Posted on 11/29/2008 2:02:31 PM PST by Chickensoup
The Springfield XD line is pretty low recoil on a per caliber basis, so are some of the Glocks.
Most importantly, you can operate either type without the use of thumbs. I have an XD45 Service (in .45 ACP), but the XD9 (in 9mm) is identical except for the size and much lower recoil. I just filmed a video of how to do the normal operations on the gun without the use of thumbs. There is one thing in the video that is WRONG, though - I didn’t have enough room between the camera on its stand and the gun to be able to properly slingshot the slide and instead rode the slide forward with my hand. DO NOT DO THIS.
Here is the video URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sn27yj-oXAk
Thank you Melinda Looks like a nice gun
I forgot to mention that my gun of choice for home defense is my short barrel Overland Stage double-barrel 12ga shotgun. :-), not the .357 Magnum.
I was going to say the same thing. If you have no thumb grip, there is no way you're going to be able to pull the slide back on a Glock or other semi-automatic pistol. You need to look at a revolver, but I would stay away from the S&W Airweight or Airlite models. (Not sure if the Ladysmith is an airweight model or not.) People recommend them to women all the time, but they have a kick like a mule. I tried the S&W .38 and when I was done shooting 50 rounds, the back of my hand was so swollen I could hardly grip my car keys afterwards. I had severed a tendon on the back of my hand years ago, and I guess the recoil was too much for the scar tissue on my hand.
Later, I was taking a beginner handgun class and our instructor, a woman, held up the same model revolver I had been shooting and told us to avoid the gun. "I will not shoot this gun," she told us. She also said she has women show up all the time with the Ladysmith that some well-meaning husband or boyfriend had purchased, and that they usually had trouble with it. It's too lightweight for the kick it gives you. She actually recommended the .357 revolver over the Ladysmith.
Just my 2 cents worth... since I recently went through the first time purchase process.
Interesting video.
That’s an interesting notion. That might work for her; the G30 is one of the softest-recoiling .45s out there.
“If you have no thumb grip, there is no way you’re going to be able to pull the slide back on a Glock or other semi-automatic pistol.”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sn27yj-oXAk
Very good. The XP is a fine weapon
That is sort of the way my hands work. Did you just make that video??
It took me a moment to realize this and I had to look at it twice.
Gottcha.
My wife can't rack the slide on a P-32 or my larger autos. She shoots a Ruger .22A at the club, but it slides like butter.
My suggestions
https://www.budsgunshop.com/catalog/product_info.php/products_id/26261
http://www.thegunsource.com/store/item.aspx?PID=9950
Look for them used.
With kids and a jumbo mortgage I can only afford used LOL
Hope it helps - you are *not* limited to revolvers.
You *can* load magazines into the gun without the use of your thumbs as well. If you have a magazine loading device, you can even load rounds into the magazine without the use of your thumbs.
L0L I have an air weight SW .38 and it kicks like a mule
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sn27yj-oXAk
The XD45’s slide is easier to rack than a P32s, by a large margin. Small blowback pistols have strong springs that greatly increase the effort needed to actuate the slide.
The ladysmith is steel and the airlites are titanium. The .357 model is heavier, but takes .38 specials. It is designed for the ladies
That confirms my concern with a lightweight titanium revolver having too much recoil. I think a revolver in stainless steel would be better — heavier so less recoil and stainless steel is low maintenance. Also, a gun with a very short barrel will have sharp recoil.
Yes, I just made that video. Do you wish me to make another one showing you how to load a magazine into the weapon without the use of thumbs?
The reason I know this is because I once seriously sprained both my thumbs in a motorcycle accident and had to figure out how to use my pistols without them for several weeks.
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