Shells in Face

[wheels]

I picked up a .22 Ruger target pistol. It's a 22 / 45 and I am very surprised about how good of a gun this is. After a few hours, I finally figured out how to take it appart and clean it. Now I can put it back together in under 30 seconds.

However, when I shoot - this gun shoots back at me. I got a hot shell stuck in my glasses and it burned my cheek. I also have a couple of burns on my arms from the hot shells.

Please tell me what you do to keep from getting burned while shooting.

[Dharmaeye]

Probably a function of spring tension and power of ammunition. If new, use will change path of brass.
Another approach is try different ammo. If using high velocity try standard velocity - tends to be more accurate.

[Kettlebelly Slim]

I really like my .22/45, and haven't suffered the issues you've described.  Here are some things that might help:

1) Wear a hat with a brim.  This will prevent casings dropping behind your safety glasses.
2) Wear a long-sleaved, crew-necked, T-shirt.  The crew-neck will prevent casings dropping down your collar, and the long sleaves will protect your arms (though I'm perplexed that casings would stick to your arm long enough to cause much of a burn, even with short-sleaves).
3) Shoot hi-speed ammo.  The .22/45 is a blow-back design, and higher intensity ammo will eject more vigorously - instead of just dribbling casings out onto your wrists.
4) Lube the pistol generously.  Dry guns may still operate, but will be sluggish if not balky. 

Hi-speed ammo in a slick (even wet) gun should eject well clear of your tender bits.

Hope this helps.

-KBS

[jaybet]

I had that happen to me trying a guy's 45 parts gun at the club. It was a double stack, and one casing would go sideways, the next straight back at my forehead. I didn't realize it 'till one hit the underside of my brim and went behind my glasses and burnt my cheek. Dude...fix your gun.

[MikeBjerum]

There are many ways to know that I am having fun ...

#1 - I've got a gun somewhere close to me, and most likely in my hand;

#2 - I've got my shirt collar buttoned because I didn't take time to remove my tie, or more likely the guy on the line beside me is throwing hot brass down my shirt (only thing I hate more about bullseye shooting than my shaky aim);

#3 - I'm listening to brass rattle around on the brim of my cowboy hat as it is ejected from the 2011 (I like my 1911 that throws the brass about 15 feet to the right, but it sure is easier to find as it all rains down on your bald head) .......................

On both my 1911 and 2011 brass changing landing point to further from me usually means that either my extractor is losing strength, or that the recoil spring is getting weak.  New parts are annoying because the brass rains on me, and worn parts send it flying everywhere, and if I wait too long stove piping and jamming will start soon.  Kinda neat how 15K - 20K rounds through a gun will teach you how to read what it's up to.  Now if I could only figure out the wife ...

[Sponsor]

[jaybet]

Maybe you should throw a few more rounds to 'er.

[Pathfinder]

I have kind of the opposite problem - I have to grab the stand on the far right end of the range, cuz my CETME flings brass so far, other shooters were complaining about the hot brass rain!

[MikeBjerum]

Come shoot with me ... PLEASE!!!  I never experienced napalm in the morning, so I just smile, button up, and enjoy the smell of burnt gunpowder in the evening.