Rockydoc
Well-Known Member
My wife’s current handgun is a Taurus M85, 38 Spl. This is a double action only revolver with a spurless hammer. It was a very practical choice, no safety to manipulate, just point and pull the trigger. Until arthritis. She can no longer pull the trigger. I have modified the trigger down to a little over 8 lbs DA. You can’t get it much lower than that. It’s still too much.
I am thinking one of those pistols with a tilting barrel for loading the first round directly into the chamber, thus no need to “rack the slide “ would work for her.
As to caliber, 32 ACP, 380 ACP, 9mm? I don’t know much about the 32 ACP, it may have some merit for this application. The difference between the recoil of the 380 and the 9mm is not commensurate with the difference in terminal performance.
So, my thinking is a tilting barrel 9mm semiautomatic pistol.
Suggestions and comments, please.
I am thinking one of those pistols with a tilting barrel for loading the first round directly into the chamber, thus no need to “rack the slide “ would work for her.
As to caliber, 32 ACP, 380 ACP, 9mm? I don’t know much about the 32 ACP, it may have some merit for this application. The difference between the recoil of the 380 and the 9mm is not commensurate with the difference in terminal performance.
So, my thinking is a tilting barrel 9mm semiautomatic pistol.
Suggestions and comments, please.