Billett Posted April 3, 2008 Report Share Posted April 3, 2008 I've had 3 lessons and nowhave been out to buy a gun, but in between my final lesson and buy a gun i developed a muscular injury starting in my right shoulderand now progressing to my neck. This came a couple of days after my final shoot where i also managed to rack off about 75 shot in about 45 minutes (not sure if thats quick) but felt it to me. I have seen the doctor if anyone asks... But has anyone experienced the same sort of thing from shooting, especially when starting out...? is there also something im doing wrong maybe not holding the the stock in my shoulder correctly? Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob300w Posted April 3, 2008 Report Share Posted April 3, 2008 "Shooting Injury, Have you had one?" No, but a dog fox that I met last night did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billett Posted April 3, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2008 (edited) What you have old mate is called shotgun sholder it isnt mounted right it will be ok once the bruse comes out wait till you start on no6 32g these will sit you on your but and brake your sholder if you dont get the gun mounted coret lol ok... my lesson was on 8th March... nearly a month ago no bruise as yet, alot of pain though!!! Edited April 3, 2008 by Billett Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suffolk shooter Posted April 3, 2008 Report Share Posted April 3, 2008 This could be due to you not being used to the recoil as well as poor gun fit. As it sounds like you are new to the sport, it may well be a combination of the above plus not mounting correctly. I also experienced a similar thing with one particular gun of mine until I got it fitted. It normally happened after being out all day either in the field or on the clays a day or two after. It was caused by me leaning my head over the comb rather than it sitting straight onto the stock. Once I got the gun cast to fit me, I have never had the problem since. Other injuries I have had is mis mounting the gun onto the bi-cep rather than into the shoulder, result one big mother of a bruise. Similar thing happened when crouched in aboat on the marsh and not being able to swing the gun properly onto a goose, pulled trigger whilst using 3.5" cartridges and even with a semi auto got a kick to the chest which resulted in me squeezing another round off and doing it again. That hurt!!!! The old mis mounting in the cold and getting a whack across the cheek with the stock or nose when the gun isn't in the shpulder properly has happened once or twice. Get the gun fitted, practise dry mounting the gun and use 28 gram loads until you get the hang of it. SS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted April 3, 2008 Report Share Posted April 3, 2008 It does sound like the classic ill mounted, or ill fitted, gun syndrome. We have all been there, done that and felt the pain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiden22 Posted April 3, 2008 Report Share Posted April 3, 2008 (edited) . Edited January 12, 2009 by Maiden22 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auto culto Posted April 3, 2008 Report Share Posted April 3, 2008 i once got a thorn in my thumb whilst putting up the hide Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadkill Posted April 3, 2008 Report Share Posted April 3, 2008 when i first had a go with a shotgun it smashed my cheek bone so many times in the end every shot i was taking i was tensing up to take away the pain from my cheek teeth gums and jaw ... The week after i had a great bruce on my face Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suffolk shooter Posted April 3, 2008 Report Share Posted April 3, 2008 when i first had a go with a shotgun it smashed my cheek bone so many times in the end every shot i was taking i was tensing up to take away the pain from my cheek teeth gums and jaw ... The week after i had a great bruce on my face And because you tensed the muscles it made it even worse. Thats exactly what I did when I first started shooting on a corporate day whilst using a borrowed side by side game gun with a metal butt plate. It hurts ten times worse. SS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossy835 Posted April 3, 2008 Report Share Posted April 3, 2008 nop been shooting 44 years and still ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ91 Posted April 3, 2008 Report Share Posted April 3, 2008 i was walking down a inbankment coverd in bracken and put my foot down to take a step and went down a fox hole and broke my ancel had to use hide pole with a full bodyed decoy stabed onto it to use as a cruch to get to the farm house now my ancel is held togethere with pins snaped the bone so it was sticking out of the skin i was in aguny but the laffing gas soon sorted me out lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunk Posted April 3, 2008 Report Share Posted April 3, 2008 (edited) "scoped" myself with an air rifle once, and my mate shot me in the leg with the same rifle. We were young and thick at the time. Used a different pair of gloves to my normal ones a while back, they were slippery and caused a double discharge on my sbs which gave me a good sized bruise. Was walking down a slippery slope carrying a rifle and slipped. Sacrificed myself to save the rifle and gave myself a fearsome grapefruit sized bruise on my ****. Gun was ok though Edited April 3, 2008 by chunk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stour-boy Posted April 3, 2008 Report Share Posted April 3, 2008 Several accidents,1st was reloading cartridges late at night and not concentrating,put a primer through my third finger right hand didnt arf hurt,2nd caught a pellet ricochet of off a tree from a fellow syndicate shooter were shooting at pheasants flying over trees when i felt a pellet hit my cheek ,also a bruised finger from a trigger guard. but I still enjoy shooting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferretman Posted April 4, 2008 Report Share Posted April 4, 2008 billett nice pic of the new semi auto break action gun by bretta i like it lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caspertguk Posted April 4, 2008 Report Share Posted April 4, 2008 The wife hit me with a saucepan when i came home with my last gun, Does this count??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadShotHoncho Posted April 4, 2008 Report Share Posted April 4, 2008 The wife hit me with a saucepan when i came home with my last gun, Does this count??? :blink: yep that counts, i've been shot with an air rifle once and i've also shut my finger in the breach of my HW80 HSH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poontang Posted April 4, 2008 Report Share Posted April 4, 2008 when i first had a go with a shotgun it smashed my cheek bone so many times in the end every shot i was taking i was tensing up to take away the pain from my cheek teeth gums and jaw ... The week after i had a great bruce on my face Nice to see you, to see you.......................................Niiiiiiiiiiice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeshaw08 Posted April 4, 2008 Report Share Posted April 4, 2008 Had an air rifle pellet ricochet back on my little finger off some MDF! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bignoel Posted April 5, 2008 Report Share Posted April 5, 2008 when i first started shooting every time i fired any gun the trigger guard would smash my middle finger and it did hurt it became a lump on my finger even if i left it alone for a fortnight first shot bang the middle finger got it the pain was unbeliverble i must off been sitting gun wrong but i dont know what has changed but it doesnt happen now ? has this happened to anyone else Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anser2 Posted April 5, 2008 Report Share Posted April 5, 2008 A friend of mine was carrying his O\U over his shoulder and it snaped shut stepping over a small creek and traped his ear between the chamber and action. I have never seen so much blood ! And another mate detached both his retina after a shot. He was off work as he had blured vision for a year and cant take the risk of shooting again as its likely to reoccour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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