blume357 said:
Is there a trigger scale that goes up to something like 20lbs? Mine only goes to 8 and it would be nice to be able to measure the pull needed for a double action trigger and at the same time this might allow to be able to check how much pull is needed to rack a slide.
Seems like one of the new Walthers is designed for an easier slide rack .... and is directed specifically toward women.
The Fish DeLiar Scare goes up to 20 lbs I believe. Not sure if that would work or not but you might give it a try. I've used a digital fishing weight scale to measure my trigger pull on some of my guns.
The Walther Gun you are talking about is their Concealed Carry Pistol (CCP) which has help racking the slide by using a lighter spring and a delayed blow back gas system (piston). The weaker spring is easier to compress.
I have the Ruger LC9S Pro and I've not had any trouble racking the slide on it. I also have the Walthers PPQ M2 and I can rack the slide on it pretty easily.
What bothers me is the sharp edges on the grooves cut into the side. My fingers get cut up when I'm racking the slides on these guns.
I do remember checking out a new gun at Gander Mountain one time and I could not rack the slide on that semiautomatic pistol. The sales lady was showing me how to rack the gun's slide and she did it with ease. I wish I could remember the brand name of that pistol. I was afraid that I would get my finger caught in the slide and was not familiar with how to rack the slide. The spring was very tight and it was hard to pull the slide back. I guess one can work on improving their grip with some exercise putty. Squeezing the putty over and over again can help increase your grip. I had some of that given to me after my heart attack some years ago. Or maybe it was after I had the tendinitis problem with my elbow. It will build up the muscles in your hand and wrist if you do it long enough and do it every day.
I remember a cowboy movie years ago which starred Rachael Welch. She played this women in the movie who's father was shot and killed by some bandits. Se wanted to hunt down the men who shot her father and get revenge. So Rachael hired a gunman to teach her how to shoot a pistol. He took a broom stick and tied some string to the middle of the cut off broom stick and then tied a little rock on the other end of the string. Rachael had to stand up straight with her feet shoulder width apart and her arms straight out to her side and parallel to the ground. She then had to roll the rock up onto the broom handle and then roll it back down several times in a row. As she got stronger she increase the weight of the rock.
This exercise is great for building up the wrist and forearm muscles and I used it for improving my hockey stick handling ability when I played college Ice Hockey years ago.
I used a weight from my weight lifting equipment. It helped strengthen my wrist and forearms so that I could stick handle the puck easier.
I also added some weight on the blade/heel of the hockey stick by taping it onto the stick with tape and then practicing using the hockey stick with the extra weight on the end of the stick.
After the weight is removed and I used a normal hockey stick it felt like a feather and was really easy to manipulate the puck.
If you, your kids or wife need to strengthen the hands, wrist and forearms do some of these exercises to help build up these muscles.
One needs to be able to manipulate the gun in order to load and get the gun ready to shoot.