Originally Posted by dodge268
My advice is focus more on the post surgery. Do what the PT guys say. Don't do any more than they say. It is a slow recovery on purpose. Take it slow and things will be back normalish in 9 months or so. Shooting 22s is fun and a 260/6.5 Creed will kill most things walking. It's gonna suck short term but after you're done you won't have to wake up in the middle of the night with a dead arm. That sucks.
Patrick

Yeah, I realize it will be a slow recovery process, I hope to be recovered enough to hunt with crossbow next fall, but in my mind I’ve accepted I’ll let recovery tell me if I’m ready. Thanks for taking it back to OP, thinking really strongly of selling 338, 375 and 450 Marlin and using to fund a 6.5 creed or 7mm-08 custom!