...If the pistol is tucked in close with the right forearm against the body and the bore oriented toward the 10:00 position, and the right hand is pushed toward 10:00 while the left hand, with an overhand grip on the slide, is pushed toward 4:00 this provides a push/push force. The women I have shown this method find it much easier to rack the slide....
That IS the solution. She, or anyone for that matter, has to reach over the top of the pistol with their weak hand, holding the pistol close to the torso, grab the slide with all four fingers in a strong grip and
vigorously shove the pistol with her strong hand while trying to rip the slide off of the rear of the pistol with her weak hand.
This uses large muscle groups versus small muscle groups which has a two-fold benefit. First, there is considerably more strength available in large muscles, and second, (perhaps more importantly) is that under stress, we lose fine muscle control long before we lose large muscle control.
Train like this every time and then she needs it under stress, she will succeed and get into the fight.
Ed
P.S., Congratulations, Leo, on finding a handgun for your lady!
