Thanks everyone,my husband returns from his trip later today.He doesn’t know about my little adventure yet.He’ll get me a gun and I can practice or learn the shotgun-something I can handle.
Scott7278 made an excellent point regarding semi-automatics & small/weak hands. I found that I struggled to rack the slide on my 9mm the “normal” way, so I follow the same advice he gave his father. It’s a very subtle thing, but it makes a huge difference. Instead of pulling the slide back with my weak hand (the “normal” way), I push the frame forward with my strong hand (my weak hand is still on the slide, just like it is in the “normal” way, but only to hold the gun steady).
Accomplishes the same thing, but it’s SO much easier.