I reached my 56th birthday last week, and I never thought I would live to be this old. My hands have lost most of their cleverness (dexterity) as a result of injuries and illnesses including tennis elbow, carpal tunnel and arthritis. My EDC is a Model 642, but I recently added a Model 38 so I could cock the hammer if the situation dictated same. Among all of my semi-autos, the ones I find easiest to use are a Ruger Mk II, and surprisingly a H&K PSP. For me, I find that my ability to depress the sqeeze cocker, and then deal with the recoil actually improves while using the PSP. Additionally, except for the magazine release and the takedown button, all other functions are handled by the squeeze cocker. If you get a chance to, you owe it to yourself to try out a squeeze cocker.

Best of luck,

Dave