Wrist brace ?
- Thread starter crazydave
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Can`t help with your problem wrist but i feel your pain. Had to pretty much stop shooting anything heavy due to shoulder injury. Took 6 months after surgery before i could lift anything up, Is your injury permanent or short term?
there's a couple of ways to look at this- either use a better recoil pad on the gun - not the factory one - or lighter loads, or put a "pussy pad" on your shoulder- it only increases the lop by about a half inch or so , the ones from P.A.S.T. are esp good- also , try going to a gas feed instead of whatever you were using- i've used a wrist brace in pistol and found it pulls away, down, and to the right- i don't know what it'll do for a shotgun as i don't t&s- i would stick with the 12 guage if i were you, as its so versatile and dead cheap to feed- the next step down would be the 16, which is almost non-existant, and the 20 and then watch your costs soar- about double what 12 is on sale- or you can do BOTH- my 338 wears a premium pad, and i WEAR A PAST light when shooting- and i'm using 250-275 grain loads
Not exactly an answer to your question, as I've never tried shooting with a wrist brace ... but ...
Have you considered training yourself to shoot with the other hand? Eye dominance might be a small issue at first until you learn a new way of aiming, but if it keeps you shooting with less pain, it might be worth it.
Have you considered training yourself to shoot with the other hand? Eye dominance might be a small issue at first until you learn a new way of aiming, but if it keeps you shooting with less pain, it might be worth it.
IMagius makes a good point, I am right handed but left eye dominant and can shoot either hand. I started this when I played paintball a handy trick for keeping tight into cover. The only difference is POI shifts about an inch for me with some weapons. With practice though its a good skill to learn and may be an easy way to keep you in the bigger boom sticks 
I actually did switch for a while, the only problem with switching is being able to grasp the forend properly, shooting from a rest or the bench was not a problem but the wrist was fused as part of the repair, so twisting it to grab the forend is next to impossible.
If you have a partially fused wrist, I don't know that a wrist brace will help - I think msot of your issues will be in relation tot he angle of your hand on the gun. I'm thinking a custom grip that aligns to your hand properly will be of more benfit to you. Probably not cheap to have a stock custom fit, but if it's a choice of shooting or not ...
I think IMagius may be right about the custom stock. I did see a fellow with most of his left hand gone shoot trap with a semi auto, he had a special piece fitted to the stock forearm to hold on to. You may need to consult with a good stock maker.
Something to try might be a padded glove. They make light, fairly thin mechanics gloves that contain material to absorb shock. I used a pair when working on my daughter's basement and they made a real difference when using a jackhammer.
