Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Ask The Gunwriters Are there any studies of what recoil does to the human body?

I had an abdominal aortic aneurysm until about 16 months ago. The docs monitored it for 2 years until it grew to a little over 5cm. I could not get a definitive answer from the doc about shooting any caliber so I chose caution and did not shoot at all. I still made two hunting trips and enjoyed the woods and the campfire. The two years of monitoring was no fun despite the docs assurance that monitoring was safer than surgery. Even when it reached the threshold size the doc suggested we could wait a little longer. I told her that I want it fixed now rather than have it rupture at a time of it's own choosing. We went into surgery and she put in a little piece of "radiator hose" and I was good as new. Recovery time was only a few weeks and I can do anything I choose now. Still can't play the piano, but shooting is no longer a concern.

Recoil has created a right eye issue for me.
About 6 yrs ago, I had a vitreous detachment when duck hunting.
Apparently it can occur playing contact sports, shooting a gun, sudden impact, car accident etc.
At the time, I just assumed it was powder residue. About a week later I went to see my eye doc and ran tests. It's still a bit blurry at times but that big of an issue. I was early 40's, which is uncommon at that age. Occurs more frequently at 80.