dunndw

I've been working with a lady who had the same problem. She's been "stuck" with a .357 due to the fact she couldn't rack the slide on a semi.
I had her practice W/ one of my Glocks before I knew she had a old hand injury with her weak hand. She got the hang of pushing the gun forward while holding the slide still. She now has a G19 :-) and she's getting pretty dang good with it

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dukalmighty

The Kimber SIS guns have a rear sight that has a notch to allow the rear sight to be pushed against a belt,or other tipe flat edge to cock the gun in case you lose the ability to function one of your hands

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firebug8

Eureka!! Following one of the suggestions here and using my neighbor's S&W Sigma, I practiced racking by holding the slide with my right (disabled) hand and using my left to shove the gun forward.
Worked like a charm! The Sigma has a very stiff slide, so I'm really excited that I mastered it!

My next step is to go to a gun shop to try other 9mm's.

I so appreciate everyone's help with this. My hand is a congenital defect and I have never allowed it to make a difference in anything I do, so this was really a challenge I had to overcome.

I will still be trying all the other suggestions ya'll made so, if in the future I meet someone with a similar situation, hopefully I can pass your knowledge along.

Thank you all again!

chiefjason

When you find a gun you like there are some things you can do to it. Google "fluff and buff" for the gun you buy. If you are mechanically inclined. Or a gunsmith could do it. You can lightly sand the parts that touch and have to move over each other. I have a kel tec that was unusable for my wife. After working on it she can now rack the slide. Also lubricate the rails and other parts so that they slide easier. If you do sand anything do it slowly and check your progress. If you take off too much you cannot get it back. I use 800 grit automotive sandpaper for mine. It sounds extreme but made all the difference on the kel tec. I also did it with my G19, though with a quality firearm you have less work that needs to be done.

gumaro

If your autoloader has a hammer, cock the hammer first then rack the slide. When you don't do it, you are compressing the recoil spring and the hammer spring, making it harder to rack. Cocking the hammer lets you just work on the recoil spring without the added resistance of the hammer spring.

retsupt99

My wife had a similar problem in not being able to rack a KelTec....

I bought her a Glock-26 and began to show her the action using BOTH hands. Now a Glock is easy for her to 'rack'. Probably more the proper technique rather than anything else...but a Glock is easy for her to rack.

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