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LDB415 wrote:Back in another lifetime when I worked at a major gunshop we had many women in who couldn't rack the slide on various models. After a demonstration with proper tips on hold and technique almost every one of them were fine operating the slide on their own. On a Sig or 1911 or similar the first thing to do is cock the hammer. That has to happen when the slide is racked anyway and that eliminates having to overcome that amount of spring tension. Then the pistol is held close to the body at the same level as crossed arms like a movie Indian. The pistol is held 90 degrees from normal shooting hold, strong hand around the grip and weak hand on the slide. At a count of three the hands shove toward the opposite elbow for all they're worth. It's 99% guaranteed the slide is going to lock back. Obviously you can't pull the hammer on a Glock or similar but usually the same sharp snap in opposite directions will work on those as well.

CC Italian wrote:Well just got back from the range with the LC380. Ran 20 rounds of Federal Hydra shok and 100 of magtech 95 grain ball. Loaded first mag full of HS and 3 out of 7 stovepiped. Ok I thought maybe the ammo. Then the same happens with 14 more rounds of magtech in the same magazine. Not good I thought but then I went to the second mag that did not come with the gun from the factory. Ran 14 rounds of HS and the next 80+ of magtech without a single problem. So I have a bad mag. Like I said I bought it used and I know from looking on the Ruger forum that some of the earlier LC380 had mag problems. The second mag was bought after the gun was purchased more then likely and is the reason why it ran fine. I called Ruger service and waited 3 minutes to talk to a tech. They said no problem and are sending out a new mag priority. Great customer service!

As for the accuracy of the gun it was really good. It is the most accurate 380 I have ever shot. My groups were way closer my first time out then I could ever get with my old Bersa 380cc and it was leaps and bounds ahead in accuracy then the sig 238 I rented. Same went for my wife. While her grouping wasn't as tight as mine she did very well. At 7 yards she was getting 3-4 inch grouping her first time out with a slow but steady rate of fire. I was getting 1/2 inch-1inch groups at 7 yards with a decent rate of fire. At first I thought I was missing the whole sheet but then I realized that the grouping was so tight that they all touched. Very accurate and easy to fire gun imo. The trigger is a little long but nothing wrong with it for combat distances at all. All together my wife likes it a lot and it is easier for her to shoot then the shield. This will be her new carry gun.

CC Italian wrote:I understand, my wife has gone through a ton of trial and error finding what works for her. Like I said so many times before, my wife is 4 10 and has hands that are smaller then most 11 year old girls. Here are some of the guns she can rack easily.

9mm 1911 5inch citadel (same as rock island just a little nicer)
S&W 908s
sig 238
Ruger LC380
Walther pk380
Glock 17 (barely)

I am sure there are more but those are the ones I have seen her do. The citadel is easy for her to do and in 9mm it is a tack driver. Pretty much the lightest recoil I have ever shoot in any semi auto expect a 22lr.

CC Italian wrote:239 is a great gun but she already has a S&W 908s which is pretty close in weight and size and it is to big and a little heavy at 25oz unloaded. The 239 is a sweet pistol though.