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Handicap modifications
Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2012 12:49 pm
by ruger22
I had a bus customer last week with malformed hands, I would guess from birth. This guy was in his twenties, very sad to consider. None of his fingers went beyond the joint where a ring would go, and I think he had one complete thumb. He inserted and retrieved his farecard from the slot pretty easily, though.
Made me curious as to how likely it would be that a handgun or rifle could be modified to suit someone like this, if they were determined to be a shooter? I never had thought about it before.
Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2012 1:24 pm
by blue68f100
Most handicap persons learn to use what they have very well. I would guess he would hold the gun with one hand and use the other to pull the trigger. Recoil may be a problem depending on caliber/gun. You would be amazed at what some can do with the little they have.
Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2012 1:51 pm
by Bullseye
Many persons with disabilities have adapted to their situation naturally especially if they've had the issues since birth. Each person has their own circumstances and mechanically we can provide assistance but it is on a case by case basis.
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handicaps
Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2012 10:59 am
by stork
My Uncle, who farmed about 5 miles from us, had lost part of his thumb and the first three fingers of his right hand while attempting to clear a jammed corn picker. Made it though Germany in WWII without a scratch but get him back on the farm and stuff happens.
I never saw him attempt to shoot a pistol, but he was hell on wheels with a rifle. He just adapted and used his pinky as his trigger finger. He's long passed on so I feel safe in telling about him head shooting Pheasants for supper year round, this was many decades ago and he's been passed on for nearly 20 years.
FWIW