What Causes Brass Being Ejected At Your Head?

While at indoor ranges...I've had ejected catridges bounce off the side wall and hit my neck. Ouch those little buggers are hot and makee a half circle burn mark on my neck.

I've also had cases fly up straight in the air and come down and hit the handgun itself. I've only had that happen in a glock though. Don't know why though...

~bamf
 
A 15 degree upwards of 45 degree breech cut on the ejection port hole usually solves this. Glocks, as well as Steyrs use to have these problems, the breech cut has solved it, so I assume it would solve your problem as well...

What generally happens is that the little breech lip causes the flying brass to just catch it on the corner, and deflects it forward, where it's met by a very fast moving lockup action, which sends the brass back in your face...

Albert
 
This very same problem is what caused the Hollywood folks to start rotating their hand 45 degrees to the left. This keeps the brass going by your left ear and if you only use a one hand grip you can hold a Slurpee cup in your left hand and not have to hunt for your brass.

RKBA!
 
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