DrDeFab
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My father will be 80 soon, and is determined to be independent as long as he safely can. He's worried about home break-ins targeting the elderly. It's not a big problem in their small town, but it has happened.
In the past, he's relied on a old 20g SxS, but he keeps it downstairs and would like a backup in the upstairs bedroom - which makes sense to me.
The catch is, his arthritis makes it difficult to operate most handguns. He's plenty strong enough, but has lost too much flexibility in the finger joints. Revolver triggers are too long a pull, reloading a 1911 is a lengthy ordeal, and so on. He's currently set up with a Beretta 92F with a "D" spring, and he seems to be able to manage that - since he has 18 rounds before having to reload. It's kept in condition two.
However, if there are better options, I would love to hear about them.
...and yes, the day is coming when I will need to collect his car keys, the Beretta, the SxS, and his Henry Golden Boy. But I'm in no hurry.
In the past, he's relied on a old 20g SxS, but he keeps it downstairs and would like a backup in the upstairs bedroom - which makes sense to me.
The catch is, his arthritis makes it difficult to operate most handguns. He's plenty strong enough, but has lost too much flexibility in the finger joints. Revolver triggers are too long a pull, reloading a 1911 is a lengthy ordeal, and so on. He's currently set up with a Beretta 92F with a "D" spring, and he seems to be able to manage that - since he has 18 rounds before having to reload. It's kept in condition two.
However, if there are better options, I would love to hear about them.
...and yes, the day is coming when I will need to collect his car keys, the Beretta, the SxS, and his Henry Golden Boy. But I'm in no hurry.