Guys... thanks for all the insight/advice... I've fired the H&K 9mm and fell in love with it... A little to pricey for a carry piece though... Redlite, I've read a lot about the lack of stopping power of the 9mm hence why i've kinda steered towards the .40 and 45acp. Like you said, I think there is a reason why departments are going back to government guns. They are reliable and will stop anything they hit. For the meantime (meaning I needed to buy a new toy) I ended up going with a glock 23 .40 S&W I know that there will be many many more added to the stockpile over time but I figure for a carry gun now either that or the kimber eclipse pro II will work nicely. Just need to hide them all from the wife. It's not like fishing gear where I can just combine everything... I think she'd pick up on the fact that there are a few more pistols locked up
so i've got the plinking gun walther p-22, my target/possibly carry the springfield XD-40(awesome gun) nice weight and smooth trigger pull, and now the glock 23... Hopefully, i'll be adding a kimber to the collection soon(wink wink ben