I have had quiet a few handguns. I have had revolvers of different manufacturers and i have owned semi's. In terms of what I have liked from my experience, I had a Colt 1911 in .45 cal. It was a good shooter, but I replaced it with a Ruger P97 in .45 cal that was stainless and the Ruger out shot the Colt hands down. I also have had a Browning p-35 in 9mm or some call it a Browning Hi-Power. It was a very accurate handgun. I have owned Smith and Wesson Revolvers, Rossi revolvers, and the Heritage Revolvers in .22 cal. The others were in .38 special and 357 mag. Out of all of these, the Ruger seemed to fit my hands better than the others. I felt the Ruger was not as chunky as the others. However, in the .45 cal P97 Ruger's, the magazine and consequently the grips were smaller than all other Ruger models because it was a single stack magazine. That could be why it felt better and less clunky than the others. Hope this helps some. Good Luck.