Man shoot self in face at the range

Had hot brass find its way in more than a few times. Hopefully hes ok.

I've been burnt several times with hot brass but you have to just take the pain and not freak out.

As bad those videos of people getting a light primer strike and looking down the barrel

the gun discharged and went through his cheek and out the top part of his other cheek

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I bet his dentist gets involved.

You're supposed to shoot the targets you big dummy.

I've had plenty of hot brass hit me and go down my shirt. You have to keep your mind on safety and "take the pain".

The comments made me realize how many other people have gotten hot brass caught in their glasses.

I've had hot brass (from my goddam beautiful colt 45) rebound and get behind my safety glasses. Painful but you gotta take your finger off the trigger.

When you start getting punched with 50AE brass or 44mag brass to the face, normal hot brass is weak sauce.

Jesus..hope he's ok

ban safety glasses ... problem solved .. LOL ..

also ban shirts .. save the boobies from hot brass..

win win

Now I can understand why My local indoor range is hesitant to reopen. They’re probably trying to avoid situations like this where untrained shooters open them up to huge liability.

To think I'm beating myself up because I swept my own foot the other day, with an open and cleared gun.

I either take the pain for a second or put the damn gun down first!! before I go spastically trying to get it out of my shirt!!

its only makes sense...even "in the moment" I know what Im holding!!!!!!

Had it happen once while at a carbine class learned right then and there best place on the line is first lane to the left lol... actually left a blister in the shape of a 5.56 casing just below my neck. Wasnt fun but no negligent discharges or other safety violations either.

I had a .22 that would consistently put the brass between my eyebrows right above the nose bridge of my glasses.

cgrutt said:

Had it happen once while at a carbine class learned right then and there best place on the line is first lane to the left lol... actually left a blister in the shape of a 5.56 casing just below my neck. Wasnt fun but no negligent discharges or other safety violations either.

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BINGO!

At one course, I got pummeled by brass from the two pistol shooters to my left. I got a burn on my right shoulder where a piece of brass got into my shirt. If I can, I try to get into the leftmost lane.

I had a piece of .22 brass land on the inside of my elbow while I was shooting the rapid fire part of a bullseye match. That was a good exercise in ignoring the ouch and keeping focus where it needed to be.

2WheelGnnr said:

I either take the pain for a second or put the damn gun down first!! before I go spastically trying to get it out of my shirt!!

its only makes sense...even "in the moment" I know what Im holding!!!!!!

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Panic never leads to good things.

On more than one occasion I've gotten metal shavings in my eye. Never any serious damage.

The key is *not* closing the eye, keep it open and fish the metal out with a q-tip.

The instinct is to slam the eye shut, but that just drags the metal across the cornea. Keep it open, keep looking straight ahead, and head to the bathroom.