Single stack 9mm with DAO trigger and easy slide?

[DavidR]

I'm really enjoying my CW9 and CM9 but have come to the conclusion that my wife will not be able to slingshot or even manually lock the slide back if she needed to.

Is there another 9mm I should look at with a DAO trigger similar to Kahr but with a slide that's easy to rack? Would prefer something the size of the CW9 rather than the CM9.


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[muggsy]

David, after a few hundred rounds to loosen things up your wife should be able to handle the CW9 if she employs the proper method of racking the slide. See the video link below. There is no gun that comes close to having the trigger of a Kahr pistol except for a well tuned S&W revolver.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjLbFOw8sow

[DavidR]

Single stack 9mm with DAO trigger and easy slide?

Thanks. I have 300 rounds through the CW9 and I can slingshot easily. Unfortunately, my wife has some arthritis and had hand surgery last year so it's still too difficult for her.


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[DavidR]

Single stack 9mm with DAO trigger and easy slide?

I will watch the whole video later. Is that a T9?


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[Ikeo74]

Look up the Remington R51.....will be available soon.

[berettabone]

The loosest slide I have ever felt was on a used Sig P250.........................

[hardluk1]

Heres something I don't think any one ever talks about. These pistol are rated for +P ammo yet many don't use it. If you owned a 1911 and wanted to shoot +P ammo you would bump the recoil spring up a few pounds. RIGHT. Maybe a cw9 with a 2lb lighter spring to a Wolff 18lb recoil spring from a 20lber and that may be enough for her to rake it comfortably. Then use standard pressure HP ammo for carry. Worth a try. The larger TP or CT is easier to rack than a cw but maybe to large to deal with
http://www.gunsprings.com/index.cfm?...s&cID=1&mID=29

[johnh]

Failing all else you may have to drop to a .380. I have found that most of the non-blowback guns have light enough springs to allow slide retraction by individuals with hand strength issues. I have known a couple individuals who could not even do that, and ended up with something .22 caliber. You could also consider a revolver if you get to that point.

[DavidR]

Single stack 9mm with DAO trigger and easy slide?

I don't use +p ammo so maybe an 18# recoil spring would do it. I might try that.


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[jocko]

My 21 cents

I'm really enjoying my CW9 and CM9 but have come to the conclusion that my wife will not be able to slingshot or even manually lock the slide back if she needed to.

Is there another 9mm I should look at with a DAO trigger similar to Kahr but with a slide that's easy to rack? Would prefer something the size of the CW9 rather than the CM9.


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she aint gonna mastrer a kahr. Buy her a wheelgun and lether her enjopy t, She will relly be saferwith a wheel gun as she can load and unloadit easily and alsoknow it is loaded or unloaded. It willnver jamon her either. If she can't rack a kahr then she can't clear a jam either. Not the first person to not be able to oerate a kahr. They are tight, the springs are strong, and just not alot of gun to grab on to either. And most women are not gun savvy like we are eiter.

Ihave always been an advocate of a wheel gun for most all women, due to the operatinal easeness and peaceof mind to. If a womanis afraid to have a loaded gun around the hous,e then she will never cuddle3 up to a semi. But she can easily load and unload a wheel gun. She probably won't shoot it any better or worse than a semi also. It sthe bang thing that is gonna scare the sh!tout of a bad guy, NO man wantsw to engage a women with a gunPERIOD.

Buy her a wheelgun and if u fear the 38 special is to much power then downsiaze to a 32..

[JohnR]

Remington R51. Supposed to have the easiest racking slide of any 9mm.

http://therock.remington.com/firearm...p#.Uw4lxPldXg0

[TheTman]

I wouldn't buy her anything DavidR, take her shopping and let her make the choice.
As long as it's a quality weapon, she is more likely to want to practice with it, than if you just go and pick out something for her. I've read several open letters to Husbands from wives that received a firearm as a gift, and the point was mostly that they were big girls now, and they wanted to be able to choose their own weapon. I agree 100%. I even let my daughter that knows little about guns pick the type of gun she wanted, a semi or revolver, and she thought a revolver would be best, since she's probably not going to practice with it much. Just wants something for around her apartment. She ruled out shotguns for being too bulky. So I'm looking around for a good deal on a 38 spl, with a 3-4" barrel.

[bob98366]

I wouldn't buy her anything DavidR, take her shopping and let her make the choice.

Big +1. Going further, take her shooting to a range with rental pistols.

I own (happily but needlessly) two CW40s because my wife and I agreed before buying them that we wanted at least a 40S&W for self defense. But to Jocko's point, she cannot rack it and the sharp recoil is not pleasant to her. She shot a friends S&W Shield 9, could rack it well, and liked the lower recoil. So now she has and likes a Shield 9 and I have a second CW40 that is mostly stashed in the house for home protection.

Now, this forum could debate the rackability of a Shield 9 vs. a CW40 and how much felt recoil difference there is between the two, but none of that matters to either my wife or yours. Take that to the bank.

[getsome]

Hi DavidR, Anytime a new shooter wants a firearm they need to hold it first and see if they can operate if safely.....I always advise a new shooter especially a female to go with a j frame Smith .38 revolver which is heavy enough to tame standard .38 rounds but still light enough for her to carry in a purse and still has enough ummph to take on a bad guy...Most are not going to want to shoot it much but if they have to they will feel confident enough in their ability to fire it due to it's simple operation....

Let her shoot the .38 from a very close 8-10 feet away target and let them build up confidence they will be able to hit something if they need to....Worst thing to do is give them a gift pistol thats too big or with too much recoil that makes it impossible for her to hit a target with...That one will end up in a drawer for sure...

[DavidR]

Single stack 9mm with DAO trigger and easy slide?

Lots of good advice that I appreciate. Will be thinking about the 38s. I have a snub-nosed 38 but something a little bigger than that might be better.


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