I'm in a bad way. At 24 I have nerve damage in my neck that makes my neck hurt and I get tingling in my arm sometimes most of the pain is in my right shoulder blade. I used to be a healthy guy but a DIY brake job on my Ford truck with a cheap Sams Club tool set has got me to this point. Don't go cheap on tools folks.
Anyway with that out the way, I have found that I can still shoot handguns well, not as aggresive as I used to though. For example I used to punch out both arms very fast, lock elbows then back off just a bit. Now I'm punching out slower. But I'm in constant pain when I shoulder shotguns, not to mention the punishing recoil. I know this sounds silly but there is even a game at a Arcade that requires the player to shoulder a AR to shoot. I felt pain doing that.
Now with all this said, I obviously don't want to spend the money on a shotgun if I can't shoot it... and if I don't want to shoot it, nor a AR. I am comfortable shooting handguns without any pain. So my question is how well will a handgun fair for me in a survival situation or a SHTF situation? And when I say SHTF I don't mean Zombies (even though that would be cool). I mean the same reasons the 2nd amendment exists. Defending myself in a martial law situation, or a situation where laws benefit criminals... more than they do now.
Anyway with that out the way, I have found that I can still shoot handguns well, not as aggresive as I used to though. For example I used to punch out both arms very fast, lock elbows then back off just a bit. Now I'm punching out slower. But I'm in constant pain when I shoulder shotguns, not to mention the punishing recoil. I know this sounds silly but there is even a game at a Arcade that requires the player to shoulder a AR to shoot. I felt pain doing that.
Now with all this said, I obviously don't want to spend the money on a shotgun if I can't shoot it... and if I don't want to shoot it, nor a AR. I am comfortable shooting handguns without any pain. So my question is how well will a handgun fair for me in a survival situation or a SHTF situation? And when I say SHTF I don't mean Zombies (even though that would be cool). I mean the same reasons the 2nd amendment exists. Defending myself in a martial law situation, or a situation where laws benefit criminals... more than they do now.