Using your middle finger as a trigger finger?

[RumRiverRat]

Anyone missing there index finger and use their middle finger to pull the trigger?

I crushed my right index finger at work on Monday, had surgery that afternoon, have another surgery scheduled for Tuesday the 5th.

Have a fantastic surgeon doing the work, first surgery went well.

Worst case scenario is that the finger does not heal right and they have to amputate to prevent infection.

I worry the most about not being able to pull the trigger or draw a bow if they remove the finger.

[skee0025]

Still have my index and use the middle finger to pull the trigger, has worked fine for me. Hope everything works out for for you.

[mudslinger]

Hey Rum, what did U do??? Cripes. I think you will be fine shooting with the middle finger. Im worried you might have a trickier time picking up deeks from the "Luxurious Ducker" though.

[ac777]

Anyone missing there index finger and use their middle finger to pull the trigger?

I crushed my right index finger at work on Monday, had surgery that afternoon, have another surgery scheduled for Tuesday the 5th.

Have a fantastic surgeon doing the work, first surgery went well.

Worst case scenario is that the finger does not heal right and they have to amputate to prevent infection.

I worry the most about not being able to pull the trigger or draw a bow if they remove the finger.

Try Googling RIP Shot. It's a type of release that I think would be very beneficial to you.

[delmuts]

For drawing a bow if you go to a release, you should be ok. With my short fingers i have to use the next finger over instead of the index one. Then you shouldn't have to much trouble.

[Gordie]

Hey Rum, what did U do??? Cripes. I think you will be fine shooting with the middle finger. Im worried you might have a trickier time picking up deeks from the "Luxurious Ducker" though.

Slinger he did'nt lose both fingers he can learn to use the left hand Years back Rick I broke my trigger finger and wasnt able to pull the trigger with it as it was really tender I used my middle finger and it was still painfull not to the other finger but because I missed a bit more but was still able to shoot.

The other option would be learn to shoot left handed assuming your right handed. I have done this its hard to train your eye but it can be done always thought that I should learn in case on an emergency... and who knows maybe you'll be a better shot this way

[RumRiverRat]

and who knows maybe you'll be a better shot this way

LOL

I tend to shoot better when I am alone, I do not want to upstage my hunting partners.

[RumRiverRat]

Hey Rum, what did U do??? Cripes. I think you will be fine shooting with the middle finger. Im worried you might have a trickier time picking up deeks from the "Luxurious Ducker" though.

The CNC tube bender that I was running malfunctioned, the pressure and clamp die crushed my finger against the wiper and bend die.

The bone in the tip of my finger was crushed, I lost a little bit of the fleshy part of my finger.

The fractures look like a spider web, the bone did not actually snap it was just compressed, they stabilized the bone and removed the damaged tissue from the tip of my finger and cleaned every thing on Monday.

On Tuesday I go back so that can close the tip of my finger, it may require a skin graft.

So I have an open wound that is oozing and requires the dressing to be changed every 12 hours or so.

I am on some good pan killers and a heavy dose of Keflex to prevent infection.

[Gordie]

I tend to shoot better when I am alone, I do not want to upstage my hunting partners.

no one to keep you honest

RRR my fingers hurts just reading what happened to yours. I really hope you heal up good. But mudslinger and I already figured out that now you've got an excuse for missing sorry I just couldn't leave it alone.

get better soon

[muchowja]

i have a cousin who lost half of his index finger in a winch cable. He uses his middle finger to shoot and doesn't have any problems..he did say it took a while to get used to though.

[mudslinger]

In RRR's defense, I've only seen him shoot twice. The first was a miss at a flock of 10 Gadwalls. The other was a feather explosion smack down on a pheasant. So my jury is out on his shooting skills to begin with. I did see him pick up 4 bags of decoys perfectly though. Even with some wind blowing in his face

[Ralph Wiggum]

I can't speak for your specific situation, but if you do lose it, you will adapt and be able to do things just fine. I lost a good portion of a thumb about 8 years ago in a cabinet shop, and I've found ways to do things just fine.

[Deitz Dittrich]

My gawd, I am sitting in pain just reading this.. That HAD to smarts to no end.. yuck.. almost puked in my mouth a little.

Like others have said. I hope all goes well and you do not have to deal with this. But if you do, I would be willing to bet you adapt without a whole lot of trouble.