First question, what are you using it for? Just to have a gun to go shooting occasionally, or to carry. There are a lot of nice weopons out there.

IMHO, the Airwweight S&W .38 is the best to carry, compact, shrouded hammer, revolver so their will be no jams. That is what I bought for the wife to carry, after extensive research.

If it is for home defense, buy a shotgun, not a pistol