semi_problomatic
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My grandpa just passed away, and my grandma lives in a rough part of Jackson, MS. She refuses to move, and a few months ago she had brought up wanting a pistol for self defense. She's a pretty tough bird and was "a good shot" when she was younger. So today I gave her my SIG 229 .40. Its loaded, full mag and 1 in the chamber, hammer down, with 180 grain federal fmj fn.
The problem: she can't squeeze the trigger in double action. Doesn't have enough muscle strength. I severely doubt she could rack the slide if she needed to, and she's never shot the pistol.
We can remedy the last one, but I'm still worried about the trigger and slide.
Can anybody recommend a different pistol? I'd of given her a revolver, but since she'd be limited to SA only, I'd rather her have an autoloader. And neither of the revolvers I have are really SD guns (uberti cattleman .45LC and a blackpowder .38). I have a ruger P95DC (9mm), but a piece to the guide rod/spring has broken and its unreliable. The only other semi's I have is a glock 30 (.45ACP) and a walther p22. I never leave the glock with one in the chamber because I feel its unsafe, and the walther feels too much like a toy gun, I don't want to give her a .22lr for self defense. I'd bought it for a trainer for my wife (its even pink).
The problem: she can't squeeze the trigger in double action. Doesn't have enough muscle strength. I severely doubt she could rack the slide if she needed to, and she's never shot the pistol.
We can remedy the last one, but I'm still worried about the trigger and slide.
Can anybody recommend a different pistol? I'd of given her a revolver, but since she'd be limited to SA only, I'd rather her have an autoloader. And neither of the revolvers I have are really SD guns (uberti cattleman .45LC and a blackpowder .38). I have a ruger P95DC (9mm), but a piece to the guide rod/spring has broken and its unreliable. The only other semi's I have is a glock 30 (.45ACP) and a walther p22. I never leave the glock with one in the chamber because I feel its unsafe, and the walther feels too much like a toy gun, I don't want to give her a .22lr for self defense. I'd bought it for a trainer for my wife (its even pink).