I think that Gunut (I believe it was him) and Ted S. have made what I would consider excellent suggestions so as to continue the "pleasure" of shooting: get a light, gas-operated auto - 1.75 inch 20 perhaps - and continue to enjoy the shooting sport. I also agree with ClapperZapper (?) and the suggestion of the under the coat pad or the Browning gel pads inserted into special pockets in some of their brand name shooting vests, jackets, and now even shirts. I used one at my doctor's insistence just a very few days after having some nice titanium plates and screws fitted to my newly re-built collar bone. The problem he was concerned with was that due to required "pruning" of the jagged ends, the collar bone did NOT meet in the middle, hence the need for the plate and the insertion of ground up bone shavings of mine and some donated by a cadaver until the bone could re-grow. Bottom line, the pad worked well through one week of wild pheasant hunting in SD and no problems were encountered since. Oh, I was also using a Beretta gas-operated 20 gauge semi-auto for that hunt too!!! Good luck with your shoulder problems and your quest for a suitable shotgun to use.
