[TroutStalker]

I have a Glock .45 and my son has a Beretta 9mm. Both are fine firearms and I'll recommend either, although for personal protection I think .45 is way superior in stopping power.

BTW, that extra heft can feel like considerably more weight after carrying for some time.The best carry gun is one you will carry comfortably and that you can handle and shoot accurately. There is a good article in the current American Rifleman magazine from the NRA on this issue (August) that is worth reading.

[TheErnFormerlyKnownAsBig]

I owned all plastic semis until I put a Springfield Armory "loaded" .45 in my hand and did some impulse shopping. After carrying and using the light stuff, holding steel in your hand really feels good.

send me your email address I'll email you a pic of me holding a wild spawned, high mountain lake, rainbow trout that I was catching last week.

Ernie