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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.

I've heard a whole lot of people badmouth the .22 and talk about it being no good for defense. I've never heard a single one of them say let me show you how bad it is, shoot me with it.

Go to galleryofguns.com and see about ordering it there. There is an FFL in Friendswood, Modern Defensive Measures, that has very good pricing and is easy to work with. You order it and in 2-3 days you have it with a lifetime warranty added by Davidson's who operates gallery of guns. I just got my J frame that way.

CC Italian wrote:The first time I tried it I thought the gun was broke until my LGS said pull on it like you mean it and I got it back the second try but this was a loose gun with thousands of rounds threw it.

Is your wife holding the pistol pointing down range and using her off hand to pull back on the slide? If so, she needs to switch to holding it in front of her body near her chest and for a right handed shooter pointed toward the left. Her right hand pushes sharply toward her left side simultaneously with her left hand pushing the sharply toward her right side. It will make a huge difference in how easy it is to cycle the slide.