The "Cornered Cat" article mentioned earlier is a good one. She refers to what I do as the "Overhand" method. My instructor's way of explaining it was to use the force of both hands pushing against each other - cuts the effort you have to put forth in half. With the more traditional "Slingshot" method, you're basically holding the firearm with your strong hand (not exerting much force) and pulling the slide back with your weak hand.MeMelYup wrote:Pls what is your trick to racking the slide. My wife has rheumatoid arthritis in both hands and cannot rack the slide on any of my guns 22-40 cal.Songbird wrote:Along with finding a good instructor and taking a CHL class and/or basic pistol safety and operation class, I would recommend finding a range where she has the opportunity to rent and shoot several firearms, both revolvers and semi-autos. As for racking the slide, I have small, fairly weak hands with some arthritis, and I can rack anything I can get my hands on since I was taught how to make it easier. A revolver may be what she ends up deciding on, but she needs to have the opportunity to gain some hands-on experience before making that decision/purchase. Best of luck to you both!
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Along with finding a good instructor and taking a CHL class and/or basic pistol safety and operation class, I would recommend finding a range where she has the opportunity to rent and shoot several firearms, both revolvers and semi-autos. As for racking the slide, I have small, fairly weak hands with some arthritis, and I can rack anything I can get my hands on since I was taught how to make it easier. A revolver may be what she ends up deciding on, but she needs to have the opportunity to gain some hands-on experience before making that decision/purchase. Best of luck to you both!