Congrats on getting your CCW... The one thing you did not mention (I read some but not all of the comments) was if you are lefty or righty.
me: 49yo, 5'6", 145lbs, and a lefty
Being a lefty its tough for me to find guns that are ambidextrous and small enough to carry.
Sig Sauer P238 -...
Before I got my CCW last year I was looking at the Ruger SR9 or a SR9c as my first / carry gun. I found they were too big for me as a carry gun so I went with a Sig P238. Its small, fits easily into my pocket but it only shoots 7. A year later I was looking for a home defense gun so I went back...