I chose the pistol that felt best in my hand, had a good trigger and sights that suited me. I have signed up for some training, ordered some ammo. already have a bunch of practice ammo (Win whitebox). Ordered some Underwood 200 grain Xtreme Penetrators and 255 grain BB hard cast.........again, thanks for advice..........all of life is a series of compromises, so there are certainly other choices...but this is now mine.