ORIGINAL: Rammer
If I'm not mistaken, you aren't even old enough to purchase a firearm, so how would you know what was a good gun to reccomend? Do you have lots of pistol experience??
Yes, I have good experiance with the modernnon-magnum centerfire pistols, I have fired the 9mm,the 40 S&W, the .38 Special (Not a gun I would want for bear,I almost doubt it will pierce a wood door with just the plain lead bullets) My dad got rid of his .380 Auto before I could fire it.