Single stack 9mm with DAO trigger and easy slide?

[b4uqzme]

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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DavidR. I have the same issue at home so I appreciate the post. Mrs b4uqzme is becoming more recoil tolerant with practice but is still having trouble racking slides. And no, muggsy, it's not just technique. I suspect we will end up with a medium frame revolver but now I gotta shove her in the gun store so she can try some out. I've bought her some plinker gifts in the past but this one needs to be her choice.

Good luck. Keep us posted.

[muggsy]

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..

Jocko, you don't know what you're talking about. I got engaged to a woman with a gun and we've been married for 42 years. In fact it was her Colt Python that first attracted me to her. True it was a wheel gun, but I had her shooting a 1911 in no time. So, don't say that no man wants to engage a woman with a gun. I did and lived happily ever after most of the time.

[Bawanna]

Ever after ain't over yet.......

[muggsy]

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


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I believe it's a K-9. My kid sister who had carpel tunnel surgery can rack the slide on a CW9 and she's just a skinny little kid from Cleveland, Ohio. I taught her to push with her strong hand and to grip the slide with her left. The CW9 doesn't have the double captive recoil spring like the PM9 and is easier to rack. you also have the added benefit of a full grip and one extra round.

[berettabone]

Out of all the firearms available, this is my wife's favorite. The most challenging thing, is the moon clips. Otherwise, point and shoot. Says the balance is great, and fits like a glove. 9mm...........I tend to agree with the posters who say, get her a revolver. Only a certain amount of women, will ever be comfortable with a semi auto. Too many moving parts for them.

[b4uqzme]

In fact it was her Colt Python that first attracted me to her.

It's usually the other way around isn't it? Just sayin'.

[kahrlwallace]

I have to agree with Jocko. My wife is a 6 ft tall 32 year old woman. She is definitely not weak. She can rack the slide on my cm9, but it's not easy for her. She loves shooting my taurus 66 4" . With .38 specials she is accurate and the recoil is not unpleasant for her. I'll add that my m&p has a smooth, easy slide with great serrations.

[JohnR]

My K9's slide is the hardest to rack of all my collection.

[AIRret]

Be careful with revolvers, some of the triggers are tough! Let her try the gun first.

Also you could take some 38 snap caps to the GS so she can dry fire the revolver.

I'm not a big woman, but once I put about 350 rounds (that was in 2012) through the pm 9
I've never had a problem again. I load it, rack it, clean it, (including disassembling and re-
assembling) and shoot the hell out of it.

The easiest racking gun I've encountered is a boberg shorty. It's a little smaller than the pm 9 and has about the same kick, so she may not like it but now they have one that is one size larger. www.bobergarms.com.
She might want to try that one.

I agree with the others;
You can supply her with the information but let her pick out her own gun.

[kwh]

My daughter went through the same problems after receiving her CCP. Revolvers SP101 S&W 642 also KahrCM9 Shield Nano Walther PP . None felt right to her hand, and/ or possible, but difficult, to rack slide. Tried a Walther PK380 =perfect for her.

[b4uqzme]

Be careful with revolvers, some of the triggers are tough! Let her try the gun first.

Good advice but most can be tuned easily. My smith got my Sp101 down to about 7lbs in DA.

[AIRret]

Another gun semiautomatic (with an easy slide) you might consider is a Sig 239.
It's heavy for it's size which means the recoil isn't bad, it comes in DA/SA or DAK (Double action only) and it is a single stack so it will probably fit her hand.
I wish you were in Michigan so she could try a few of my guns.

[Barth]

My K9's slide is the hardest to rack of all my collection.

+1
My MK40 Elite is hardest of my 14 handguns as well.
Strangely, my FS HK USP Tactical 45 may well be the easiest to rack.
I think it's suppressor tuned RSA may be even lighter than a standard USP.
It's so light I think most any woman and even some children, could work it.

Seems like my friends Walther PPS had an easy slide to rack.
That might be one to check out.

[b4uqzme]

Ya oughta try a Browning HiPower in 40SW sometime. Sheesh. Talk about a hard rack.

[DanTana]

Out of all the firearms available, this is my wife's favorite. The most challenging thing, is the moon clips. Otherwise, point and shoot. Says the balance is great, and fits like a glove. 9mm...........I tend to agree with the posters who say, get her a revolver. Only a certain amount of women, will ever be comfortable with a semi auto. Too many moving parts for them.

Boy does that bring back some memories. I loved the Speed Six I had, .38 with 2.5" barrel. Amazingly accurate too. Wouldn't mind finding another someday.