I picked up my first rifle a few weeks ago, an M&P 15-22, and breaking it in as diligently and aggressively as possible.
I did a lot of reading and research and upgrading the extractor was a near-universal recommendation. The Volquartsen extractor I popped in works so well the damn brass casings leave the gun at about the same velocity as the bullets.
I do most of my shooting at indoor ranges, and this means that about 10% of the shells ping back at me off the stall wall at 100mph and 350°, and I’ve got sexy little burn welts all over my right arm and down my neck. I got one down my buttcrack today and that was the first and last time I ever want to feel that feeling. If anyone was at SBISC this afternoon, I was the guy dancing a very awkward and frantic jig in lane 10.
Does anyone have any tips on a brass deflector type situation? I found a few OLD forum posts elsewhere about some small bolt-on shield type things that are no longer being made, but nothing much in recent years. I assume flying brass syndrome isn’t limited to the 22lr round, and this is probably a very stupid problem that most of you solved long ago.
Any advice, tips, etc would be amazing.
I did a lot of reading and research and upgrading the extractor was a near-universal recommendation. The Volquartsen extractor I popped in works so well the damn brass casings leave the gun at about the same velocity as the bullets.
I do most of my shooting at indoor ranges, and this means that about 10% of the shells ping back at me off the stall wall at 100mph and 350°, and I’ve got sexy little burn welts all over my right arm and down my neck. I got one down my buttcrack today and that was the first and last time I ever want to feel that feeling. If anyone was at SBISC this afternoon, I was the guy dancing a very awkward and frantic jig in lane 10.
Does anyone have any tips on a brass deflector type situation? I found a few OLD forum posts elsewhere about some small bolt-on shield type things that are no longer being made, but nothing much in recent years. I assume flying brass syndrome isn’t limited to the 22lr round, and this is probably a very stupid problem that most of you solved long ago.
Any advice, tips, etc would be amazing.