fatfreddiescat
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This was posted on another thread. I'm new here, so please forgive the mistake.
My wife has RA. She cannot rack a slide in any handgun we've tested. I bought her a S&W Chief 60, (revolver) and she can fire it fairly well, but only in SA mode. She doesn't have the finger strength to use any handgun as DA. Since most Semi-Auto's had a reduced trigger pull weight after the first shot is fired, I thought that perhaps a Beretta Tomcat might work, by loading a magazine, the tipping the barrel up, loading one in by hand, then going SA for the first shot, then using the remainder as DA. I just heard that the trigger pull is hard on a Tomcat, even after the first shot. Today, we went to qualify, and she could not complete 25 rounds, even though they were 'semi-wadcutter' (?)! They hurt MY hand, so I know why she quit on 'em. My P226 .40S&W has less hand-hurt than her cheif 60!! Are there any 'extra-low recoil' ammunition(s) for a .357 available?
OR.........Any suggestions as to a weapon that she might be able to use, enjoy, and carry for self-defense ... (the carry takes away the idea of reducing the trigger pull, at least in CA.... I was told that no mods to trigger pull on a CCW were allowable.)
Any help available?
(I know....get her a 14 ga defender style, and tell her to stay home...)
She has grown up and shot plenty when she was younger. This Rheumatoid Arthritis is kickin her butt lately, and I would like to help her by finding her the right handgun for the hand problem. A .32 or 380 would be fine, as long as it has a slide that is a REAL soft pull to rack, or something like the Tomcat?!
Thanks for puttin up with me.
Fred
My wife has RA. She cannot rack a slide in any handgun we've tested. I bought her a S&W Chief 60, (revolver) and she can fire it fairly well, but only in SA mode. She doesn't have the finger strength to use any handgun as DA. Since most Semi-Auto's had a reduced trigger pull weight after the first shot is fired, I thought that perhaps a Beretta Tomcat might work, by loading a magazine, the tipping the barrel up, loading one in by hand, then going SA for the first shot, then using the remainder as DA. I just heard that the trigger pull is hard on a Tomcat, even after the first shot. Today, we went to qualify, and she could not complete 25 rounds, even though they were 'semi-wadcutter' (?)! They hurt MY hand, so I know why she quit on 'em. My P226 .40S&W has less hand-hurt than her cheif 60!! Are there any 'extra-low recoil' ammunition(s) for a .357 available?
OR.........Any suggestions as to a weapon that she might be able to use, enjoy, and carry for self-defense ... (the carry takes away the idea of reducing the trigger pull, at least in CA.... I was told that no mods to trigger pull on a CCW were allowable.)
Any help available?
(I know....get her a 14 ga defender style, and tell her to stay home...)
She has grown up and shot plenty when she was younger. This Rheumatoid Arthritis is kickin her butt lately, and I would like to help her by finding her the right handgun for the hand problem. A .32 or 380 would be fine, as long as it has a slide that is a REAL soft pull to rack, or something like the Tomcat?!
Thanks for puttin up with me.
Fred