Well, I carefully read your post and thought of every handgun I have, the Gen4 M21 Glock kept coming to the top:
Any weather condition, don't worry, it'll handle it.
Rapid hit ability because of mild recoil.
High capacity.
Unbelievable reliability.
Great fiber sights. [steel]
Overall short and pretty light pistol riding quiet and tight in a near indestructible Blackhawk Serpa.
200gr Lehighs to 230gr gold dots and FMJ-FP's.
Load it like a 45 Super if needed.
I believe would kill, turn or keep a critter off me as well as any other handgun I have, that includes a DW 10mm and a 5 shot FA 454.
