Thread: How many people CCW here?

To me arthritis friendly definitely means a revolver of some kind. No racking a slide necessary, just a point and shoot solution. A used S&W J frame, would fit the bill, or for just a tad more possibly a new one. Just my .02...

Originally Posted by stevekolt

To me arthritis friendly definitely means a revolver of some kind. No racking a slide necessary, just a point and shoot solution. A used S&W J frame, would fit the bill, or for just a tad more possibly a new one. Just my .02...

My wife carrys the S & W airweight. the one with the inclosed hammer. the trigger pull on it was 14 lbs and by the time you pulled the trigger you were off target. I carried it to my gunsmith and he was able to bring it down to 8 lbs and smooth action. now I may have messed up. she shoots better than me.

Originally Posted by rhensley

My wife carrys the S & W airweight. the one with the inclosed hammer. the trigger pull on it was 14 lbs and by the time you pulled the trigger you were off target. I carried it to my gunsmith and he was able to bring it down to 8 lbs and smooth action. now I may have messed up. she shoots better than me.

Ed McGivern was one of the greatest shooters of all time, the author of "Fast and Fancy Revolver Shooting" So Phil Spangenberger, or one of those gun writers, did an article examining McGivern's own guns. All of the revolvers he used had stock trigger pulls (DA) of like 12-14 pounds. Amazing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u97RJQYuiBA

Originally Posted by rhensley

My wife carrys the S & W airweight. the one with the inclosed hammer. the trigger pull on it was 14 lbs and by the time you pulled the trigger you were off target. I carried it to my gunsmith and he was able to bring it down to 8 lbs and smooth action. now I may have messed up. she shoots better than me.

That's where my wife's new one is at...gotta get it to a good gunsmith.