trigger help?

goodson88 · May 9, 2011, 01:03 PM

hope im putting this in the right place ok i am in a wheelchair and im looking for something to go on my trigger to pull to fire my gun my dad just made me a thing to go on my wheelchair to hold my gun i tried pulling the trigger with my thumb but its to hard i was hopeing i could find some one to make me something or might be something out there for me to use or any ideas sure would help thanks

BarryLee · May 9, 2011, 02:11 PM

Have you considered contacting some local Gunsmiths to see what they might suggest?

retiredcoasty · May 9, 2011, 02:13 PM

I hunt with a guy that has to suck on a straw looking thing to squeeze the trigger as he cannot move his hands. I don’t know exactly how it works or where he got it. But if no one has an answer that helps you, I can call him and see he uses. He can also fire his crossbow using the same mechanism.

goodson88 · May 9, 2011, 02:19 PM

i live in a small town no gunsmiths here and yea i saw the suck on thing they are high

BarryLee · May 9, 2011, 02:55 PM

Well, I hate to sound a little redundant, but how about local machine shops? A lot of these guys love challenges and have the skills to safely take on a job like this. Along this same line you might consider local Technical Colleges or even High School machine shops.

goodson88 · May 9, 2011, 03:08 PM

yea i been looking for a machine shop but nearest one is hour away was hoping to made find one on the net thatdoes lil stuff

wogpotter · May 9, 2011, 03:23 PM

Try a camera store. The sell flexible cables releases in many different lengths so you could attach the one end to the trigger guard with the plunger contacting the trigger & route the flex cable to where it is comfortable for you to work it.

goodson88 · May 9, 2011, 09:00 PM

will do thanks

johnbt · May 11, 2011, 07:55 AM

Are you looking to push or pull with your thumb, or use a shrug of the shoulder or other body part? I work with OTs and rehab engineers and have seen it all, but I'm not a tech expert myself. I'm on the counseling/job services end of it. Anyway, I tried searching google with 'handicapped rifle shooting' and got a lot of results, some that apply and some that don't seem to.

Here are two ideas.

www.handihelp.net/8445/index.html

goodson88 · May 11, 2011, 10:29 AM

yes them i have saw on the net be for i was looking for something to pull

BarryLee · May 11, 2011, 02:32 PM

Have you considered contacting the USA Shooting Team, NRA or US Paralympics? These organizations might be able to steer you in the right direction.

goodson88 · May 11, 2011, 02:34 PM

no i haven't ill check in to that thanks

goodson88 · May 21, 2011, 03:12 PM

here the thing my uncle made me 10 years ago thats on my hunting gun scared to take it off much scared i might break it or mess it up by takeing it off to put on a diff gun its made out of aluminum my uncle made it at a place he did work but that place has closed down its about 3 to 4 inch long it has a small allen screw in it to tighting it down and im scared if i take it off much it might mess the threads up

May 9, 2011, 01:03 PM	#1
goodson88 Junior Member Join Date: May 9, 2011 Posts: 7	trigger help? hope im putting this in the right place ok i am in a wheelchair and im looking for something to go on my trigger to pull to fire my gun my dad just made me a thing to go on my wheelchair to hold my gun i tried pulling the trigger with my thumb but its to hard i was hopeing i could find some one to make me something or might be something out there for me to use or any ideas sure would help thanks

May 9, 2011, 02:11 PM	#2
BarryLee Senior Member Join Date: July 29, 2010 Location: The ATL (OTP) Posts: 3,946	Have you considered contacting some local Gunsmiths to see what they might suggest? __________________ A major source of objection to a free economy is precisely that it ... gives people what they want instead of what a particular group thinks they ought to want. Underlying most arguments against the free market is a lack of belief in freedom itself. - Milton Friedman

May 9, 2011, 02:55 PM	#5
BarryLee Senior Member Join Date: July 29, 2010 Location: The ATL (OTP) Posts: 3,946	Well, I hate to sound a little redundant, but how about local machine shops? A lot of these guys love challenges and have the skills to safely take on a job like this. Along this same line you might consider local Technical Colleges or even High School machine shops. __________________ A major source of objection to a free economy is precisely that it ... gives people what they want instead of what a particular group thinks they ought to want. Underlying most arguments against the free market is a lack of belief in freedom itself. - Milton Friedman

May 9, 2011, 03:23 PM	#7
wogpotter Senior Member Join Date: September 27, 2004 Posts: 4,811	Try a camera store. The sell flexible cables releases in many different lengths so you could attach the one end to the trigger guard with the plunger contacting the trigger & route the flex cable to where it is comfortable for you to work it. __________________ Allan Quatermain: “Automatic rifles. Who in God's name has automatic rifles”? Elderly Hunter: “That's dashed unsporting. Probably Belgium.”

May 11, 2011, 02:32 PM	#11
BarryLee Senior Member Join Date: July 29, 2010 Location: The ATL (OTP) Posts: 3,946	Have you considered contacting the USA Shooting Team, NRA or US Paralympics? These organizations might be able to steer you in the right direction. __________________ A major source of objection to a free economy is precisely that it ... gives people what they want instead of what a particular group thinks they ought to want. Underlying most arguments against the free market is a lack of belief in freedom itself. - Milton Friedman

May 9, 2011, 02:13 PM	#3
retiredcoasty Senior Member Join Date: December 19, 2009 Location: Central Massachusetts Posts: 139	I hunt with a guy that has to suck on a straw looking thing to squeeze the trigger as he cannot move his hands. I don’t know exactly how it works or where he got it. But if no one has an answer that helps you, I can call him and see he uses. He can also fire his crossbow using the same mechanism.

May 9, 2011, 02:19 PM	#4
goodson88 Junior Member Join Date: May 9, 2011 Posts: 7	i live in a small town no gunsmiths here and yea i saw the suck on thing they are high

May 9, 2011, 03:08 PM	#6
goodson88 Junior Member Join Date: May 9, 2011 Posts: 7	yea i been looking for a machine shop but nearest one is hour away was hoping to made find one on the net thatdoes lil stuff

May 9, 2011, 09:00 PM	#8
goodson88 Junior Member Join Date: May 9, 2011 Posts: 7	will do thanks

May 11, 2011, 07:55 AM	#9
johnbt Senior Member Join Date: December 6, 1999 Location: Richmond, Virginia USA Posts: 6,004	Are you looking to push or pull with your thumb, or use a shrug of the shoulder or other body part? I work with OTs and rehab engineers and have seen it all, but I'm not a tech expert myself. I'm on the counseling/job services end of it. Anyway, I tried searching google with 'handicapped rifle shooting' and got a lot of results, some that apply and some that don't seem to. Here are two ideas. www.handihelp.net/8445/index.html

May 11, 2011, 10:29 AM	#10
goodson88 Junior Member Join Date: May 9, 2011 Posts: 7	yes them i have saw on the net be for i was looking for something to pull

May 11, 2011, 02:34 PM	#12
goodson88 Junior Member Join Date: May 9, 2011 Posts: 7	no i haven't ill check in to that thanks

May 21, 2011, 03:12 PM	#13
goodson88 Junior Member Join Date: May 9, 2011 Posts: 7	here the thing my uncle made me 10 years ago thats on my hunting gun scared to take it off much scared i might break it or mess it up by takeing it off to put on a diff gun its made out of aluminum my uncle made it at a place he did work but that place has closed down its about 3 to 4 inch long it has a small allen screw in it to tighting it down and im scared if i take it off much it might mess the threads up