Well I think beginner or not it depends on the person. My wife for instance cannot consistantly rack the slide on any auto she has tried so we got her a S&W airweight with a crimson trace laser grip. She can load unload and fire the little Smith with no issue. However she is far more accurate with my glock 19 than the smith due to the trigger pulls. I plan on trying a reduced power recoil spring in my glock 19 with standard pressure ammo to see if she can work the slide if not I'm going to have to get a trigger job done on the j frame to help her be more accurate.

I got a little off topic there but it will always depend on the person, their physical ability and gross motor skill with the firearm. Revolvers are easier to learn as far as manipulation goes but still may not be the answer. Try a lot of weapons find the one with the least amount of compromises and train, train, train.

JP