Racking first cartridge

[mljdeckard]

The only exception I have found to this is my mother. She injured her wrist and it never healed properly, and she cannot grip a slide well enough to rack it with any technique.

 

[Zaydok Allen]

Instead of pulling the slide rearward, grip the slide and push the frame forward.

+1

But if she has carried a 36 for years and is happy, why do you want her to change it up? Or is she not happy and wants the change also?

If she is content, I say leave her alone.

 

[ATLDave]

The only exception I have found to this is my mother. She injured her wrist and it never healed properly, and she cannot grip a slide well enough to rack it with any technique.

Sure, that makes sense. Again, the grip strength is the problem. I wonder if she could do it with a slide-racker (not that you're going to push a race gun on your mom!).