What semiautomatic pistols, 9x19 mm and larger, have slides so easily manipulated that someone with moderately severe arthritis in both hands can operate it well?

I have a Ruger P95 that is very easy to operate the slide.

Regards, Keith

Full size pistols are easier to operative than the compact and subcompact ones

Naphtali, I have a couple of answers for your question:
1. The usual way of racking the slide on a semi auto is to use the thumb and forefinger to "pull" the slide back. One other way is to use the whole hand to grip the slide (muzzle is at the back of the hand) and "push" the slide.
2. As has been pointed out already, full size frame guns are easier to rack as there is more surface area to grip. However there is one gun that seems to have a much larger area, and that is a Wolf Ultramatic. It is no longer made and has a fixed barrel and slide.
Peter

I have folks in the gun store almost every day with the same request as yours. I just have them keep trying different pistols until they find one that works for them. Often they find a revolver they like better than the semi automatic. Good luck.

There are several items on the market to assist racking/cocking a semi auto pistol. You can get a Handi-Racker which isn't permanently attached to your pistol or you can choose from several different ones that attach to the slide. A couple for the Glock include simply replacing the back cover with one that has a side bar that sticks out to keep you hand from slideing off. Another has a large ring to grab with a finger, etc.
Handi-Racker
Slide pull
Racker

Good post Dave! I had not thought of a racker. I have a couple of race guns that have red dot optics which preclude getting a good grip on the slide. Both have a racker which fits in place of the rear sight. However they do protrude from the side of the gun, and the items in your post seem to be an improvement.
Peter.

The Glock model 20 is a 10mm cartridge, and can be loaded to the equivalent of a .41Magnum. A Trijicon RMR mounted on the slide gives a good purchase to rack the slide, and is rugged enough to still hold zero.

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Originally posted by Tim Ferrall:
The Glock model 20 is a 10mm cartridge, and can be loaded to the equivalent of a .41Magnum. A Trijicon RMR mounted on the slide gives a good purchase to rack the slide, and is rugged enough to still hold zero.

No way in hell can a 10mm be loaded to 41 mag equivalent. My 41 mag gets 1356 fps with 230 grain bullets shot from a 4" barrel. The 10mm can reach close to that speed with a 180 grain bullet out of my 5" pistol.