day 2 incident

[spolct]

day 2 of concealed carry included a trip to a local indoor range. i normally keep a hat in my range bag but somehow it had been removed. a hot brass found its way between the top of my (safety) glasses and lodged itself at the bottom of the lens and the corner of my eye. my first reaction was to schrunch? up in pain. my second reaction was to think holy cow i have a gun in my hand and it's pointed sideways behind the lane partition. second reaction also included pointing the thing downrange and setting it down. third reaction was to take my glasses off and remove hot brass. fortunately i'm fairly certain that there wasn't anybody hanging out past the partitions, and also fortunate that there was no AN?D. i now have a tear shaped burn mark on the lower outside corner of my left eye. i guess maybe it will give me some street cred when i find myself on the 'other side' of the tracks, which is a daily occurrence in my line of work.

the times i had worn a hat, i had worn it backwards to prevent said hot brass from going down my back. i'll take a burn there versus a burn to the eye, so henceforth the hat will be in the forward facing position. lesson learned.

[mikeintexas]

My wife learned the same painful lesson in the way. She didn't ever like to wear a ballcap. She decided, like you did, the cap wasn't so bad after all.

[Teamless]

my wife learned the hot brass issue with a v-neck shirt.

But at the same time, we learned that if we shoot outside, casings don't bounce off of the partitions back at us, so havent had any issues since

[johnson0317]

In spite of the momentary lapse of protocol, it sounds like you handled it pretty well. I have had one land on my shirt collar and stick to the skin. It is kind of strange how you can calmly set the gun down before reaching up to dislodge it. I think you must start pumping some endorphines while shooting.

RJ

[Divided Attention]

Been there Done That! Have the scars to prove it! Nothing like a second degree burn near your eyes (better than in) and down the shirt! Explain that scar at your physical! Fortunately my MD believes me when I tell her my sport and the burn marks are from hot brass and that the scars on my arms, chest and abdomen are from rabbit toe nails I am NOT a cutter or mutilator!

The hat lesson was hard for me too! I even wear one inside now AND think I will be moving to a full brimmed hat for my group classes inside OR out.

[RPB]

Been there Done That! Have the scars to prove it! Nothing like a second degree burn near your eyes (better than in) and down the shirt! Explain that scar at your physical! Fortunately my MD believes me when I tell her my sport and the burn marks are from hot brass and that the scars on my arms, chest and abdomen are from rabbit toe nails I am NOT a cutter or mutilator!

The hat lesson was hard for me too! I even wear one inside now AND think I will be moving to a full brimmed hat for my group classes inside OR out.

That's what I did, years ago, and everyone in town knows me now
They also see me when I'm on my kayak and the boats don't run me over
Hunter/Safety orange is great
Only problem is, my niece complains all her friends want one (she borrowed one of mine 2 years ago, I won't see it again ... I bought more)
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[The Annoyed Man]

Never forget to zip the bottom of the bag closed on your AR's brass-catcher....

[n5wd]

My wife learned the same painful lesson in the way. She didn't ever like to wear a ballcap. She decided, like you did, the cap wasn't so bad after all.

My Cabelas' cap is now a permanent fixture in my range bag, for the same reason. It's the only time I wear one.

[2k6_tx_Dad]

Hasn't happened to me once....

With my relvolver...

[steveincowtown]

It happens. This one sponsored by the caliber "5.56".....

[Dave2]

Never forget to zip the bottom of the bag closed on your AR's brass-catcher....

It happens. This one sponsored by the caliber "5.56".....

Gaaaeeeeash! I've never been burned by anything that bad, and I've failed to use oven mitts a few times.

[frreed]

Oh yeah! Nothing like getting a full three round burst worth of brass down the collar of your flak. ( Honestly honey it's not what you think.) The "best" part is you just kept shooting.

[apostate]

Gaaaeeeeash! I've never been burned by anything that bad, and I've failed to use oven mitts a few times.

More than ten years later, I still have the burn scar from hot brass during a Jim Crews carbine class.

[powerboatr]

ouch
can i laugh now not at you, just the hot brass trick

hot brass will get your attention quick, 45acp jumped right down the neck of my sweatshirt, did a 360 and singed me pretty good

[froughty]

I took a casing directly to the forehead a few weeks ago when shooting a 1911, it stung so much I swore it broke the skin.