Naw, small hands are not required. Mine reach almost 10..5" from thumb to little pinky when spread. A dwarf helper would be useful on occasion.
Dude! I hope that "small hands" crack wasn't a shot at your manhood, ala The Donald and little Marco. 🤔
BTW, do I recall correctly that you tried using .25acp in a Contender or something else for your evil puposes?