It only takes a single stroke......but that's enough each shot to make the old wrist ache after about 50 shots..with the HW40 that is...
But I find that if I manage to catch a pinch of skin as I close the action, the resultant sharp pain is more than enough to make me forget the dull ache brought on by the repeated cocking!
Jim
UBC's Police Pistol Manager
"Nasty, noisy things, revolvers, Count. Better stick to air-guns." Sherlock Holmes, The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone