Rocky--

Your mix of pistols is interesting. The newer materials sure have cut down on weight and bulk.

Still, I see the .45 among your stash. Reminds me of a pistolero I was talking to once who insisted that the correct EDC loadout was two full-size 1911's. Gives me back pain to think about it...not to mention the load of the extra mag's.

The improvements to bullet performance in the 9mm makes it a lot more appealing than it used to be, especially since modern pistols have such large capacity.

I just watched a movie where a police detective carried a J-frame as his backup. In reality, it was not so much a backup as a last-ditch hope after his main pistol ran dry. Which suggests that a backup should consist of a duplicate of whatever is carried, or at least one that uses the same magazines?

Just thinking out loud...probably off topic and subject to deletion.

Larry