I came around full circle, or almost. My first pistol was a Ruger Mark II. I mostly carried hunting, and was totally comfortable with that right up until I got ready to buy a 45. One night I went to the range mad, to try and relax. With the first 2 rounds going off before I intended, when I was "just taking up the slack," thanks to all that adrenaline made me think, that going around the house scared to death, looking for bad guys might not be a good idea, with a single action trigger. So I bought a Ruger P90, and then traded up one day to a used Sig P220. The gun seemed great until one day I went into an arcade style shooting range and spent all my time reloading.
Soon I had a Glock Model 24, with two high caps and two ten round mags. I Sold my Sig two buy the extra 2 mags and a holster. (I Still regret selling my Sig, what a great back up gun for hunting in Fl, and I often miss shooting a 45 for fun). Note: the arcade closed before I even got to try the High cap Glock there.
I then started shooting an ISPC style course,; soon got the bug for a P7M8, The course designer had one so the course was almost always 24 shots with 2 mandatory reloads, I really like the safety of the P7 with 2 small kids around, and a new carry permit. This also meant I was competing with what I carried.
I will have to admit that one night after dark, when I ran back in from the back yard into the house pumped full of adrenaline determined not to let a water moccasin get away because my kids and dog used this same back yard.
First I garbed the P7 from under the mattress (I keep every gun I own in condition three, unless it is on me) After I chambered a round I remember thinking what do I have to do to make this gun safe and the light comes on and says "nothing just let go of it" so I stuff it in my front pocket and get a shovel and head out to do battle. I ended up using the shovel because of the neighbors, and because the snake was up close to the house. A side note: Never grab a square shovel to fight a water Moccasin or at least be aware that if the shovel tip is not parallel to the ground you will hit on the corner of the shovel and not kill the snake, it got real interesting by the time it was over.
Later I bought a Colt Pony, I almost got the Mustang, I now had enough experience that I was sort of OK with Cocked & Locked, but not in a pocket pistol that might not be in a holster with a trigger guard.
Last week I traded guns with a friend who is an experienced P7 shooter for a week to do some work on his Colt Defender (remove all sharp edges from slide). I carried his Defender 2 days Cocked & Locked. I felt very comfortable with is especially with the grip safety. I am convinced it is "At least" as safe as the Glock.
My $.02
Best Regards
Sam