A 124 gr +p JHp like a hst or gold dot is a good round.

I'm talking about normal, run-of-the-mill 9mm

I think the kahr pm9 is a cool gun id like to try, its the size of the new ever-poplar .380s everyone is making but has more potent and availible/inexpensive ammo.

If I got a compast, it'd either be a little .38 or a Makarov. I've held a lot of guns their size and they're the only two that I liked