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Originally Posted by August
Funny you should mention that. 30 years later I still have visible scars in the crook of my arm caused by hot brass ejected from my right handed M16.
The darn things would get into my sleeve through the cuff placket and end up against my skin where they burned like heck.
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My sleeves were rolled up tightly so I didn't get any of that. Most of mine ended up hitting me in the face and then finding their way down the back of my blouse collar, especially when I was shooting from the prone position. I may have scars from that, but I wouldn't know because they're on my upper back, which I can't see.
What really sucked was when I had my M-249. That biatch would shower so many casings on my right arm that even the sleeves of my utilities couldn't keep the burns out. Reloading it quickly was also a pain in the ass, as was changing the barrel, but I got it down.