[300winmag]

I decided to go the compact-9mm route after looking at all the .380s. Some of them really look sweet, but my experience with blowback-operated .380s has not been fun.

I finally settled on the Walther PPS.

Kind of ugly, compared to some of the .380s, including its great-grandfather, the PPK. Internally, it's a baby Glock, which is one thing I like about it. It works like a Glock. It's slab-sided, but that aids in preventing print-through. I've shot it with the smallest magazine, and while my pinkie finger had nothing to do, there were no real issues. And I can depend on the locked breech to smooth out the forces generated on firing. And compared to .380, 9mm is as cheap and common as dirt.

I bought this after January 20, 2009, too.

[MarkeyD]

The PPS is next on my list.

[TheBigJ]

Massaged this item at the local Cabela’s last week. Very slim and concealable...like it better than the pudgy Glock 26..plus the trigger guard as the magazine release was inventive. Comparably, the Beretta Px4 Storm Sub-compact also knocked my socks off with it’s ergonomics. The whole drought of .380 ammo is a serious concern.