question on shooting

[drifter001]

i broke my collar bone last saturday snowboarding. according to the doctor, it takes about 2-3 weeks for the bone to fuse together again and total recovery from date of incident is 4-6 weeks. now since i cant board for about 2 months, my question for you guys is if i can still go shooting with a bad collarbone. its on my right shoulder and thats the side i shoot with and well i gotta do something and really wanna go put more rounds through my ar15

P.S. i didnt ask the doctor this question back then because i didnt think about it til after and it prob wouldve freaked him out since everyone in CA thinks guns ar "bad" and "evil" lol

[Purple K]

I'd wait at least six weeks.

[Dead*Reckoned]

Use this as an opportunity to learn how to shoot weakside.

[regalado1]

Broke mine snowboarding a few years ago. A plate and six screws later to put me back together. I would think that you could shoot pistol weak hand and that should be okay. My break was pretty bad. The bones were separated by more than a few inches. No going back without surgery. To this day I still do things with my weak hand that I only started doing during this period. Keeping my wallet on the off side is one of them.
Here's to a speedy recovery for you.

[baih777]

WAIT TILL IT HEALS

[Databyter]

Use this as an opportunity to learn how to shoot weakside.

Great idea.

[Hopalong]

I'm not a doctor, but I've had 8 orthopedic surgeries.

The answer to your question is "it depends"

First of all, the time frame is never exact

"It depends" on how old you are, and how you do your physical therapy.

Your best advice is likely to come from your physical therapist and yourself.

The issue here may be more about concussion, than over use or stretching, so be careful

[dieselpower]

WAIT TILL IT HEALS

you'd think this was common sense....

[Merc1138]

You can wait till it's healed, or risk screwing it up for life. If you really want to shoot, get a handgun and shoot that instead after a couple of weeks.

[a1c]

12 ga shotguns, K31 rifles, Mosin M44s, TRG-42s in .338 Lapua Mag? Probably not a good idea.

Your .22LR handguns? I'd say it's probably OK.

But seriously - just take it easy. Use the time to clean and inspect your firearms and inventory your ammo.

[The Virus]

look at this as a perfect opportunity to work reaction side shooting.
in 6 weeks you should be pretty darn good on the reaction side.

[audiopro74]

Use this as an opportunity to learn how to shoot weakside.

Yep. I shattered mine years ago. Tried to shoot about 6 weeks after. It ws a no-go.

[drifter001]

its not seriously broken or anything. doctor said downtime is 4-6 weeks so ill try to give it a go in a few weeks. 3-5 weeks to go :/