re: buying a 9mm

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Your shooting hand wrist should be straight and there should be no angle when you fire.

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I'm glad we agree and this is why I don't own a glock.

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these always make me laugh.

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Exactly why I made my tongue in cheek comment but some people around here are just too serious.

Both rounds will bring some body down. I bought my .40 because my gun was too good of a deal to pass up. I wish I had a 9mm so I could shoot more but I'll get one soon enough.

Civaldaw and others if thinking of buying, get this and don't look back. Will cost more $$$ but well worth it. I also have it in .40 cal and the hk 45.

I actually have pretty big hands and shoot a pistol very well. I could never get comfortable shooting a glock. how hard is that to understand? It doesn't feel natural in my hand like my 1911 does. I'm sorry you are butthurt over me not liking the glock

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Glad to see some HK brothas in here!

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Never shot an HK before, but have you ever shot the Walther PPQ?

It's like a P30 and a P99 made a baby.

My H&K .40 compact. Great for CC and the really hold their value well.

I also really like the safety feature of this gun, including that it's double action.

I almost got that same gun. It felt good in my hand and I liked the size of it.

End up getting a Taurus Milennium Pro PT140. It fits my hand perfectly and I can conceal it better than the H&K. I can wear a t shirt and I won't be printing with it at 4 oclock. fricker kicks like SOB though with a 3.25" barrel and its got a double stack 10 round mag. It was just too good of a deal to pass up. Got it at a pawn shop and it had never even been fired. Guy bought it and kept it in his truck for a while and then sold it.

There a reason for that.

Civildawg,
You've asked a good question. Sounds like your main use will NOT be concealed carry. Consequently, you don't need one of the smaller, lighter 9mm's or one w/ a single stack mag. You need a full size gun. No need to handicap yourself w/ a smaller one. When shooting handguns, a bigger gun is usually easier to shoot and train w/ than is a smaller gun.

The main thing YOU need to do is to educate yourself so YOU can decide what YOU want/need. I'm not going to tell you that "I own gun B, it's the best gun out there and you're an idiot it you don't buy gun B/thread." What are you looking for?
Double action only, double action/single action or striker fired?
External safety lever or no external safety lever?
Grip safety or no grip safety?
Round capacity?
Loaded chamber indicator or no LCI?
Frame material-polymer, steel, alloy or combinations?

Lots of good info here. It should get you started.
LINK

As far as rounds, the 9mm is fine, especially for a newbie. The handgun self defense rounds w/ the best records for putting an end to the hostilities are the 357 Mag, 357 Sig, 9mm, 40 S&W and 45 ACP. The 9mm rounds is cheapest of them all. 9mm is also prolly easiest for most to learn w/.