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I have an older neighbor who carries concealed but is having difficulties doing so. His hands, harmed by arthritis, can’t pull the slide reliably on his S&W MP 40 S&W. I fit some ‘ears’ on the slide for him which did help for a while but he’s back to having difficulties. He’s down to not carrying or retreating in power to the point he can again handle the firearm reliably in case of a jam or other issues.
IMO, he’s better off armed with a firearm he can handle rather than leaving his 40 at home in despair or carrying it without being fully able to use it.
My inexpert opinion is that his need would be well met by a compact or subcompact striker fired semi-auto in .22 mag. I think he and others are better served by draw, point and fire than having to deal with a safety in a hammer fired pistol. I wonder if a striker would reliably ignite a rimfire too.
Does any such firearm even exist? I know that Glock has a .22 lr but that’s a trainer for a full size pistol so more than a bit unwieldy. An ideal would be a Glock in a 29 size in .22 mag. Suggestions?
IMO, he’s better off armed with a firearm he can handle rather than leaving his 40 at home in despair or carrying it without being fully able to use it.
My inexpert opinion is that his need would be well met by a compact or subcompact striker fired semi-auto in .22 mag. I think he and others are better served by draw, point and fire than having to deal with a safety in a hammer fired pistol. I wonder if a striker would reliably ignite a rimfire too.
Does any such firearm even exist? I know that Glock has a .22 lr but that’s a trainer for a full size pistol so more than a bit unwieldy. An ideal would be a Glock in a 29 size in .22 mag. Suggestions?