hot brass happens. I understand it's a surprise, but I think one should handle it better than jumping around like it's a live scorpion.

It's amazing how quickly it cools. Yeah, it stings rolling down, but it doesn't leave that much of a mark. I've had worse injuries from getting cut in the forehead with brass to the face than a brass burn.

I think it's about knowing your tools. I'm a knife guy. Always will be. However, I learned a long time ago to let a falling knife go. Dont try to grab it. It may be a $400 folder speeding tip down into a concrete floor, but even if that knife gets buggered it's cheaper than having to go get stitched up when the blade finds your butter fingers. It's reflexive for me now. If I drop ANYTHING, hips go back, stance goes wide, hands up at a safe angle. My wife laughs at me all the time, but she's seen the railroad track scars on my hands from stitches when I thought I was faster and more nimble than gravity. Safety first.

When a piece of brass goes down my shirt, I need two hands. The gun goes on the bench, muzzle down range, and port up if possible. This can be done safely in less than a second, and allows me to bend or arch my body in such a way that the brass usually falls out of my shirt or at least doesn't work it's way to a worse spot I REALLY don't want to burn