Well Danny, I am glad you are prepared. Also glad you said "you don't have to be a cop", cause I see alot of police and prison guards struggling to qualify here in Baltimore/DC area. If I was them, I would not feel confident with anything as a home defense gun except a wheel gun. I would trust more people on this site than them. At the range I go to, which is close to Jessup state prison, I see all these cops all frustrated cause of poor shooting, practicing on thier own time, trying to improve. The problem is most of them have never fired a pistol or grew up with them. This may be thier first time shooting. I try to help them out when I can, cause thier qualifications are not that difficult from what I can tell. They have trouble with the rapid fire I see the most. I gave a few the army's manual on handguns which is loaded with good information.

But for a guy, that needs to ask, what to get, I think they should start out with something simple, (ie not a kimber, or berretta, or HK).

I mean if some guy gets on here, and says, "hey looking to buy my first rifle, what should I get", I don't tell them my 300RUM just because I am very good with mine.