I think Clare is getting the HW40 and 45 mixed up, yes she did need help with the 45 on saturday, but clare has shot my HW40 and had problems closing it, but on single stroke with the Alecto she had no problems at all and even managed 2 strokes as she has already said.
3 strokes on this pistol does take a little effort, if you have ever caught your palm with a HW40 you will know how much it hurts, you wouldn't want this to happen after 3 pumps on the Alecto
Again I really think Webley are onto a winner with this pistol, it really does tick all the boxes.