At 60, I feel like I am in better shape than many of my friends and acquaintances, much having to do with my lifting activity at work, however I have been finding my Rock Ultra 10mm with the new flat bottom firing pin stop / 25lb main spring to be challenging at times. Are there better / alternative methods of racking the slide than holding the back of the slide underneath the rear sight? Some of the other methods seem a little more risky, as getting caught in the ejection port would not be much fun either
Thanks in advance

Ken

Are you cocking the hammer before rack it?

I am not, however after some reading, it might be just the ticket, Thank you!

After I injured my Ulnar Nerve, there was a time I couldn't even grip a Doorknob, let alone the Slide on any of my Pistols
A friend suggested going over to my local NAPA, and finding the correct sized Rubber Hose, where the Barrel would slip into its ID, and the Wall Thickness/OD fits between the Barrel and the Dust Cover
Using the Bench, push the Barrel, down into the Hose, thus racking the Slide, not damaging a thing
Worked GREAT
Let me still go shooting, while I was recouping

Yep, necessity is the mother of invention 😊

Cock first.

Overhand it as well.  This has several advantages.  Better grip strength, it is a stoppage clear drill for stove pipes.

As far as pinching your hand, that will only happen if you ride the slide back home, which you shouldn't do in the first place.

Thanks, as for racking the slide over hand, it seems like I could inadvertently tweak the rear adjustable sight, unless I'm not thinking of the same method

Ken

So when cocking the hammer prier to racking the slide (this works really well), are there any safety concerns that I am overlooking, as I am extremely safety conscious when it comes to firearms; actually in most areas of life...Lol
Thanks

Ken

Not really any different safety issues than you should know already. Finger off trigger, pointed in safe direction, etc. I've been teaching female friends that struggled with racking the slide to cock the hammer first for years. At a range you just have to remember to be standing sideways to the target when overhanding the slide.

Thanks Graybeard, once the hammer is cocked racking the slide from the rear is pretty easy 😀

Ken

  I posted this before... here it is again for viewing.

25 lb spring sounds like your problem. Is that the OEM spring that came installed from the factory? Sounds extra heavy to me for an OEM spring and I have three 10mm 1911 pistols. None of them have 25 lb springs from the factory.

If it was a Glock...I don't know if they makes these for any other guns.

https://www.amazon.com/Field-Sport-Tactical-Latch-Handle/dp/B01B6WUGLS/ref=sr_1_14?dchild=1&hvadid=14310612731&hvbmt=bb&hvdev=c&hvqmt=b&keywords=glock+handle&qid=1597467448&sr=8-14&tag=mh0b-20

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Evening inv136, the flat bottom firing pin stop, and 25lb main spring were recommended and installed by Rock Island's Chief Gunsmith at their Nevada location. It has also lessened my brass flingege from aprx 30' down to 10 to 12 feet. Once the hammer has been cocked, racking the slide is a non-issue
Thanks

Ken