[Dan from Michigan]

I know the feeling. I don't own a handgun....yet. $$$

[butter pecan fan]

I've been doing a lot of research lately into specific makes (as well as the entire handgun issue, as you can see).

I personally like the SIG-Sauer P239s, and the Kahr 9mms. Their P9s are very light in weight (being mostly polymer construction instead of steel) but they seem to have some slide lock problems. I'm not sure whether Kahr has corrected this, perhaps they have. I especially like the K9s and perhaps most of all the little MK9. Hope to get out and try these at an indoor range sometime soon.

But they're all too darn expensive for me right now.