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You could try a recoil pad for the shotgun.....a .40 shouldn't be hurting your wrists unless its like a sub sub compact.
Stance can be a big factor as well......with a shot gun while standing you want to lean into it a bit....don't keep your back straight.....smaller people have the bad tendency on even leaning back to help balance out the weight of the gun.....this is bound to send you flying when you pull the trigger....have some one take a picture of your posture while you are shooting....you might not know how bad it is until you see it.
With handguns.....find a comfy 2 handed grip but don't grip it too hard.... just stay a bit lose.....the gun is not going to come flying out of your hands unless you are barly holding on. Most people over grip handguns especcial larger calibers because they fear the kick with be extreme. A lot of large caliber handguns and rifles don't kick that much more then a regular one because of added weight.....muzzlebreaks...compensators....ect. You will be fine.
You could try a recoil pad for the shotgun.....a .40 shouldn't be hurting your wrists unless its like a sub sub compact.
Stance can be a big factor as well......with a shot gun while standing you want to lean into it a bit....don't keep your back straight.....smaller people have the bad tendency on even leaning back to help balance out the weight of the gun.....this is bound to send you flying when you pull the trigger....have some one take a picture of your posture while you are shooting....you might not know how bad it is until you see it.
With handguns.....find a comfy 2 handed grip but don't grip it too hard.... just stay a bit lose.....the gun is not going to come flying out of your hands unless you are barly holding on. Most people over grip handguns especcial larger calibers because they fear the kick with be extreme. A lot of large caliber handguns and rifles don't kick that much more then a regular one because of added weight.....muzzlebreaks...compensators....ect. You will be fine.