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Take up traditional style black powder muzzle loaders. They're a lot easier on the shoulder. I don't shoot my .30-30, .270, or 7x57 for fun anymore, just to get the job done. My .50 cal Hawken, .45 cal flint Kentucky, and .44 cal Remington New Model Army are so much more fun and less punishing. Primitive biathlon is a blast, too.I can fire my Mini-14 all day without issue, but my 7x57 Mauser and 30-30 Model 94 push my limits.
I ran one round through my .300 Savage and about peed myself.
Rifle or smoothbore?They are neat, though, my Stepdad had a beautiful (and original) Harper's Ferry M1803 that we used to take to the range once in a while.
.54 caliber rifle.Rifle or smoothbore?
The injuries I received in my wreck included a split sternum, seven broken ribs, a shattered left collar bone, dislocated left shoulder, heavily fractured L5 vertebrae and so on.
I can fire my Mini-14 all day without issue, but my 7x57 Mauser and 30-30 Model 94 push my limits.
I ran one round through my .300 Savage and about peed myself.
So I'm relegated to smaller caliber semi-automatic rifles if I want to have any sort of range time...
If I never am able to shoot large caliber long arm again, I've at least had my time in the sun.So even though that black powder rifle may not kick much, I don't think using a ram rod would work well for you.
If you really wanted to shoot black powder, I might suggest a Black Powder Sharps, but those beasts generally come no smaller than about .54 caliber and those bullets are heavy enough to give a pretty serious kick no matter how little powder you put behind them. It is hard to push a 400-500 Grain Conical so slowly as to not feel it. I usta shoot a lot of those with 60-70 Grains of FFFg depending on the rifle. The chambers on different rifles were not the same size so powder charges were different.
- Ivan.
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The injuries I received in my wreck included a split sternum, seven broken ribs, a shattered left collar bone, dislocated left shoulder, heavily fractured L5 vertebrae and so on.
I've healed to a certain extent, but still suffer from the injuries. Especially my back and right foot. The range of motion in my left shoulder is limited as well.Cripes, mate, bionic man? You might suffer later in life with mobility issues. Good to see you recovered ok though, you were lucky by the sounds of things.
I'm definitely not as bad off but I seem to be trying to get there. OA in both shoulders and nerve damage in rt arm. When a weather front comes through I know about it before the weather man. 3600mg Gabapentin a day helps ward off the demonsI've healed to a certain extent, but still suffer from the injuries. Especially my back and right foot. The range of motion in my left shoulder is limited as well.
I also suffered severe sub-dural hematoma where my shoulder harness and lap belt were located. This resulted in major nerve damage along with several of my internal organs being torn loose. Add to that, my left lung popped like a balloon (and both collapsed) and you start to get the idea that it was not a fun time.
By the way, I flat-lined at the scene and then one more time enroute to the hospital.
It seems that they didn't want me upstairs and the crew in the basement knew I'm a trouble-maker, so they sent me back to torment everyone in the mortal realm!
You're a Fxcking survivor, mate and we are all the more fortunate for it. Just take care as you get older...By the way, I flat-lined at the scene and then one more time enroute to the hospital.