Looking for some help

Hi all figured I'd ask here first. Due to injury to my neck a few years ago I don't have any stranth in both hands. And it's getting worse.
Tried to shoot my pistol and I can barely handle the recoil.its a traditions pioner pistol.45 cal I'm only loading 15 grains of FFFG 777. I did switch back to bp. And it helped a little but it's still hard for me to hold. Any ideas? I mean I'd hate to have to quit shooting pistol.

Have you tried shooting it sitting down?

With something like a card table and a folding chair to sit on, you could rest both elbows on the table to take the strain of holding your arm out.

The table would also make a good place to put your reloading equipment.

Just a word of caution about reloading on the table.

Any spilled powder that gets on the table top must be cleaned off before touching off your shot and the powder horn/flask/bottle must be moved away from the area where your pistol will be located when it is shot.

BP pistols will throw sparks when it fires and you don't want those sparks touching off some loose powder or your powder container when the gun fires.

Tossing a loose towel over the powder container will also keep sparks away from it.

rawhide said:

Hi all figured I'd ask here first. Due to injury to my neck a few years ago I don't have any stranth in both hands. And it's getting worse.

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So sorry to hear that.
Uhm, no,, we can not help you strengthen your hands.
Please do listen to your Doctors. Find one that does shooting sports himself and do the exercises he recommends.

I also have neuropathy in my arms & hands.

have you had your neck repaired or are you just "living with it"??

shooting from a rest, or even the top of my fore-arm helps greatly.

Bench rest + Accupuncture.

Broke neck in MVA. YEARS of 3-4 bad migraines a month. 3 Acupuncture appointments (with REAL trained in China therapist) = never another migraine in 25 years.

Probably would help weakness as well?

Nothing works? Try getting a high quality 1849 .31 and work it into the tack driver it could be. Dang near zero recoil and a HOOT TO SHOOT :grin:

I got hurt at work I had my neck fused do to collapsed disk I have and 4 bulged did in mid back yes I can bench shoot my pistol but for most rondys it's all off hand shooting. Really thinking of just selling the pistols and getting a blunderbuss

I'd do what I could to get the most outta my body I could, strength training whatever. DO NOT GIVE UP. Dont get rid of the pistols but..........hey a blunder buss sounds fun :grin:

Hi Rawhide,

Sorry to hear of your condition.

The very first thing I thought of for help was a P.A.S.T. Recoil Protection Wrist Guard or maybe their Shooting glove, but I can't seem to find them online. I am not even sure if the P.A.S.T. Recoil Protection company is still in business as a separate company or if Caldwell bought them out.

I know from decades of my own experience with the recoil shields for shoulder protection and with what others have told me about their wrist guards and shooting gloves, that these products WORK LIKE A CHARM. Our Team Doctor on the U.S. International Muzzleloading Team recommended every shooter get the shoulder pad or wrist guards or gloves, depending on the type arm/s they shot and as the products are that good for recoil protection.

Since you have a medical condition requiring something like this to shoot, I don't see it would not be allowed at most Rondy shoots.

Gus

There were some really light weight target pistols built over the years. I am not aware of anyone currently making such a pistol. The Traditions's Crocket pistol came the closest for a production pistol. The old CVA prospector was balanced back further toward the hand, but not permitted at many matches. (Similar to a tingle) I put together some parts for a pistol years ago. Had a 32 cal barrel just 9 inches and 11/16 across the flats, half the length turned round to shave some additional weight. I never got around to the single set trigger I wanted to use, and my house and shop burned down. Pedersoli makes some light weight non-traditional pistols. Two are just 17 caliber. But they are only imported on special order and you are looking at a 6 month wait for that. Many years ago, I saw a nice target pistol made in 28 caliber and it was indeed made for indoor shooting. I saw it at Ron Griffie's place 40 years ago when he held indoor pistol and rifle matches in that old mansion he lived in., The smallest decent lock made today I believe is the Davis Becky lock. No matter what, you would be looking at an expensive build to make such a gun.

Check out the Zimmer pistol here: http://www.cherrys.com/ped_pist.htm