^Just updating Edogg but after going over the S&W M&P lines, XDMod2 lines, and what you get with your gun, I think we most likely will be going with a his/hers 19 & 26 Glock Gen 4 combo, just need to hold them both in the store to confirm but with the small backstrap included now, the gun should fit my hands and hers well - We'll have plenty of mags to shoot with, ability to carry a higher cap mag as a backup if carrying the 26, and the 9mm ammo price point is hard to beat -
Including 3 mags from the factory really sells the value of the Glocks for me in addition to their reliability, the XD's come with 2 mags, one standard cap and one high cap, the M&Pc's I think just come with 2 low cap mags, and I'm still not sold on the triangular pinky rest on the M&Pc's. Once you get a third mag for the S&W/Springfield's you are basically at the 19 and 26 price point.
The only 9mm I am still kind of considering was that PPS M2, however as its a single stack I don't know if its fair to compare to something like the G26 (and as a southpaw I really appreciate an ami-mag release if I'm shooting it) I've noticed a lot of people willing to forgo capacity in a semi in order to shed a bit of weight and thickness, and once you start getting into single stacks, IMO I already have a .357 shooting 5 if I wanted low capacity with high firepower
I agree that if I go for another .45ACP pistol down the line, maybe that would be something to splurge on a PPQ 45 for - or just get myself a nicer 1911