Easy to cock?

[Mark Chitty]

My wife has expressed interest in carrying, so I'd like to get her a new gun. Trouble is she has tendinitis and so a lot of guns are too hard for her to cock. Does anyone have any ideas or suggestions that might help us out?

Thanks!

 

[robstid]

What are you looking to get her? Revolver or semi automatic?

 

[Matt Wilson]

I can't speak much as to a comparison of different guns with regards to this, but I can offer a quick tip for semi-autos. Rather than holding the gun and pulling the slide, she should hold the slide and push the gun. I've seen several little old ladies try this technique with amazement... It really works!

 

[Deserteagle]

Get a revolver. No "cocking" involved.

 

[eagleeyes]

yea i was going to suggest perhaps a revolver too :girl_wink:
i also like the idea of pushing the gun holding the slide i'm going to try that myself as i find my gun hard to cock now why didn't i think of that? i guess i really never had enough practice with it which is something i'm going to need to do before i start carrying it for sure
stay safe

 

[Stammkyle81]

I echo what the other two guys said about holding the slide and pushing gun. My mother in law can chamber all of my pistols now and she has severe tendinitis.

 

[27Reeder]

S&W 642... simplicity... compact, lightweight, easy trigger pull, goes bang every time, nothing to think about.

 

[Tucker's Mom]

Get her a Glock -- you do the checking and she just pull the trigger and it goes bang! everytime.

 

[SteveG]

My wife had a hard times with the slide until she tried overhand a few times. Now It's a piece of cake for her. She doesn't have tendonitis but she doesn't have a lot of hand strength... just a thought.

 

[Treo]

10 Posts into this and no one is reccomending you let the wife pick out her own gun? You're slippin' folks

 

[Stan45]

Trouble is she has tendinitis and so a lot of guns are too hard for her to cock. Does anyone have any ideas or suggestions that might help us out? Thanks!

My advise would be get the tendinitis under control then her hand will be back to normal. One month of treatment.

 

[SteveG]

10 Posts into this and no one is reccomending you let the wife pick out her own gun? You're slippin' folks

Ha! True. Then again, maybe he's just doing the initial research for her then letting her make the final decision.

 

[SGB]

Never had a student with a weak grip that could not rack an auto pistol when properly instructed.

 

[arkie45]

Got my wife a PK380. Easiest slide I've seen to rack, and not a bad little handgun. She's graduated to an M&P Shield 9mm now.

 

[Mark Chitty]

I'm just trying to get some ideas as to what we should be looking for. She doesn't like revolvers, but has a really hard time with the slide on a semi. But I like the look of that video, so I'll have her give that a try. I'd much rather have her using a 9mm than a 380. Of course, that is just because I personally wouldn't go smaller than a 9mm. And on top of the tendinitis she has carpel tunnel and the beginnings of arthritis because she types a lot at work. She's done physical therapy and knows what to do to keep it from hurting, but she has very little hand strength.

Ultimately she will be the one who chooses her gun. But when we went to the store and asked about something easy to cock we just got some guy who couldn't be bothered wave us off saying that all the 9mm were going to be the same because of the spring. So his poor attitude and unwillingness to work with us has put her off trying even though she still really wants one.

 

[eagleeyes]

''Easy to cock?''
easiest way i know to cock is unbotton and unzip
rotflmbo:laugh: jokingly laughing

 

[bfreak72]

Ther is always the beretta type for autos that the barrel flips up for the first round then the recoil works the slide . i know taurus makes some of these models geared twords women my wife carries a 22

 

[the dark]

Whew...had to wonder where a thread with that title was going!

All good suggestions on how to deal with difficulty cycling/operating the slide...it is not the most efficient, but holding the slide and pushing the pistol is a stronger action.

 

[27Reeder]

The same instructor in the slide racking video has produced some of the very best firearms videos I've seen to date. That being said, in a defensive (and probably a very stressful) scenario, I seriously doubt that a firearms neophyte (or veteran) would have the presence of mind to successfully draw and chamber a round before an attacker reached them. Her youtube name is "limalife" She has a youtube video on carrying with a round chambered. It is a "real world" demonstration.
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I feel it should be a required video for everyone to watch before making decisions about carrying.
Sorry for the long-winded post. Good luck!

 

[SGB]

I'm just trying to get some ideas as to what we should be looking for. She doesn't like revolvers, but has a really hard time with the slide on a semi. But I like the look of that video, so I'll have her give that a try. I'd much rather have her using a 9mm than a 380. Of course, that is just because I personally wouldn't go smaller than a 9mm. And on top of the tendinitis she has carpel tunnel and the beginnings of arthritis because she types a lot at work. She's done physical therapy and knows what to do to keep it from hurting, but she has very little hand strength.

Ultimately she will be the one who chooses her gun. But when we went to the store and asked about something easy to cock we just got some guy who couldn't be bothered wave us off saying that all the 9mm were going to be the same because of the spring. So his poor attitude and unwillingness to work with us has put her off trying even though she still really wants one.

My wife is 60, has had carpal tunnel release surgery on both wrists and suffers from arthritis in her hands as well. Using the push pull technique demonstrated in the above video she can rack every auto pistol in the house. She carries a M&P 9c, though she's wanting to try out a M&P shield.

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