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Crow Hunter · July 24, 2012, 11:38 AM

A revolver that can be cocked is probably going to be the best option.

My mother is in a similar situation and my brother and I tried the auto route for her. She doesn't have the hand strength to cycle the slide and she had trouble with the safety.

So we finally got her a .38 revolver that she can keep loaded and thumb the hammer back as needed.

We have looked at getting her a semiauto with a tip-up style barrel (Beretta), but they are hard to find locally for her to try out and even more "complicated" than the semiauto that she used to have trouble with.

July 24, 2012, 11:38 AM	#8
Crow Hunter Senior Member Join Date: January 27, 2012 Posts: 1,078	A revolver that can be cocked is probably going to be the best option. My mother is in a similar situation and my brother and I tried the auto route for her. She doesn't have the hand strength to cycle the slide and she had trouble with the safety. So we finally got her a .38 revolver that she can keep loaded and thumb the hammer back as needed. We have looked at getting her a semiauto with a tip-up style barrel (Beretta), but they are hard to find locally for her to try out and even more "complicated" than the semiauto that she used to have trouble with. __________________ I am no longer participating in gun forums. Good luck.