diff --git a/source/games/blood/src/fx.cpp b/source/games/blood/src/fx.cpp
index fdbed1e0d..7fa226f23 100644
--- a/source/games/blood/src/fx.cpp
+++ b/source/games/blood/src/fx.cpp
@@ -329,7 +329,8 @@ void fxSpawnEjectingBrass(DBloodActor* actor, double z, double dist, int rdist)
 	{
 		if (!VanillaMode())
 			pBrass->spr.Angles.Yaw = RandomAngle();
-		double nDist = rdist / 30. + Random2F(((rdist / 4) << 18) / 120, 4);
+		int iDist = (rdist << 18) / 120 + Random2(((rdist / 4) << 18) / 120);
+		double nDist = iDist / 65536.;
 		DAngle nAngle = actor->spr.Angles.Yaw + Random2A(56) + DAngle90;
 		pBrass->vel.XY() = nAngle.ToVector() * nDist;
 		pBrass->vel.Z = actor->vel.Z - 2 - Random2(40) / 30.;
@@ -351,7 +352,8 @@ void fxSpawnEjectingShell(DBloodActor* actor, double z, double dist, int rdist)
 	{
 		if (!VanillaMode())
 			pShell->spr.Angles.Yaw = RandomAngle();
-		double nDist = rdist / 30. + Random2F(((rdist / 4) << 18) / 120, 4);
+		int iDist = (rdist << 18) / 120 + Random2(((rdist / 4) << 18) / 120);
+		double nDist = iDist / 65536.;
 		DAngle nAngle = actor->spr.Angles.Yaw + Random2A(56) + DAngle90;
 		pShell->vel.XY() = nAngle.ToVector() * nDist;
 		pShell->vel.Z = actor->vel.Z - 2 - Random2(28) / 30.;