Well in this case I'm sure that's a shot gun so if you were to hold it like that the knock back would probably Fuck the shit out of your shoulder ( i mean literally break it ) you might even get brain damage cause it could just fly off you hand and into your face lol
Oh god. The gun. Man, his wrist muscles must be completely hench to stop the gun so abruptly and hold the recoil like that :o Also, the poses were pretty bland and the shot lacked power and recoil. Just sayin'
I know right? lol. Looking at it again makes me crack out of laughter. It looks as if the shot gun is a small 9mm pistol or something *chuckles*. No matter, I'm confident that I'll do better next time with what you guys have pointed out. Thanks for the feedback!
Definitely not enough recoil. Considering he had to sling the shotgun over his shoulder, he should have gripped it with both hands for the amount of recoil you showed. One hand could actually look really cool, but you'd need to show his entire upper body bending back as well as the front leg lifting up off the ground. I guess you know this stuff now though. I'm digging that subtle idle animation a lot.