mgmorden
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Aside from the AR style designs - are there any other semi-auto shotguns with a non-reciprocating charging handle?
Reason I ask is that my dad only has partial use of his right (dominant) hand due to an injury as a child. He can't move his index/trigger finger on that hand at all and has very limited use of the middle finger. Over the years he adapted to shooting using his ring finger leaving the other two fingers above it. This works fine for pumps but on semi-autos the charging handle often will hit his index finger and bust it open pretty bad. I've tried to tell him to just stick to his Wingmaster that he's shot for decades, but he wants a semi-auto and I've seen him tear up that finger one too many times . I was thinking a gun without a reciprocating handle might alleviate this risk.
EDIT: Well dang it looks like even most (maybe all?) of the AR patterned shotguns use a reciprocating handle too. I suppose an alternate option would be to buy a left-handed gun and him just shoot it right handed so that the handle is reciprocating on the other side.
Thanks!
Reason I ask is that my dad only has partial use of his right (dominant) hand due to an injury as a child. He can't move his index/trigger finger on that hand at all and has very limited use of the middle finger. Over the years he adapted to shooting using his ring finger leaving the other two fingers above it. This works fine for pumps but on semi-autos the charging handle often will hit his index finger and bust it open pretty bad. I've tried to tell him to just stick to his Wingmaster that he's shot for decades, but he wants a semi-auto and I've seen him tear up that finger one too many times . I was thinking a gun without a reciprocating handle might alleviate this risk.
EDIT: Well dang it looks like even most (maybe all?) of the AR patterned shotguns use a reciprocating handle too. I suppose an alternate option would be to buy a left-handed gun and him just shoot it right handed so that the handle is reciprocating on the other side.
Thanks!
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