Flying Brass....

[SCMA-1]

Just bring a large cardboard box with you, set it on one end with the opening towards you.

[doc1buc]

+1 on the big cardboard for the quick fix. +100 on the fact that is part of the range experience, unless it is "OG's" popping caps.

[ocabj]

Going to the range and having someone's casings constantly hitting you is annoying. Setup a net. If you have overhead cover this is easy. If you don't, just prop up a piece of cardboard vertically on the bench using sand bags and/or ammo cans.

It's even more annoying when the casings hitting you are crappy brass or Wolf steel casings.

Mini-14s are the worst of the semi-autos when it comes to ejecting casings. I've seen Mini-14s throw casings 20 yards directly to 3 o'clock with significant force.

[dixieD]

I agree it is part of the experience. I try to think of it in the positive for if I am still hitting the target the best I can despite getting hit by brass and seeing it whiz by then I am better for the experience.

At yesterday's Appleseed I kept having hot brass land on my back and one case burned my arm. I can say that I had a positively fantastic experience!

One solution would be to trade places.

[Beelzy]

You forgot to warn him.

When I shoot anything that throws brass, I exclaim "Fire in the Hole, Brass up
the arse!"

(I am usually nice and try not to park next to folks if possible though)

[kurac]

I try not to set up were my brass will land on others, if they set up next to me, thats their problem.

[Turbinator]

it's raining money

All you guys who say to grab the brass and reload it... don't forget he was shooting an AK, and most likely he was shooting steel case.

So - how do y'alls reload steel cases?

Turby

[WeekendWarrior]

WWRTW

[Greg-Dawg]

Brass catcher to reload. Angeles has a screen that you attach to your bench to prevent brass from flying everywhere.

[FreshTapCoke]

On my AR I have a shell deflector that channels them to the ground in a nice pile for pickup later.

[Super Spy]

You can only ***** about flying brass when one lands on bare skin and burns you....

[for2nato]

the only gun i have that chucks brass like that is my marlin 60. and its really bad. my buddies doesnt do it. but mine kicks brass out so fast, it will bounce off the partition at the local indoor range. and still fly 4 lanes down after the bounce. and the casing are on fire when they land on you. i always leave with a few burns when i shoot that one.

[gemini1]

shoot the gun sideways like a gangster. hahaha

Prob'ly what the shooter next to me was doing when I went to Jackson Arms a couple of weeks ago. I was shooting my marlin 60 when suddenly I started getting showers of 45 brass from above, I notice that the steel side board of each lane has an opening at the top for brass to slip into, I was busy shooting my rifle so I did'nt bother to see how he shoots his pistol but I figured it was gangsta style.

[prob]

Here we go again. No, it's NOT part of the range experience. It is, however, very rude and thoughtless of one shooter to shower another with hot brass. Get a screen or a brass catcher. Set up a barrier - do SOMETHING to keep your brass from damaging someone's property or causing injury. Ruger ranch rifles are notorious for flinging brass at velocities sure to damage cars, guns, or flesh, but virtually any other semi auto rifle will cause someone discomfort if the brass is not sent out and away from the shooting area.

It's really not that hard to keep an eye on where your brass is landing. I guarantee the "range experience" attitude will evaporate the minute you bring a child or a girlfriend to the range and they start getting pelted by high velocity brass. Or just wait until your $5,000 custom rifle shows up with a bunch of little crescent-shaped dings, then I want to hear all about how it's part of "the range experience". Or maybe the "R.E." crew will come to sing a different tune when the goofball with his AK and flying brass (or steel) dings the hell out of the paint jobs on your newly acquired vehicles.

When these things happen to you, make sure you post all about it and don't forget to mention that you're cool with it because "it's part of the range experience".

By the way, the OP did just the right thing. Clearly, he does not belong to the "range experience" crowd.

[bballwizard05]

yea the first time i took my girl out, one hot shell hit her in the face! ouch... then landed on her lap on the 1 inch amount of skin showing (i told her to wear longer shorts). Left a burn for like two days, I felt bad but luckily she has gone again since.