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I have a female friend who is unable to pull back the slide of her Glock 19 she is not strong enough. Is there a spring we can change out too make it easier for her but still keep the gun working safely enough to use for HD and Security work?
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maybe she shouldn't be handling guns then? how did she obtain the gun anyways? don't they have you perform proper gun safety at the time of purchase/pick-up? (which would require minimal loading and minimal unloading/locking slide to the rear)Internetz are serious business.
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She was somehow able to do it durring the safety check however, I have been trying to get her to pull and lock the slide back how ever she can not do that now.
Any ideas for another spring and maybe some exercises I can get her to do? :-pComment
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Yeah, if she can't operate it, find another pistol. Perhaps a revolver? Or one of those berettas with a tip-up barrel.
*edit* that isn't meant to be snarky or snide. Seriously, if she can't operate it, you shouldn't have to change out the stuff to make it work subpar.sigpicComment
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Dude!
Get her a revolver. That Glock is simply a mistake with an accident waiting to happen."I kill things for a living, don't make yourself one of them"Comment
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Spring too strong? Throw gun away...Don't take refuge in the false security of consensus.
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Have her hold the slide in her left hand, overhand method
Grasp the gun in the right hand and "push" the gun away from her keeping the slide stationary.
Pushing the grip away, is way easier then pulling the slide back"While it may come as a surprise to the authors of the legislation, most semi-automatic pistols do in fact come with a pistol grip"Malthusianism is the idea that population growth is potentially exponential while the growth of the food supply is arithmetical at best.Comment
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clean and lube it?Comment
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At the bare minimal, remove the magazine and THEN have her pull the slide back. Then insert magazine and drop slide.
Its the alternative I found for women friends I take shooting with my Glock 19.Comment
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^ Lubing shouldn't affect spring stiffness. I'm with everyone else, if she can't operate every part of that gun, she shouldn't be using it. +1 for a revolver.Comment
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Give her the link to this site:
and have her read this page first:
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She can fire it perfectly when I pull the slide back, if no one can help with a lighter spring can anyone suggest ideas on how to build up muscle for pulling the slide back, yes she does use the left hand over the slide not 2 fingers.
She just has no arm muscle.
I don't want her to have a revolver either, Sometimes you might need more then 6 shots and reloading a mag is quicker then ejecting the cases and using a speed loader when you could have a 10 round mag in a semi-auto pistol IMO.Last edited by sweetcaddy; 05-31-2010, 8:55 AM.Comment
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