Revolvers are generally the most reliable and the .357 is thé manstopper. .357 Revolvers are perfect for self defense.dayarath wrote:
.357 magnum tbh! =P
Otherwise take a SIG Sauer P239: quality, reliable, compact and it comes in "standard" calibres: 9mm or .40 S&W, so you don't have to scale down to 9mm short or something.
Another Glock is also an option. Subcompact Glocks are chambered for .40, 9mm, .357, .380 and also .45. The summum remains the Glock 29, subcompact 10mm auto; very small, very effective and the 10mm has better balistics (more stable bullet trajectory) than the .45