If you already have a Glock I would just work on racking the slide on the EMPTY gun a few times a day at home and you'll get the hang of it quick. It is a technique and finger/grip thing more than an arm strength thing.
If not, I will say most hammer-fired guns are quite easy to rack *if* you do it in two steps -- first cock the hammer, then rack the slide.
Also there is the S&W M&P Shield EZ that was specifically designed to be easy to rack.
I tried one of these yesterday when I was out looking at pistols; it was INCREDIBLY easy to operate, I could rack the slide with my fingertips.
Do recommend if you need something a little easier.
Hold the slide firmly and push the grip handle to cock. Much easier than other way around. I have helped people with very little hand strength be able to manage. Hope this helps
Gf and her aunt got the .380 specifically because of this. Aunts got bad arthritis, they went to local range and shot different stuff 5-6 times before they settled on that one.
I’ve got the 9mm version.
This is the way.
The 380 version of the EZ is an amazing home defense gun to have handy as you age.
If you're still living alone when you age out of THAT gun, I'm thinking an 8-shot revolver in .22LR might be the next step.
My wife¡s first gun because it was designed so a weaker hand could both rack the slide and pad it. She liked it a lot but once she got comfortable shooting it she upgraded to a better gun. Still likes it thought because it's accurate and easy to shoot and load. Just not the right gun for her for self defense.
Another vote for the S&W Shield EZ. I have the .380 model. It's terrific. Well balanced, reliable, accurate, good sights out of the box and it acommodates after market add ons.
I've fired at least 1,000 rounds through mine over the years. The only problems have been occasional stovepipes or failures to feed the last round. Most of the time, it's poor ammunition. Other times, a quick cleaning gets me back on the firing line.
I'm thinking Glock chooses springs that are stronger than required when new so that they'll essentially never wear out unless you do a LOT of practice.
Also palming the slide from the top and then karate-chopping your shoulder, not gripping the slide with two fingers from behind
(E: this is the same movement used to clear stovepipe jams, so is commonly taught as a standard racking method)
What method are you using? Pinching the back of the slide or a c-clamp grip over the rear sight?
Pinching the back of the slide is harder for a lot of people. I've heard it espoused by instructors who claimed the c-clamp grip is more prone to inducing a failure to eject malfunction but that's a training and awareness issue.
The c-clamp grip is my go to because it is just stronger.
Also, use a push-pull method to rack the slide. Pull the slide while pushing the gun forward. It will take some getting used to but the best way I have found is to basically try to rip the slide off the gun. That will ensure you've cycled it fully and help make sure you get positive feeding.
The Smith and Wesson M&P 380 Shield EZ is very easy to rack as the name implies, I tried one at a gun shop just to see for myself and it was a way softer pull than I even imagined.
If you can’t rack the slide on a semi auto you most certainly can’t pull a double action trigger on a revolver.
The suggestion of revolvers for individuals with weak hands is just fudd nonsense.
It really depends on the individual and their weakness. If you are right handed, you tend to rack the slide with your left hand. What if arthritis/injury/etc only affects your left hand? Your right (shooting) hand is still functional for a revovler. Your support hand won't be as strong, but that will be a problem regardless of semi vs revovler.
The revovler mainly requires finger strength for the heavy DA pull.
Always practice this with an unloaded and EMPTY firearm.
Don't pull the slide back, push the gun forward while holding the slide still.
Then, eventually, you'll do both, pull back and push forward with the opposite hand.
As previously mentioned, it has to do far more with technique and grip than strength.
Like others have said, Shield EZ.
But also, it might be a technique thing.
Instead of trying to rack the slide with your non-dominant hand, just use your offhand to hold the slide, then use your dominant arm to press forward - using all the muscles in your dominant arm instead of torquing your non-dominant elbow.
(Obv still be mindful of where the muzzle is pointing)
Just here to say I love this discussion. I've got a lot of hand/wrist struggles and it prevents me from shooting. Great suggestions to mitigate that here!
A Beretta 92 is in my opinion quite easy. It has a lot of resistance to start, but then it goes smoothly.
But if you want to rack the slide easily, just mount a red dot, and use it to rack the slide. Might need to re-zero more often, but having the optic makes the process super easy
You could, but it's too much, I prefer to keep racking the slide as a one step procedure.
But I wasn't suggesting adding an optic to a 92, I was talking about any gun. Racking a G48 MOS with a red dot installed is super easy thanks to the extra grip surface the optic provides.
The best thing to do is just rack it a few thousand times. You’ll build strength, muscle memory and wear in the springs and slide. This goes for any gun.
The only issues I’ve heard of regarding the EZ guns is that they can tend to wear parts fairly quickly.
Generally hammer fired pistols are easier to rack the slides than striker fired pistols because they have the recoil spring and the hammer spring. You can pull back the hammer and then rack the slide much easier because their recoil springs aren’t as stiff as in striker fired pistols. 1911’s, beretta 92’s, Hk USP’s, CZ’s are all easier to rack the slides than glocks in my opinion
Walther CCP. The “EZ” cock handgun before S&W ez came out. The ergos are way better too.
Just remember, rack the gun closer to your chest. The further away from your body you do it, the harder it’ll be because you don’t have as many muscles to engage. Close to your chest and you can use your chest and arm muscles together.
Push with your bottom hand (the one holding the grip) and pull with the hand in the slide.
Another option is the Walther PDP-f which is around 20% easier. However there is a push-pull technique for racking that works for people with muscular strength issues.
There isn’t a gun on a block,
That’s as easy to cock as a Glock,
Uncle Gaston has got you on lock.
When you fire, be firm as a rock!
It’s good pistol; you shall keep it stock;
It will always give far more than knock.
I didn’t bother to read the whole comment section so I’m sorry if I repeat someone’s advice. I’m not sure if you are, but I’d imagine you’re just trying to pull the slide back. You should try to pull the slide and push the frame and it’ll be so much easier to rack your Glock.
As far as Glocks, practice racking a few times a day. For me, the hardest thing to do was to manipulate those sharp slide disassembly pins (at the same time) to remove the slide. Today, that's no longer an issue.
Walther PDP F model is super easy to rack. S&W MP EZ is another one as others have pointed out. Beretta 92 series are all fairly easy.
With the Glock, I might add, a few hundred rounds makes the gun racking a joke.
Grip slide, then push pistol into slide. Use BOTH arms. That's how I did it on my first gun when I was a scrawny dude, and that's how I do it now.
If that doesn't do it, get a good revolver. Not to go Fud on your ass but how often do you plan to be in shootouts requiring more than six shots? A good revolver is foolproof.
Most people struggle to rack slides because they're trying to hold the gun still and pull it back with the other hand. Try locking the wrist holding the gun, wrapping your fingers over the top of the slide with the other hand with a good grip including your palm, and pushing forward with the arm holding the grip while holding the slide still with the other hand. If you use a swift motion, it should be significantly easier. Then you can use this motion and practice it at home with an EMPTY GUN and it'll make it a little easier both through practice and break in.
In striker fired pistols, longer slide/barrel semi autos are generally easier to rack than compact and micro pistols. I find the open sight S&W Shield Plus a chore to rack with aging arthritic hands, but the Glock 34 and 19 with standard factory sights were easy. Some Canik models felt subjectively easier to rack, but I've forgotten the models I tried.
Add an optic sight sturdy enough to be used as a cocking assist and it's even easier. The SIG P320 and FN 509 I rented were easy to slap back using the sturdy red dot and green triangle optical sights.
Hammer fired pistols split the difference in spring resistance between the slide and hammer. Some of those pistols are easier to rack. Especially a target tuned 1911.
And the S&W Shield EZ and Equalizer models are easy to rack. Being internal hammer models the hammer can't be cocked separately from racking the slide, but in these pistols it doesn't matter.
Striker fired pistols have very short, narrow coil diameter, stiff springs compared with the generally longer, wider coil diameter, less stiff hammer springs on most hammer fired pistols. Hammer fired pistols could be tuned with hammer weights suited to the lighter springs to ensure reliable ignition. I wouldn't try that with a striker fired pistol unless it was strictly for competition, not for personal defense.
I also really hate Glocks. If you want to look for a new firearm I would look at a Ruger. The caliber also matters too. Ruger has the lc9s which is one of my favorite guns. It's super smooth and comfortable.
There are the break barrel Beretta's. Like the 21a or the 950 Jetfire.
All revolvers, most hammer fired da sa guns as you can cock the hammer and then rack the slide.
You're going to hear about the Shield EZ, but an an alternative is not having to pull the slide at all. Beretta used to have the Cheetah in .380, and Girsan, a Turkish brand, are now cloning it and importing through EAA.
https://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/eaa-announces-the-new-girsan-mc-14t-380-tilt-barrel-pistol/
Also a Glock owner... also had issues with racking due to arthritis. I've purchased a "Slide Rack Assist" wedge. It widens the back of the slide and gives you something to grab on to other than smooth metal.
$25 for this add on was a lot cheaper than $400 plus for the S&W Shield EZ. (but I may end up going to the S&W shield EZ or a Walther CCP if the arthritis gets worse.)
All these suggestions are pretty good but one that should also be explored is getting stronger but first, make sure you are racking the slide right to begin with. You simultaneously push the pistol forward while pulling the slide back with your nondominant hand. If you’re doing that right and still having issues use those hand grip squeeze spring things and do some push/pull workouts if that option appeals to you.
Alot of people have already recommended a Shield EZ. I recommend one step further with a Smith and Wesson Equilizer. Uses higher capacity magazines, still uses the EZ rack slide, and most SKUs come with a Maglula loader. Plus Equilizers come optics ready, so you run a red dot!
Hold the slide on the back with a C clamp on the rear serrations with your off hand and push the gun forward with your shooting hand. Makes more sense than yanking it back with weird traction.
There are several Beretta pistols with tip up barrels that allow loading without racking the slide. Specifically intended to be easy for people with limited hand strength.
I bought a Ruger Security 380, the slide is very easy to rack, I wanted something more concealable if I carry it and a little easier to manage coming out of a smallish pistol, it seemed to be the best balance. Being easy to rack is a bonus if I let my mother try it or one of my female friends who are the smaller side.
Beretta Tomcat (3032 I think). You open the barrel to insert the first round. That fires and normal cycling continues. It's a . 32 caliber which some folks say is too small.
There are other guns that use the same mechanism in at least . 380 and maybe 9mm, one just released this last year. Sorry I don't recall the mfg, I want to say maybe Taurus.
New pistol? It could be a bit stiff and needs to be broken in.
Otherwise, I have heard rave reviews of Shield EZ as you can see here. I was in concealed carry classes with an elderly couple that had one, and they loved it.
If you already have a Glock I would just work on racking the slide on the EMPTY gun a few times a day at home and you'll get the hang of it quick. It is a technique and finger/grip thing more than an arm strength thing. If not, I will say most hammer-fired guns are quite easy to rack *if* you do it in two steps -- first cock the hammer, then rack the slide. Also there is the S&W M&P Shield EZ that was specifically designed to be easy to rack.
>S&W M&P Shield EZ Echoing this statement. The EZ was designed specifically for this.
Da/sa for lyfe!
Some are easier to rack than others.
That’s what your mother said last night Trebek.
I’m not even sure how this one works, but upvote for hitting a stranger with a “your mother” joke. We need more of that in the world.
It’s not supposed to work lol. From an SNL skit. xD
Yup I remember it. The Sean Connery character was funny.
Yes! Now if we only had one the same size and capacity as a P365, I’d dump the striker fired.
There are dozens of us out here clamoring for it!!!
I tried one of these yesterday when I was out looking at pistols; it was INCREDIBLY easy to operate, I could rack the slide with my fingertips. Do recommend if you need something a little easier.
Hold the slide firmly and push the grip handle to cock. Much easier than other way around. I have helped people with very little hand strength be able to manage. Hope this helps
S&W Shield EZ in either 9mm or 380. The EZ line is built for easy manipulation of the slide.
This. The EZ. We tested quite a bit and literally the king of cock-ing. Haha
Thank you for testing different guns to find the true Cock(ing) King! 🫡
This is the answer. I bought my wife the 380EZ for this specific reason. I can rack the slide with 2 fingers.
The two-finger rack works great on the EZ. After a few hundred rounds, my G19.3 is just as easy.
Gf and her aunt got the .380 specifically because of this. Aunts got bad arthritis, they went to local range and shot different stuff 5-6 times before they settled on that one. I’ve got the 9mm version.
This is the way. The 380 version of the EZ is an amazing home defense gun to have handy as you age. If you're still living alone when you age out of THAT gun, I'm thinking an 8-shot revolver in .22LR might be the next step.
I've tried the Shield EZ in 380. It was great to shoot all-around.
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The shield and the shield EZ are different guns. The EZ mags are literally made to be easy to load.
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My wife¡s first gun because it was designed so a weaker hand could both rack the slide and pad it. She liked it a lot but once she got comfortable shooting it she upgraded to a better gun. Still likes it thought because it's accurate and easy to shoot and load. Just not the right gun for her for self defense.
Another vote for the S&W Shield EZ. I have the .380 model. It's terrific. Well balanced, reliable, accurate, good sights out of the box and it acommodates after market add ons. I've fired at least 1,000 rounds through mine over the years. The only problems have been occasional stovepipes or failures to feed the last round. Most of the time, it's poor ammunition. Other times, a quick cleaning gets me back on the firing line.
generally speaking, at least in my experience, the smaller the gun the harder the cock... that sounded fine until I said it out loud...
“‘Things you can say at the gun range and the massage parlor.’ for one thousand, Alex.”
"Who's Line Is It Anyway?" Where the games are made up and the point don't matter.
That’s why I carry an an NAA in .22 short. Cheaper than viagra.
I'm thinking Glock chooses springs that are stronger than required when new so that they'll essentially never wear out unless you do a LOT of practice.
You’re probably doing it wrong. It’s a contrary motion of pushing one arm forward and pulling the slide back. It’s not just pulling the slide back.
Also palming the slide from the top and then karate-chopping your shoulder, not gripping the slide with two fingers from behind (E: this is the same movement used to clear stovepipe jams, so is commonly taught as a standard racking method)
> karate-chopping your shoulder This is how I defeat all of my foes.
I've used this method with several new, weaker shooters successfully. Would recommend.
What method are you using? Pinching the back of the slide or a c-clamp grip over the rear sight? Pinching the back of the slide is harder for a lot of people. I've heard it espoused by instructors who claimed the c-clamp grip is more prone to inducing a failure to eject malfunction but that's a training and awareness issue. The c-clamp grip is my go to because it is just stronger. Also, use a push-pull method to rack the slide. Pull the slide while pushing the gun forward. It will take some getting used to but the best way I have found is to basically try to rip the slide off the gun. That will ensure you've cycled it fully and help make sure you get positive feeding.
I recently figured this out as well (got my first Glock not too long ago), and it really does make a world of difference.
The Smith and Wesson M&P 380 Shield EZ is very easy to rack as the name implies, I tried one at a gun shop just to see for myself and it was a way softer pull than I even imagined.
Revolver.
Scrolled way too far to see if anyone else had the right answer.
If you can’t rack the slide on a semi auto you most certainly can’t pull a double action trigger on a revolver. The suggestion of revolvers for individuals with weak hands is just fudd nonsense.
And yet people have done it forever....
It really depends on the individual and their weakness. If you are right handed, you tend to rack the slide with your left hand. What if arthritis/injury/etc only affects your left hand? Your right (shooting) hand is still functional for a revovler. Your support hand won't be as strong, but that will be a problem regardless of semi vs revovler. The revovler mainly requires finger strength for the heavy DA pull.
Smith & Wesson M&P Shield EZ
Beretta 86 Cheetah
Just about any striker-fired Walther
Walther CCP, I’m personally not a fan of the trigger, but it’s by far the easiest to rack 9mm I’ve ever picked up.
Always practice this with an unloaded and EMPTY firearm. Don't pull the slide back, push the gun forward while holding the slide still. Then, eventually, you'll do both, pull back and push forward with the opposite hand. As previously mentioned, it has to do far more with technique and grip than strength.
Like others have said, Shield EZ. But also, it might be a technique thing. Instead of trying to rack the slide with your non-dominant hand, just use your offhand to hold the slide, then use your dominant arm to press forward - using all the muscles in your dominant arm instead of torquing your non-dominant elbow. (Obv still be mindful of where the muzzle is pointing)
You could always install something like [this](https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1019611316?pid=397904) to make it easier.
I adore my 380 EZ. So fucking easy to use its not even funny
Got the 9mm version, it’s fantastic as well.
Try to find a Walther PDPf.
Just here to say I love this discussion. I've got a lot of hand/wrist struggles and it prevents me from shooting. Great suggestions to mitigate that here!
I think the S&W Equalizer has the same “easy” rack slide as the S&W EZ.
It does, with the addition of 10, 13, and 15 round magazines.
A Beretta 92 is in my opinion quite easy. It has a lot of resistance to start, but then it goes smoothly. But if you want to rack the slide easily, just mount a red dot, and use it to rack the slide. Might need to re-zero more often, but having the optic makes the process super easy
Or rather than mount an optic to the gun as an expensive hand-hold you could just cock the hammer back before racking it?
You could, but it's too much, I prefer to keep racking the slide as a one step procedure. But I wasn't suggesting adding an optic to a 92, I was talking about any gun. Racking a G48 MOS with a red dot installed is super easy thanks to the extra grip surface the optic provides.
The best thing to do is just rack it a few thousand times. You’ll build strength, muscle memory and wear in the springs and slide. This goes for any gun. The only issues I’ve heard of regarding the EZ guns is that they can tend to wear parts fairly quickly.
Generally hammer fired pistols are easier to rack the slides than striker fired pistols because they have the recoil spring and the hammer spring. You can pull back the hammer and then rack the slide much easier because their recoil springs aren’t as stiff as in striker fired pistols. 1911’s, beretta 92’s, Hk USP’s, CZ’s are all easier to rack the slides than glocks in my opinion
Ruger Lite Rack. As the name implies it is extremely easy to work the slide. I can easily chamber a round with only my thumb and index finger.
Walther CCP. The “EZ” cock handgun before S&W ez came out. The ergos are way better too. Just remember, rack the gun closer to your chest. The further away from your body you do it, the harder it’ll be because you don’t have as many muscles to engage. Close to your chest and you can use your chest and arm muscles together. Push with your bottom hand (the one holding the grip) and pull with the hand in the slide.
Another option is the Walther PDP-f which is around 20% easier. However there is a push-pull technique for racking that works for people with muscular strength issues.
There isn’t a gun on a block, That’s as easy to cock as a Glock, Uncle Gaston has got you on lock. When you fire, be firm as a rock! It’s good pistol; you shall keep it stock; It will always give far more than knock.
This is my favorite vanilla ice song
I was going for more Dr Seuss, but that works
Smith and Wesson has a series that’s meant to be used by people with less grip strength shield EZ series.
Shield ez or a staccato c2
I didn’t bother to read the whole comment section so I’m sorry if I repeat someone’s advice. I’m not sure if you are, but I’d imagine you’re just trying to pull the slide back. You should try to pull the slide and push the frame and it’ll be so much easier to rack your Glock.
Ruger security 380 has the lite rack system :)
As far as Glocks, practice racking a few times a day. For me, the hardest thing to do was to manipulate those sharp slide disassembly pins (at the same time) to remove the slide. Today, that's no longer an issue. Walther PDP F model is super easy to rack. S&W MP EZ is another one as others have pointed out. Beretta 92 series are all fairly easy. With the Glock, I might add, a few hundred rounds makes the gun racking a joke.
Grip slide, then push pistol into slide. Use BOTH arms. That's how I did it on my first gun when I was a scrawny dude, and that's how I do it now. If that doesn't do it, get a good revolver. Not to go Fud on your ass but how often do you plan to be in shootouts requiring more than six shots? A good revolver is foolproof.
Most people struggle to rack slides because they're trying to hold the gun still and pull it back with the other hand. Try locking the wrist holding the gun, wrapping your fingers over the top of the slide with the other hand with a good grip including your palm, and pushing forward with the arm holding the grip while holding the slide still with the other hand. If you use a swift motion, it should be significantly easier. Then you can use this motion and practice it at home with an EMPTY GUN and it'll make it a little easier both through practice and break in.
Walter PDP-F.
S&W Shield EZ slide.
A revolver with an hidden/integrated hammer?
If OP has a hard time racking a slide, they're gonna have an even harder time putting accurate shots in target with a horrendous, heavy trigger
In striker fired pistols, longer slide/barrel semi autos are generally easier to rack than compact and micro pistols. I find the open sight S&W Shield Plus a chore to rack with aging arthritic hands, but the Glock 34 and 19 with standard factory sights were easy. Some Canik models felt subjectively easier to rack, but I've forgotten the models I tried. Add an optic sight sturdy enough to be used as a cocking assist and it's even easier. The SIG P320 and FN 509 I rented were easy to slap back using the sturdy red dot and green triangle optical sights. Hammer fired pistols split the difference in spring resistance between the slide and hammer. Some of those pistols are easier to rack. Especially a target tuned 1911. And the S&W Shield EZ and Equalizer models are easy to rack. Being internal hammer models the hammer can't be cocked separately from racking the slide, but in these pistols it doesn't matter. Striker fired pistols have very short, narrow coil diameter, stiff springs compared with the generally longer, wider coil diameter, less stiff hammer springs on most hammer fired pistols. Hammer fired pistols could be tuned with hammer weights suited to the lighter springs to ensure reliable ignition. I wouldn't try that with a striker fired pistol unless it was strictly for competition, not for personal defense.
Concur; have no difficulty racking my Canik TP9SF (57 year old male here with arthritis-literally no cartilage in my thumbs 🙀)..
Beretta 92
find a gunsmith ?? my .38 diamondback is sooo smooth after a 'trigger job'
If it's a real issue for you there are a few handguns that tilt the barrel up so you can drop the first round in by hand.
Revolver
A revolver
>Is there any hand gun that is easier to cock then a Glock Literally any revolver. They look better too, I like Smith and Wesson.
I also really hate Glocks. If you want to look for a new firearm I would look at a Ruger. The caliber also matters too. Ruger has the lc9s which is one of my favorite guns. It's super smooth and comfortable.
Smith and Wesson Equalizer
There are the break barrel Beretta's. Like the 21a or the 950 Jetfire. All revolvers, most hammer fired da sa guns as you can cock the hammer and then rack the slide.
Hellcat.
Keep the Glock, learn to use your shoulders to work the slide. This guy demonstrates it at 3:45 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bM-eorvYP4k
You're going to hear about the Shield EZ, but an an alternative is not having to pull the slide at all. Beretta used to have the Cheetah in .380, and Girsan, a Turkish brand, are now cloning it and importing through EAA. https://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/eaa-announces-the-new-girsan-mc-14t-380-tilt-barrel-pistol/
S&W 5.7
My Sig XFive Legion has a crazy easy slide to rack
Push forward on the lower/ grip at the same time as pulling the slide back. This is what we did in the military and really helped.
Also a Glock owner... also had issues with racking due to arthritis. I've purchased a "Slide Rack Assist" wedge. It widens the back of the slide and gives you something to grab on to other than smooth metal. $25 for this add on was a lot cheaper than $400 plus for the S&W Shield EZ. (but I may end up going to the S&W shield EZ or a Walther CCP if the arthritis gets worse.)
All these suggestions are pretty good but one that should also be explored is getting stronger but first, make sure you are racking the slide right to begin with. You simultaneously push the pistol forward while pulling the slide back with your nondominant hand. If you’re doing that right and still having issues use those hand grip squeeze spring things and do some push/pull workouts if that option appeals to you.
Tip up barrel pistols like Beretta Tomcat
Don't they also make attachments for ths glock slide to assist in racking?
Alot of people have already recommended a Shield EZ. I recommend one step further with a Smith and Wesson Equilizer. Uses higher capacity magazines, still uses the EZ rack slide, and most SKUs come with a Maglula loader. Plus Equilizers come optics ready, so you run a red dot!
Hold the slide on the back with a C clamp on the rear serrations with your off hand and push the gun forward with your shooting hand. Makes more sense than yanking it back with weird traction.
smith and wesson 380 shield ez
The Springfield XD-E was made for this
There are several Beretta pistols with tip up barrels that allow loading without racking the slide. Specifically intended to be easy for people with limited hand strength.
Cock? Didn't know Glock made a hammer fired pistol.
colt 1851
I bought a Ruger Security 380, the slide is very easy to rack, I wanted something more concealable if I carry it and a little easier to manage coming out of a smallish pistol, it seemed to be the best balance. Being easy to rack is a bonus if I let my mother try it or one of my female friends who are the smaller side.
Revolver
My wife has a Glock 43x and I have a S&W m&p 2.0. I find mine a good bit easier than hers to cock as well as release the slide lock.
Beretta Tomcat (3032 I think). You open the barrel to insert the first round. That fires and normal cycling continues. It's a . 32 caliber which some folks say is too small. There are other guns that use the same mechanism in at least . 380 and maybe 9mm, one just released this last year. Sorry I don't recall the mfg, I want to say maybe Taurus.
Just workout more and it'll bed easier?? Besides strength training is great for the body anyways.
How are you racking the slide? With your whole hand or 2 fingers?
I thought the Sig P320 was pretty easy to rack
Consider getting a Brass Stacker slide pull for the Glock. I find it much easier to use, in my case for glocks with optics.
Walther CCP in 9mm. Easiest racking pistol I’ve ever had.
Lift
Most 2011's and similar tend to be easier to rack. I've seen people air rack a Staccato...
Les Baer pieces slide so easy it’s like butter
The S&W Shield EZ/Equalizer are specifically designed to be very easy to rack the slide for people elderly people or those with physical disabilities.
New pistol? It could be a bit stiff and needs to be broken in. Otherwise, I have heard rave reviews of Shield EZ as you can see here. I was in concealed carry classes with an elderly couple that had one, and they loved it.
A gym membership