My wife has fairly weak hands/arms.
I went to "gunsprings.com" and searched around for the "factory strength" recoil springs, thinking that would help me figure out which semi-auto's would be easiest to rack.
The PT-92/99 series is listed at 13 lbs, which seems to be one of the lowest out there. (Obviously, I'll get her to try this and several others). (The beretta 92 is also 13 lbs). Many other guns were above 20 lbs. I had her push on a bathroom scale, one hand on each side, and she briefly got it above 20 lbs, but 13 was well within her capabilities.
Does this agree with people's impressions that the Taurus PT92/99/Beretta 92 has a fairly easy slide to rack? Or is there any other factor that I'm not recognizing?
Thanks,
Gordon
I went to "gunsprings.com" and searched around for the "factory strength" recoil springs, thinking that would help me figure out which semi-auto's would be easiest to rack.
The PT-92/99 series is listed at 13 lbs, which seems to be one of the lowest out there. (Obviously, I'll get her to try this and several others). (The beretta 92 is also 13 lbs). Many other guns were above 20 lbs. I had her push on a bathroom scale, one hand on each side, and she briefly got it above 20 lbs, but 13 was well within her capabilities.
Does this agree with people's impressions that the Taurus PT92/99/Beretta 92 has a fairly easy slide to rack? Or is there any other factor that I'm not recognizing?
Thanks,
Gordon