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Ouch! Hot Shell!
Yesterday after an especially long week I was at the range doing some "lead therapy" with my Sig P229 .40. I usually run PMC bronze ammo for practice, but yesterday I tried American Eagle 185 grain because it was a bit cheaper.
I didn't like it from the start. Whereas the Sig reliably spits the PMC casings out the side, the American Eagle brass went all over the place. Plus there was huge muzzle flash.
But the most exciting part happened toward the end of my session, when a shell casing ricocheted off the side of the booth and went down the back of my neck under my shirt. That baby must have been smoking hot, because it hurt like crazy. I was doing the Texas Two Step trying to get it out of my shirt. Fortunately, I put the gun down first, or I suspect the range master would have gotten pretty excited.
When I got home, my wife found a nasty blister right at the base of my neck. Still hurts this morning.
Pretty funny. I'll switch back to PMC.
Terry
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