charliee wrote:If racking the slide is the main problem, I'd consider a Beretta Tomcat. It comes, I believe, in only 32cal but it's a fine little piece. Or as another poster recommended, a small frame revolver.
I was going to recommend a Beretta 86 since it is chambered in .380. Like the Tomcat (& the Bobcat in .22lr or .25ACP), it has a tilt-up barrel so you don't have to work the slide to chamber a round. The magazines hold 8 rounds. And it is DA/SA with a safety, so you have several options on how to carry it. The downside is that they have been out of production for years & the cost to buy one keeps going up.