needd help finding right rifle for hunting due to accident on right hand

Speaking as someone who has been through it, you're expecting too much ,too fast. I had a bad crunching injury to my right thumb in 2006 and I was over two years before I was able to cycle and fire something with reasonable comfort. It never fully heals by the way.Amazing how you adapt and get used to this sort of injury. I actually injured my right hand again in a fall in 2012 breaking it off at the wrist. That one has caused me some grip and dexterity issues.Pain from both injuries is a lot less (and most time non existent)after all this time. Numbness and tingling in my thumb are still a common presence. You will forever have issues with your hand and coldness.
 
Hi,
I noticed you said your a left, and are in BC.
I’m a new member here, and I reside outside of Chilliwack. I have a few left questions regarding me quest of a lefty semi-automatic. Is there a way to message you direct? I can’t figure it out via the mobile version site. Hope to hear from you. Thanks.
 
If you know someone with a falling block single shot - Ruger #1 or Browning/Winchester 1885 - see if you can give them a try. A lot fewer moving parts than any other rifle type I am aware of.
 
alexxsloan said:
Hi,
I noticed you said your a left, and are in BC.
I’m a new member here, and I reside outside of Chilliwack. I have a few left questions regarding me quest of a lefty semi-automatic. Is there a way to message you direct? I can’t figure it out via the mobile version site. Hope to hear from you. Thanks.
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You might be better off just starting a new thread asking about lefty or ambidextrous semi auto rifles. You can ask here and maybe in the modern black rifle section as most ambidextrous semi autos are modern designs.
 
My buddy had is hand go through a bait chopper out lobster fishing and it took his hand clean off above the knuckles,after an extensive first surgery and 4 more surgeries he is finally back hunting again.Feeling is close to 95 percent ,strength is about 35 percent of what he had,go to physio and do everything they tell you to do,it will get better .his choice of rifle is now semi auto ,coming from a bolt gun lover .
 
Crane operator friend of mine came within 1/2” of cutting off his hand with a toilet (yes porcelain is that sharp when it breaks) luckily only severed all the nerves just above the wrist . 1.5 years for the nerve to regrow from his armpit down but it works . He’s back to work . There was some good advice early on about panic buying . Keep your head on and try to keep your chin up - will get better
 
Wolverine has Merkel Helixs. That's where I got my Alpinist a few years back. Love the rifle.
If I can help answer questions, just let me know.
 
I have hand issues and pistol grips are the answer. A tc Pro Hunter has a pistol grip stock that is the most comfortable, single shot but many caliber options. I shoot a TC Encore(same gun different name) and it is what got me changing stocks on just about every gun I own.
 
I think he might be ok with one of the still legal bullpups. Never said if it was for hunting, but I believe there are some still in .308 available.
 
Sounds like a NMT "neuro muscular therapy" could help. My wife is in that field and it is incredible what can be achieved with a little patience.
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Get referred by your doctor to a sports physio therapist. You will be surprised how it turns out. If you were in Edmonton I would refer you to one.
 
Ride a bicycle, chop wood, swing a hammer, throw a ball, paddle a canoe. Do anything you can to use your hand. Play ping pong, play basketball. It might be a little painful but you can learn to ignore that, for the most part. If your fingers are intact and reasonably well aligned, you will be able to return to near normal function as long as you allow yourself to do so. Do not allow the joints to become frozen. It may be somewhat uncomfortable to manipulate the joints but it must be done. Be a man! It is an advantage, as far as recovery is concerned, that the injury is to the dominant hand. A right handed person with a left hand injury will be slower to reach full recovery and function.
With an injury to the support hand, the inconvenience is minor and again, if the hand is forced to work, maximum recovery will be attained. Wait until a couple decades have passed, the rest of your body will start to hurt enough that your hand injury will be eclipsed! Something to look forward to.
 
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