Perfect handgun for lighter framed shooters

[JTQ]

My wife's hands are really weak, but it seems opposite of most things I read. She says she'd rather struggle a little to rack a g17, than pull a heavy double action trigger.

My numbers may be off, but it makes sense of her argument. Using 5 fingers to rack a 17lb spring vs using 1 finger to pull an 8lb trigger.

This is always my take. I often wonder if all the "get a revolver" comments are not from people that have arthritis or limited strength.

Using the large upper body muscles to rack the slide once to get multiple shots with a light trigger always seems like a better idea than having to use whatever little muscles are in your trigger finger to work a relatively heavy trigger for every shot.