Thumbcocker
05-07-2011, 07:36 PM
Had Dr. visit on Friday and I am offically cleared to shoot .22's with my dominant hand. I detached my right bicep in late March trying to keep a wood stove on a hand truck from falling over. I would love to tell you all a stirring story about my manly pain tolerance and how I bit down on a boolit but the fact is it felt like a cross between a charley horse and hitting your funny bone.
Surgery was outpatient so no cool operation story. Before surgery got the 4 5/8 .45 blackhawk out of the safe. Figured combination of big holes and alloy frame would be good for non-dominant hand dry firing and shooting (.45 acp cylinder).
Learned a lot while right arm was immobilized the past 5 weeks. Shooting is very much in your head. Teaching the left hand muscle memory and trigger squeeze was mentally draining. Knowing what sight picutre should be and getting it are 2 different things. Finally broke shot sequence down into series of steps including the placement and pressure of each finger on the grip. Lots of rain in April so lots of time dry firing at birds in the yard, birds on the feeder, and when daughter was out of the house, dry firing on the cat.
Using 452460's over 4.5 of red dot got where I could hit fair at 25 yards (quit laughing .44 man) one handed off hand. Fair being groups smaller than my hand . One day at the range a groupof 20 somethngs shooting a CZ 75 at 15 yards were wowed by my stellar marksmanship (keeping shots on paper plate at 25) they seemed disappointed to see right arm in cast.
It is amazing how soon nondominate hand adjusted to shaving, tooth brushing, and eating. Still have to shoot .45 with left hand but can shoot.22's with right hand and have permission to dry fire with right hand in wever stance. Firts try felt like shaking hands with an old friend. Sights seem very steady as opposed to left hand only.
I am very happy that things are working out well. As long as I don't mess up until right arm is fully healed I should make a full recovery.
Appreciate what you have in the way of health, vision, chances to shoot, and good people to share with.
Surgery was outpatient so no cool operation story. Before surgery got the 4 5/8 .45 blackhawk out of the safe. Figured combination of big holes and alloy frame would be good for non-dominant hand dry firing and shooting (.45 acp cylinder).
Learned a lot while right arm was immobilized the past 5 weeks. Shooting is very much in your head. Teaching the left hand muscle memory and trigger squeeze was mentally draining. Knowing what sight picutre should be and getting it are 2 different things. Finally broke shot sequence down into series of steps including the placement and pressure of each finger on the grip. Lots of rain in April so lots of time dry firing at birds in the yard, birds on the feeder, and when daughter was out of the house, dry firing on the cat.
Using 452460's over 4.5 of red dot got where I could hit fair at 25 yards (quit laughing .44 man) one handed off hand. Fair being groups smaller than my hand . One day at the range a groupof 20 somethngs shooting a CZ 75 at 15 yards were wowed by my stellar marksmanship (keeping shots on paper plate at 25) they seemed disappointed to see right arm in cast.
It is amazing how soon nondominate hand adjusted to shaving, tooth brushing, and eating. Still have to shoot .45 with left hand but can shoot.22's with right hand and have permission to dry fire with right hand in wever stance. Firts try felt like shaking hands with an old friend. Sights seem very steady as opposed to left hand only.
I am very happy that things are working out well. As long as I don't mess up until right arm is fully healed I should make a full recovery.
Appreciate what you have in the way of health, vision, chances to shoot, and good people to share with.