diff --git a/Source/CombatExtended/CombatExtended/CE_Utility.cs b/Source/CombatExtended/CombatExtended/CE_Utility.cs
index b4b9af0c63..25429f39d5 100644
--- a/Source/CombatExtended/CombatExtended/CE_Utility.cs
+++ b/Source/CombatExtended/CombatExtended/CE_Utility.cs
@@ -736,32 +736,50 @@ public static Thing GetWeaponFromLauncher(Thing launcher)
         #endregion Misc
 
         #region MoteThrower
-        public static void ThrowEmptyCasing(Vector3 loc, Map map, FleckDef casingFleckDef, float size = 1f)
+        public static void GenerateAmmoCasings(ProjectilePropertiesCE projProps, Vector3 drawPosition, Map map, float shotRotation = -180f, float recoilAmount = 2f)
         {
-            if (!Controller.settings.ShowCasings || !loc.ShouldSpawnMotesAt(map) || map.moteCounter.SaturatedLowPriority)
+            if (projProps.dropsCasings)
             {
-                return;
+                if (Controller.settings.ShowCasings)
+                {
+                    ThrowEmptyCasing(drawPosition, map, DefDatabase<FleckDef>.GetNamed(projProps.casingMoteDefname), recoilAmount, shotRotation);
+                }
+                if (Controller.settings.CreateCasingsFilth)
+                {
+                    MakeCasingFilth(drawPosition.ToIntVec3(), map, DefDatabase<ThingDef>.GetNamed(projProps.casingFilthDefname));
+                }
             }
+        }
 
+
+        public static void ThrowEmptyCasing(Vector3 loc, Map map, FleckDef casingFleckDef, float recoilAmount, float shotRotation, float size = 1f)
+        {
+            if (!loc.ShouldSpawnMotesAt(map) || map.moteCounter.SaturatedLowPriority)
+            {
+                return;
+            }
+            if (recoilAmount <= 0)
+            {
+                recoilAmount = 1; //avoid division errors in case of guns without recoil
+            }
             Rand.PushState();
             FleckCreationData creationData = FleckMaker.GetDataStatic(loc, map, casingFleckDef);
             creationData.airTimeLeft = 1.5f;
             creationData.scale = Rand.Range(0.5f, 0.3f) * size;
-            creationData.rotation = Rand.Range(-3f, 4f);
             creationData.spawnPosition = loc;
-            creationData.velocitySpeed = Rand.Range(0.7f, 0.5f);
-            creationData.velocityAngle = Rand.Range(160, 200);
-            creationData.rotationRate = (float)Rand.Range(-300, 300);
+            creationData.velocitySpeed = Rand.Range(0.6f, 0.4f) * recoilAmount;
+            int randomAngle = Rand.Range(-20, 20);
+            //shotRotation goes from -270 to +90, while fleck angle uses 0 to 360 degrees (0 deg being North for both cases), so a conversion is used
+            //+90 makes casings fly to gun's right side
+            creationData.velocityAngle = shotRotation > 0 ? 360 - shotRotation + 90 + randomAngle : 0 - shotRotation + 90 + randomAngle;
+            creationData.rotation = creationData.velocityAngle + Rand.Range(-3f, 4f);
+            creationData.rotationRate = (float)Rand.Range(-150, 150) / recoilAmount;
             map.flecks.CreateFleck(creationData);
             Rand.PopState();
         }
 
         public static void MakeCasingFilth(IntVec3 position, Map map, ThingDef casingFilthDef)
         {
-            if (!Controller.settings.CreateCasingsFilth)
-            {
-                return;
-            }
             Rand.PushState();
             float makeFilthChance = Rand.Range(0f, 1f);
             if (makeFilthChance > 0.9f && position.Walkable(map))
diff --git a/Source/CombatExtended/CombatExtended/Verbs/Verb_ShootCE.cs b/Source/CombatExtended/CombatExtended/Verbs/Verb_ShootCE.cs
index 8b6331a2cd..c494e6dd0f 100644
--- a/Source/CombatExtended/CombatExtended/Verbs/Verb_ShootCE.cs
+++ b/Source/CombatExtended/CombatExtended/Verbs/Verb_ShootCE.cs
@@ -362,10 +362,9 @@ protected virtual bool OnCastSuccessful()
                 ShooterPawn.records.Increment(RecordDefOf.ShotsFired);
             }
             //Drop casings
-            if (VerbPropsCE.ejectsCasings && projectilePropsCE.dropsCasings)
+            if (VerbPropsCE.ejectsCasings)
             {
-                CE_Utility.ThrowEmptyCasing(caster.DrawPos, caster.Map, DefDatabase<FleckDef>.GetNamed(projectilePropsCE.casingMoteDefname));
-                CE_Utility.MakeCasingFilth(caster.Position, caster.Map, DefDatabase<ThingDef>.GetNamed(projectilePropsCE.casingFilthDefname));
+                CE_Utility.GenerateAmmoCasings(projectilePropsCE, caster.DrawPos, caster.Map, shotRotation, VerbPropsCE.recoilAmount);
             }
             // This needs to here for weapons without magazine to ensure their last shot plays sounds
             if (CompAmmo != null && !CompAmmo.HasMagazine && CompAmmo.UseAmmo)