230RN
2A was "political" when it was first adopted.
"my wife has troubles operating any slides and finally settled on a Beretta Tomcat."
With my arthritis, I also have this problem.
However, I will point out that blow-back operated autos have to have pretty strong recoil springs to help absorb the energy of the cartridge. You might look for a locked-breech auto because they do not need such strong springs and are a lot easier to rack.
I have a Llama in .380 which is a locked breech and is in fact an accurate 5/8 scale model of the 1911. This .380 used to be one of my favorite carry guns. I later bough an almost identicial Llama, also in .380, which was pure blowback. I had a lot of difficulty operating the slide on this one because of the blowback's strong spring. I gave that gun away. and kept the locked-breech version.
Terry, 230RN
With my arthritis, I also have this problem.
However, I will point out that blow-back operated autos have to have pretty strong recoil springs to help absorb the energy of the cartridge. You might look for a locked-breech auto because they do not need such strong springs and are a lot easier to rack.
I have a Llama in .380 which is a locked breech and is in fact an accurate 5/8 scale model of the 1911. This .380 used to be one of my favorite carry guns. I later bough an almost identicial Llama, also in .380, which was pure blowback. I had a lot of difficulty operating the slide on this one because of the blowback's strong spring. I gave that gun away. and kept the locked-breech version.
Terry, 230RN
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