Minute_Of_Torso
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My wife is handicapped and has very limited use of her right hand. I've had her shoot several different types of pistols from .38 revolvers up to a Government .45. She has done best with my Ruger 22/45 "Great Eight" but I have to prepare the pistol for her to shoot it (load mag, rack slide, drop safety, etc.). When I'm not home I want her to be able to defend herself and my daughter if, God forbid, the need ever arise.
I want to get her a handgun that she can operate but there are some difficulties that need to be overcome:
1. Racking a slide is out of the question.
2. Loading a magazine into an autoloader is VERY difficult and slow.
3. Reloading a revolver, as strange as it may seem, is almost impossible.
4. Any handgun with any external safeties would also be hard for her to control.
5. Her hands are very small and any full or medium size handgun (revolver or pistol) is out of the question.
6. The firearm needs to be a pistol (a shotgun is too much for her and a small caliber rifle would be very difficult for her, too).
Given these problems, what recommendations would anyone make?
I want to get her a handgun that she can operate but there are some difficulties that need to be overcome:
1. Racking a slide is out of the question.
2. Loading a magazine into an autoloader is VERY difficult and slow.
3. Reloading a revolver, as strange as it may seem, is almost impossible.
4. Any handgun with any external safeties would also be hard for her to control.
5. Her hands are very small and any full or medium size handgun (revolver or pistol) is out of the question.
6. The firearm needs to be a pistol (a shotgun is too much for her and a small caliber rifle would be very difficult for her, too).
Given these problems, what recommendations would anyone make?