Hello Jim,
I'm working Law Enforcement too....around here in Montreal...
Service piece is Walther P99 9mm w/ WIN 147gr SXT...happy with the gun, so-so with the ammo...
Favorites concealed carry pieces are:
Glock 19...nice size, slick
Colt LW Cmdr 45...The Perfect Gun...
S&W M66 357 2 1/2 in...small w/ punch...
I also like the following for their small size:
PPK 380
Beretta 25 ( special situations )
Agent / Det. Spl 38...nice pointability...
And if I have to get in trouble:
S&W M29 44 MAG w/ Silvertips...
Those are my pics at the moment but I understand that this is a personnal question and everyone has theirs favorites...
General consensus is a good 1911, high cap 9mm or a Magnum plus the small concealable ones....
Confidence in what is carried in the main point...
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