Several years ago, my Grand-nephew David (Army) came back from Afghanistan with some pretty severe injuries including only the use of his Right arm. Before he had left, he had wanted to go Hog hunting with us in Texas, but it didn't happen within the time frame where he could go before he had to leave.
After about a year in the Hospital, he was released, but when we talked to him on the phone, you could tell he was kinds depressed, so my brother and I decided to take him Hog hunting.
When we got down there, the main problem seemed to be that with only a right arm, he couldn't hold a rifle, so we had gotten several shooting sticks and figured we'd figure out a way to hold them up so he could get a shot off at the hogs. Didn't work at all, was way too unstable and as a matter of fact, both my Brother and I blew off shots so he would not feel so bad about not getting a hog since none of us did. I went back home to Arizona and both of us were racking our brains on how to support the rifle and still give him some movement to adjust his aim. what we finally came up with is shown in the following pictures. First, I had a plate made for the top of my Surveyors tripod where the top, adjustable portion of my Primus Hunting shooting stand (I had won it in a raffle) could be threaded onto the plate. Cost me $20.00 when the local fabricator found out what it was for, so I ordered 2, just in case. The plate was designed to fit over the top of the David White tripod and then the top portion of the stand was threaded into the plate. By extending the legs and spreading the legs of the tripod real wide, we got it low enough to run his wheelchair under and since the shooting stand was not only vertically adjustable, but would swing 360 degree's he could lead a moving and at least get off some shots at it.
Worked like a charm...He got 2 hogs that trip and immediately cheered up.
Anyway, here are a few pictures i took today to show you how it worked. The old Mauser was put on the chair trying to show side swing, but didn't quite work out the way I hoped. Will label them as I go.
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the plate with bolt welded on -- Top side of plate -- Primus adjustable rest with the base pieces removed
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David White tripod with plate set on top -- Wheelchair under tripood
Because of download limitations am going to continue in another post!