These 4 links are of some of the collect that my brother & I have built up over the years.

My fav of the group is my H&K UPS 40 Full Size & have not found one to beat it IMO, my sec is the Springfield Armory 1911 with a 4" Bar. My girl & I went thru the same thing as you IAMJEEP and I ended up giving her my Makarov 9x18 and she is really pleaseed with it.
Just like everyone else says make sure to test as many as poss at a range before buying, along with that start putting money aside to buy more guns because once you buy one you will not stop lol
Hope you like the pic's

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