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I'm going to suggest you go to Blockbuster, or if you have Netflix rent a copy of
the movie "Valkyrie" with Tom Cruise. He portrays a one handed soldier and near the end he racks the slide on his Walther pistol in a unique way. I could explain it, but seeing it would be more helpful. Besides you could watch the scene more than once if need be.

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firebug8

Thanks for all the suggestions. I will certainly be trying all the methods ya'll have suggested as well as watching Valkyrie.

I have asked gun dealers if the spring on pistols can be adjusted to make racking easier, but have not found anyone who really seems to know if it can be done or who know how to do it. Anyone else know?

Thanks again for all the help. It's nice that so many are willing to help me with this problem.

firebug8

I don't know why I never thought of shoving the gun forward to make racking easier. Not thinking outside the box! I'll give it a go tomorrow and let you know how it works for me. Thanks again.

buckeyeLCPL

The issue you will run into on most semi-autos with lightening the spring is that it needs enough force and speed to return the gun to battery and chamber the next round. So a lot of times you can't lighten it up much.

Also, if it is possible for you, try holding the pistol in a hand with the elbow on that arm locked and pointing down, and pull the slide with your other hand. That helped my grandma out when she was having trouble racking a slide

If your firearm has a robust rear sight using a seperate object to rack the slide is a good option.

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SlyBevel

A not-great video of some kid with an airsoft gun doing the Tom Cruise Valkyrie method:

YouTube - Valkyrie Way of Cocking a Gun

It's enough to give you the concept. I've done this with my XD-40, and the key seems to be to really get the edge of the desk (table, shooting bench, hitching post, whatever) right on the top edge of the slide frame.

If the barrel touches the table, you've got it too low. If the front sight touches, you've got it too high. Right in the middle is just right. Now push all the way down, let it snap back up, and keep a firm grip.

cvhoss

You might want to try a Walther PPS. My wife had extreme difficulty racking the slide on virtually every auto we tried but I ended up losing my new PPS to her when she discovered she could rack it with ease.

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*1......I have a P95 9mm that works like a dream and is very easy to slide!

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my mother has a simular situation and she found the M&P 9mm to be workable in the strong hand position.

close to the body like opening a jar.

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kazzaerexys

Blackeagle's description is from the Israeli manual of arms (for historical reasons having to do with the varying quality of guns available, they trained people to carry unchambered; thus, racking the slide at the draw was an important part of getting the gun into action and everybody had to be able to do it). I saw it demo'ed in Mas Ayoob's LFI class, and I have taught several shooters to do it since. It has worked very well for all of them.

The one other suggestion I would make is that you do see a type of extra handle added to high-end competition guns in IPSC. For what it is worth, it looks a little like an AR-15 charging handle added to the back of the slide behind the rear sights. If you really needed extra leverage, or even just something a little easier to catch against a belt or table edge, you might find a gunsmith who could add something like that to whatever gun you like. This picture shows such a setup, though definitely on the bigger side...

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paramedic70002

I wish my cartridges held 8 rounds...

Anyway, I thought of something a while back that, if you could get a holster maker to 'invent' it, would work. Some type of holster or holster-esque device that would 'trap' the slide and hold it in place so that you could push the frame through a downward draw, then the slide would release, cocking the weapon as it passes through.

Now, you don't say why you want a 9mm. Is it to increase capacity? How about this:

Product: Model 327 M&P R8 - 8 Shot, .357 Magnum Revolver

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