[MrNasty]

Hello, I'm brand new to the forums here but I thought of no better place to ask my question. I'm a C-5 quad with function thru C-6,7. I have been hurt for 19 years but just found a new passion. I have recently begun target shooting at my local gun range here in Orlando, Florida. I bought an old Russian 7.62 SKS assault rifle 15 years ago out of spite when Clinton was talking about outlawing them. It sat in a closet until recently when I took it to a gunsmith and had new parts put on it. New stock, pistol grip, 20 rnd magazine etc. I put a bi-pid on it and hold the gun to my shoulder with my right wrist on the pistol grip. Then I use my left thumb to pull the trigger. At 1st it scared the crap outta me, but now I'm pretty good. In fact, my brother (who is a Lt. Colonel in the Army) says I shoot better at 100 yrds than many of his soldiers.

My question is; 1. are there any others out there who enjoy this? 2. Is there any competitions? And finally has anyone ever heared of a brace or adaptive thing to shoot a handgun?

I know, I know.... A QUAD WITH A HANDGUN !! But seriously I'd like to try. Its a definate rush.

Thanks

[zafree]

I thought you where looking for targets.

[Hawkeye]

Target shooting and reloading (to feed my habit) are some of my favorite activities. I take a couple handguns to a local indoor range ( www.thebh.com ) where I am a member, at least every Friday after work.

I'm not aware of adaptive equipment, but I would think a glove with some Velcro straps sewn on, could help with keeping the handgun in hand. A low recoil .22 LR semi-auto, especially those with a light weight alloy or polymer frame might be a good starting point.

Virtually all the major manufactures make at least one light weight .22

I use www.budsgunshop.com and www.americanguns.com to do pre-purchase research into specs and to get a good feel for real world prices.

Good Luck...

Joe

[wales1]

MrNasty, on Jan 29 2009, 10:56 PM, said:

Hello, I'm brand new to the forums here but I thought of no better place to ask my question. I'm a C-5 quad with function thru C-6,7. I have been hurt for 19 years but just found a new passion. I have recently begun target shooting at my local gun range here in Orlando, Florida. I bought an old Russian 7.62 SKS assault rifle 15 years ago out of spite when Clinton was talking about outlawing them. It sat in a closet until recently when I took it to a gunsmith and had new parts put on it. New stock, pistol grip, 20 rnd magazine etc. I put a bi-pid on it and hold the gun to my shoulder with my right wrist on the pistol grip. Then I use my left thumb to pull the trigger. At 1st it scared the crap outta me, but now I'm pretty good. In fact, my brother (who is a Lt. Colonel in the Army) says I shoot better at 100 yrds than many of his soldiers.

My question is; 1. are there any others out there who enjoy this? 2. Is there any competitions? And finally has anyone ever heared of a brace or adaptive thing to shoot a handgun?

I know, I know.... A QUAD WITH A HANDGUN !! But seriously I'd like to try. Its a definate rush.

Thanks

have a look at uk spec hand guns, they have a wrist brace to coply with uk regs and have a 12 inch barrell .you could have the barrell shortend to 6 inches and just keep the brace on it, i had a taurus model 44 large frame, and it was well balanced with the brace,
worth a look is a uk spec .22 semi auto pistol again it has the wrist brace and a 12 inch barrell these are very light with no recoil again you will need to shorten the barell to a sencible length
cheers

[krieghoff kid]

Yes ,

I have been shooting for years . My primary game is American Skeet . I enjoyed skeet shooting before my accident and I promised myself I would return and relearn how to shoot this game from a chair . Will thats been 15 years ago and I'm still stead busting clay targets . I shoot rifles and pistols but my main game is Skeet. I reload shotgun 12-410 , rifle even a couple of wildcats, pistols if i shoot it i reload . Any questions contact me .I would love to see more w/c people shooting

[ericr]

I am a c5 c6 quad also but really fuction like apara. my fingers have alot of tone . I have an AR15 and beretta 9mm that i have not shot yet since my accident in may. I did shoot the public defender 2 weeks ago. thats a revolver that shoots 410 shotgun shells. my friend put it in my left hand and i rested my right arm on the counterand put my right fist under the gun to hold it up. the trigger was hard to pull but i did it, kinda scared me at first it does have alot of kick. I need to get the bipod that folds into a handle for my AR15 then i can shoot it. i held it last week andcould not hold it up and aim.
i dont know if its a good idea to let me have my AR again a quad with an assault rifle!!! btw i live in boca raton going to orlando this saturday

[Kodie]

Hello all!
If any quads need tripods, pistol mounts, etc. I recommend http://www.beadaptive.com/ it's a pretty good site for mounts and stuff like that. I ordered my hunting blind from 'em. Their stuff is expensive, but hey, ALL adaptive equipment is expensive!

[davjed]

Always liked shooting and hunting.......we lived in the country so backyard pistol shooting became a way to pass time as I recovered from my injury. I got pretty good back then. Shooting of all sorts has given me many pleasant hours over the years and reloading became another hobby to feed the addiction. I now have quite a collection of all sorts of firearms which I don't get to fire as often as I would like. Another newer hobby now is buying old relics off of the auction sites and reworking them into functioning firearms again. I'm retired now and no longer live in the country so back yard shooting is out of the question. However, tinkering on an old gun in my work room is almost as much fun as shooting it when I am finished with it. Would love to have a back yard range again........

[tsh3406]

I'm a gun nut too, been shooting/hunting since age 9 and reloading since I was 17, I'd be lost if I ever had to give it up. I shoot mostly rifles, right now I have an M700P in 7mm-08(pictured in my profile pic), an 1895SS .45-70, A Mini-14 and 3 AR lowers that I've been building on as budget allows. I also love to shoot skeet, but feel kinda silly with a 9 shot 11/87 next to guys with fancy over-unders. I just now bought a pre '94 Smith and Wesson 657, it's a large-frame just like the .44, but in .41 mag. I've never been able to use a semi-auto handgun because me left hand is too weak to work the slide. Putting over-sized grips on revolvers helps tremendously in controlling them, and the extra weight of a full lug helps even more. I do best just shooting off the bench when it comes to handguns, I find it a lot safer to work the hammer because I can't do it while aiming the gun at the intended target.

Tim

[edlee]

I shot a lot in the seventies,, reloaded, too,,, then I took up golf. It seems that once you do that,, you haven't the time,, or money,, for anything else. Well,, thirty years later,, I find that golf is no longer in the picture,, so my hunting and shooting has started up again,, now if I can "borrow back" my reloading stuff from my son in law, I'll be set.

I did decide to participate in the Veterans Wheelchair Games that is being held near me this year,, and since I'm too old to compete in the field events like racing and such ( because I'm FAT),, I've chosen the precision air rifle event as well as the archery and billiard events ( all target related). I couldn't afford one of the $1500 to $3000 Anshultz or Feinwerkbau , so had to settle for a less expensive gun. It is amazing how difficult it is to acheive the kind of accuracy needed to be competitive on the higher levels.

You will find that there are rules whereby we, disabled, can compete with the ABs. It isn't like they are making it easy for us,, just laying down rules by which we can compete. In the prone position, where an AB would lie down to shoot,, we have a table in front of us where we are allowed to rest our elbows. The rules about clothing, guns, ammunition, allowed time,, everything else,, is still under ISSF rules. We are allowed a person to load the pellets for us if we need that,, but then they can't even speak to us till the shot is made. I just competed in my first match, and tho it was against other SCIs,, it was by no means low scoring. In fact, the over all winner was a young man with MS who shot an amazing score of 587 out of a possible 600.

I'll soon be able to find out if all this will translate to my hunting accuracy. I acquired a new .243 remington this winter,, and with the 6 to 24 power scope mounted,, local groundhogs may become endangered.
ed

[S&W Winger]

Nice to see another enthusiast, Tim! And you never wondered at my name, eh...?

I do relate about the weakness, but still prefer the semi to the revolver...

Oh, and as far as those wimpy dudes with their oversized weapons? Bring 'em on...

[Snakeye]

I used to hunt alot. Grew up in the country so it came natural...Especially enjoyed black powder hunting....I have a safe full of guns but haven't fired one in five years...Ed, I have a Remington .243 rifle and almost exterminated the groundhog population of Madison County Arkansas back in the day. Would of if I hadn't ran out of ammo...The .243 is a fine deer rifle too...Target shooting is relaxing as well and I need to get back to it...

[tsh3406]

No I didn't wonder, I was pretty sure, lol. That's one reason I chose the .41 mag., it's not "haha, you have a tiny unit" big, and reasonably controllable, but it still throws nice big F off bullets. I think it's just my wildwest attitude that draws me to the wheel guns, but I have to use DA's, just can't hang on the the grips on a SA revolver. It's something that took a lot of work, shortly after my injury, I couldn't even shoulder a gun off-hand. I'd sit around with an empty rifle just lifting it up and lowering it. I do the same with the handguns now.

[S&W Winger]

That is such excellent exercise, Tim...you are to be commended for your diligence at recovering as much function as possible...!