My decision tree looks like this:
- Reliability. For me at least, any self defense weapon absolutely has to have outstanding proven reliability.
- Accuracy. Self explanatory.
- Shootability. Does it fit well in my hands? Do I like the trigger? Where do my fingers rest, to reach the magazine release? Can I handle it well?
- Concealability. My current carry pistol is an HK VP9SK. I would say it is 95% concealed when i appendix carry, but the butt reads through just a tad. I'm considering picking up the new VP9CC, which is similarly sized to the P365 @astro showed, above.