I took my 11 year old daughter shooting last weekend. It was not her first time with a handgun, but it was her first time with a revolver. I figured a K-22 would be an easy choice for a first revolver experience. I was quite surprised when that turned out to be wrong.
She had some significant difficulty pushing the cylinder latch forward, and tremendous difficulty cocking the gun. She barely got through two cylinders before begging to go back to my Buck Mark.
I had not noticed anything I thought was wrong with the gun, but thought I should ask here: is it possible that after years of shooting, something inside the frame of the gun or elsewhere requires a disassembly and cleaning? What other possibilities should I investigate?
For purposes of comparison, she had no difficulty opening the cylinder or cocking the hammer on a Colt Python, and wants to shoot that gun next time.