wife has weak fingers - The Firearms Forum

68c15 · 01-17-2012, 06:14 PM

I am about to get the wife her own .22 to join our boy and I at the range. I am pretty much sold on a Marlin 60 tube feed. a clip is out of the question as she has trouble removing them from my 10-22 and Kyle's Norinco JW15. she borrowed a 60 and is happy except for the small bolt handle.
is there a way to make this easier for her to pull the bolt back? maybe some kind of extension?

Albtraum · 01-17-2012, 06:26 PM

Maybe try a different way of pulling it back? Like, instead of the index finger, maybe have her try using her pinky. I've seen people try out weird ways to pull back the heavy bolt on an SKS. Not just overhand or underhand. If that doesn't work, there are oversized "charging handles" out there. Some are a direct replacement for the Marlin 60, some fit many applications and you screw it on and over. A little bit more leverage will make it a lot easier.

BETH · 01-17-2012, 06:38 PM

This is a bolt action u r talking about right

BETH · 01-17-2012, 06:54 PM

she does not have to use the tips of her fingers tell her to try different ways of moving bolt-between index finger and middle finger between thumb and index and she can use the palm of her hand to pull back bolt when i get home i will see how i do it on my rifle and let u know

BETH · 01-17-2012, 08:03 PM

hey 68 let me know if any of suggestions work if not i'll come up with something else

68c15 · 01-17-2012, 08:38 PM

I just got back from Walmart and posed her with a solution.
http://www.savagearms.com/firearms/models/

they have it in stock for $107!!!!!!!!
I told her they are holding it and she said "we should wait". grrrrrrrrr, guns are flying out of the store locally, it's half price, and the clip comes out real easy. grrrrrr

Blackshirts · 01-17-2012, 08:51 PM

Beth, the 60 is a semi-auto.

68, yes there are oversized charger handles you can get. Search (a popular online gun auctioning website that is filtered out by the forum) listings.

Or just get some JB weld and an empty case that fits on the bolt.
I have .45 case on my Marlin 795. A guy in another forum used a .30-30 just having to cut the neck down a bit to fit. That would give you an even longer handle.

Blackshirts · 01-17-2012, 09:12 PM

This guys pic shows how much it extends with the .45 on it.

This is the .30-30 case.

jacksonco · 01-17-2012, 09:25 PM

The shell casing over the charging handle is an excellent idea.

BETH · 01-18-2012, 12:48 AM

Pretty cool idea

carver · 01-18-2012, 06:43 AM

It's light enough not to cause a problem with the bolt. Good idea, I like it!

mr.t7024 · 01-18-2012, 08:24 PM

I like learning new things,thanks Cliff

BETH · 01-18-2012, 08:39 PM

always time to learn as long as u keep your mind and heart open

Mosin_Nagant_Fan · 01-19-2012, 08:37 AM

On my brother's 795, I pull the bolt back with the right side of my right hand to lock it into place and close the bolt with my thumb. If your wife has carpel tunnel, like my mom has, perhaps a longer bolt handle would be appropriate. I kinda like the idea of a pistol or rifle case wielded to the handle, simple and effective.

mikld · 01-20-2012, 03:17 PM

I chose a tube feed for my wife's .22. I wanted a bolt action, and instead of loosing, damaging, or difficult for her to insert/remove magazines, I opted for a Marlin 981T. She has no trouble opening the small bolt with her hand flat beside the action and raising up against the knob, and loading is a breeze with the tube feed...

BETH · 01-20-2012, 07:18 PM

nice going i love the tube fed

old semperfi · 01-20-2012, 08:45 PM

beth,my other half has r.a. and has lost much of her grip.i purchased a t-handle hook from the auto tool store.she just has to hook it over the knob and can use her whole hand to pull it in to battery. old semperfi

BETH · 01-20-2012, 08:54 PM

most of the time if there is a will there is a way or if u talk about it someone else might have already figured out a better way

01-17-2012, 06:14 PM	#1
68c15 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 2,057	wife has weak fingers I am about to get the wife her own .22 to join our boy and I at the range. I am pretty much sold on a Marlin 60 tube feed. a clip is out of the question as she has trouble removing them from my 10-22 and Kyle's Norinco JW15. she borrowed a 60 and is happy except for the small bolt handle. is there a way to make this easier for her to pull the bolt back? maybe some kind of extension? -->

01-17-2012, 06:26 PM	#2
Albtraum Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 635	Re: wife has weak fingers Maybe try a different way of pulling it back? Like, instead of the index finger, maybe have her try using her pinky. I've seen people try out weird ways to pull back the heavy bolt on an SKS. Not just overhand or underhand. If that doesn't work, there are oversized "charging handles" out there. Some are a direct replacement for the Marlin 60, some fit many applications and you screw it on and over. A little bit more leverage will make it a lot easier. Last edited by Albtraum; 01-17-2012 at 06:29 PM..

01-17-2012, 06:38 PM	#3
BETH Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: naugatuck,Ct. Contributor Posts: 6,668	Re: wife has weak fingers This is a bolt action u r talking about right

01-17-2012, 06:54 PM	#4
BETH Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: naugatuck,Ct. Contributor Posts: 6,668	Re: wife has weak fingers she does not have to use the tips of her fingers tell her to try different ways of moving bolt-between index finger and middle finger between thumb and index and she can use the palm of her hand to pull back bolt when i get home i will see how i do it on my rifle and let u know

01-17-2012, 08:03 PM	#5
BETH Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: naugatuck,Ct. Contributor Posts: 6,668	Re: wife has weak fingers hey 68 let me know if any of suggestions work if not i'll come up with something else

01-17-2012, 08:38 PM	#6
68c15 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 2,057	Re: wife has weak fingers I just got back from Walmart and posed her with a solution. http://www.savagearms.com/firearms/models/ they have it in stock for $107!!!!!!!! I told her they are holding it and she said "we should wait". grrrrrrrrr, guns are flying out of the store locally, it's half price, and the clip comes out real easy. grrrrrr

01-17-2012, 08:51 PM	#7
Blackshirts Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Arizona Posts: 573	Re: wife has weak fingers Beth, the 60 is a semi-auto. 68, yes there are oversized charger handles you can get. Search (a popular online gun auctioning website that is filtered out by the forum) listings. Or just get some JB weld and an empty case that fits on the bolt. I have .45 case on my Marlin 795. A guy in another forum used a .30-30 just having to cut the neck down a bit to fit. That would give you an even longer handle. __________________ Just my opinion. Don't go apes*t and jump down my throat about it. Last edited by Blackshirts; 01-17-2012 at 09:20 PM..*

01-17-2012, 09:12 PM	#8
Blackshirts Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Arizona Posts: 573	Re: wife has weak fingers This guys pic shows how much it extends with the .45 on it. This is the .30-30 case. __________________ Just my opinion. Don't go apes*t and jump down my throat about it. Last edited by Blackshirts; 01-17-2012 at 09:23 PM..*

01-17-2012, 09:25 PM	#9
jacksonco Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Jackson County West Virginia Posts: 2,237	Re: wife has weak fingers The shell casing over the charging handle is an excellent idea.

01-18-2012, 12:48 AM	#10
BETH Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: naugatuck,Ct. Contributor Posts: 6,668	Re: wife has weak fingers Pretty cool idea

01-18-2012, 06:43 AM	#11
carver TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: DAV, Deep in the Pineywoods of East Texas, just west of Shreveport, LA Contributor Posts: 11,245	Re: wife has weak fingers It's light enough not to cause a problem with the bolt. Good idea, I like it! __________________ Y'all be safe now, ya hear! Lamentations Chapter 5: 1. Remember, O LORD, what is come upon us: consider, and behold our reproach. 2. Our inheritance is turned to strangers, our houses to aliens. 3. We are orphans and fatherless, our mothers [are] as widows. 5. Our necks [are] under persecution: we labour, [and] have no rest. 16. The crown is fallen [from] our head: woe unto us, that we have sinned! 21. Turn thou us unto thee, O LORD, and we shall be turned; renew our days as of old.

01-18-2012, 08:24 PM	#12
mr.t7024 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Near a brook & pond in Ma Posts: 734	Re: wife has weak fingers I like learning new things,thanks Cliff

01-18-2012, 08:39 PM	#13
BETH Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: naugatuck,Ct. Contributor Posts: 6,668	Re: wife has weak fingers always time to learn as long as u keep your mind and heart open

01-19-2012, 08:37 AM	#14
Mosin_Nagant_Fan Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Montgomery, AL Posts: 1,832	Re: wife has weak fingers On my brother's 795, I pull the bolt back with the right side of my right hand to lock it into place and close the bolt with my thumb. If your wife has carpel tunnel, like my mom has, perhaps a longer bolt handle would be appropriate. I kinda like the idea of a pistol or rifle case wielded to the handle, simple and effective. __________________ Long Gun Collection: M38 Mosin-Nagant Carbine Russian 1950 SKS Winchester 1300 20Ga Western Field Single-Shot 16Ga Sears Ranger .22S-L-LR Bolt-Action Rifle Marlin 795 Semi-Auto (Brother's) Handgun Collection: Springfield Armory XD9 Service

01-20-2012, 03:17 PM	#15
mikld Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Oregon Posts: 573	Re: wife has weak fingers I chose a tube feed for my wife's .22. I wanted a bolt action, and instead of loosing, damaging, or difficult for her to insert/remove magazines, I opted for a Marlin 981T. She has no trouble opening the small bolt with her hand flat beside the action and raising up against the knob, and loading is a breeze with the tube feed... __________________ My Anchor is holding fast.

01-20-2012, 07:18 PM	#16
BETH Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: naugatuck,Ct. Contributor Posts: 6,668	Re: wife has weak fingers nice going i love the tube fed

01-20-2012, 08:45 PM	#17
old semperfi Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: i live in southern indiana,old country boy at heart Posts: 1,506	Re: wife has weak fingers beth,my other half has r.a. and has lost much of her grip.i purchased a t-handle hook from the auto tool store.she just has to hook it over the knob and can use her whole hand to pull it in to battery. old semperfi

01-20-2012, 08:54 PM	#18
BETH Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: naugatuck,Ct. Contributor Posts: 6,668	Re: wife has weak fingers most of the time if there is a will there is a way or if u talk about it someone else might have already figured out a better way