Is ejected brass really hot?

Yup, I've been burned by flying pistol brass, and you have to be careful picking up centerfire rifle brass that has just been ejected. It will stay hot enough to burn, so let them lie there for a short time.

The serious thought here is the reaction of the person being burned, while holding a loaded gun. Please go back and look again at Post #9 and the warning in it. That is backed up by the story of the GI who shot himself by dropping the M16.

Bart Noir
 
I think its likely to be much hotter comming out of a rifle than a pistol. I am in our Honor Guard and we fire 6 to 8 M1s during the military funerals and more than one time I have had a shell fly down my collar during the rifle volley. OUCH! YES, IT'S HOT. While firing the three salutes you just have to ignore the hot shell and fire in perfect timing! It only hurts for a second or two!:eek:
 
I haven't had much experience shooting. Don't have my own gun, NYC laws and all. But I have been to a rental range a few times and I never noticed the brass coming out of a gun being that hot. Sure it's a bit warm..kinda. But hardly anything I would call hot. Alot of times I would try to catch it coming out of the ejection ports while one of my buddies is shooting and it doesn't burn at all. Then there are the revolvers. You shoot the gun and eject the brass right into your palm for reloading.

So why does everyone complain about getting hit with ejected brass and getting burned?
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I carried a brown mark on my temple for a week, that looked suspiciously like .45 acp brass, when an ejected case stuck between my shooting glasses and my head.

In my opinion, something warm enough to brand my skin for 7 days qualifies as "hot". It's also tough to remember to keep the pistol pointed downrange when you smell your own skin sizzling
 
You're probably asking the wrong crowd! Have you asked one of those ladies that wears a low-neck top? Some of them really have been there...:eek:
 
One hopping down inside your shirt will show you they are indeed a bit hot. Hot enough to blister in some instances.

My daughter caught one down her blouse and from her reaction it wasn't very comfortable.
 
From experience, I can say that .22LR cases are hot enough to leave a "brand" on tender skin. They cool quickly, but if you catch one right out of the gun in the right spot, it can really leave a mark.
 
The Hot Brass Bra-Cha-Cha,,,
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You should see a woman do the dance when one goes down her cleavage and hangs up.

Fastest I have ever seen a woman tear off her shirt and pull out on her bra in my life.

A scoop neck that covers everything is a lot safer.
 
Then there are the revolvers. You shoot the gun and eject the brass right into your palm for reloading.
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Revolvers are quite different. The brass has time to cool off before you unload and some of the heat from the brass transfers to the surrounding cylinder. However, I seriously doubt you'll ever see Jerry Miculek slam through a cylinderful at record speeds and immediately dump the brass into his hand.
 
If you're in the TC hatch of a M113A1 behind a MaDuce ... and you don't have your boots laced up ... you're likely to find out REAL FAST just how hot .50 brass is when it comes out of the mg! (LOL ... most guys always found out the hard way!):D
 
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