Thread: Arthritis and Pistols

Yes guys, and being a geezer myself, I would advise younger men to be careful what they do in their youth, as it always comes back and bites you in the fanny in later years......and if I was 40 again, I would never fire a heavy recoiling gun like a .44 Magnum without some sort of impact protection against recoil. Once you wear something out, like wrist joints, there isn't much they can do with them. So the idea is not to wear them out...

Old Grump, I got it in my wrist too, it's stiff with lots of pain. However, the thumb joint is more painful and I can not grip much at all and put pressure on the thumb. I would never be able to move or sweep the safety off on the 1911 and that bothers me a bunch. Thuse the reason I had to go to those ugly Poly Guns called Glocks. They get the job done but breaking a 40 year habit is tuff to do, when your picking up pistols.

Good idea and a nice report! You have probably been a blessing to some of us geezers today. Thanks.

i always appreciate a man that can solve prolblems ,,kinda outa the box ,or norm.. all it takes is not accepting that it can t be done.. my compliments..

I haven't progressed quite to the point where gloves are necessary for routine shooting, but I did the same thing with a pair of padded gloves for shooting hot loads in my .45 Colt Blackhawk. If I could find a Pachmayr or Hogue grip to fit it, I wouldn't even need it for that (yet). The day is coming tho, that's for sure.

Good post. I've used a weightlifting glove when first messing around with 300gr. bullets in the .45 Colt. That was with a standard Blackhawk and they are pretty light with the aluminum grip frame. Switched to the steel-framed Bisley and find it much easier to handle.

My wrist woulda ache for several days after shooting my S&W 45 so I sold it just last week. Shooting my 270 also isn't as much fun as it used to be so the 243 and 22-250 get a lot more use nowadays. I'll be 59 in a couple days and sure wish I had taken better care of the body in my younger years.

Jaypee, thanks for the info. I have really bad arthritis in my hands and I have used the jell filled gloves for regular work but never thought about them for shooting my handguns. My hands are really sensitive to hard impact or jarring so this should really help. I will pick up a new pair at the hardware store today. John

My hands are like small hams. The recoil never tore up my hands. When I was shooting a lot of 44 magnum, the recoil would batter my elbows. We'd go out and blast metal animals and shoot about 150-200 rounds. Out came the elbow braces with lots of pain for weeks! I found that the Ruger Redhawk hurt less than the S&W 29. The single actions hurt less because of the natural roll of the pistol in recoil. For me, single actions just...

Jaypee, thanks for the info. I have really bad arthritis in my hands and I have used the jell filled gloves for regular work but never thought about them for shooting my handguns. My hands are really sensitive to hard impact or jarring so this should really help. I will pick up a new pair at the hardware store today. John