The little 3914 reliability makes it an easy choice for those of us that pack, I have enjoyed the responses and it only solidifies my choice, I had issues with my HiPower 9 and my SiG228 (this gun was carried on duty by the police officer that sold it to me ) the SiG had some parts breaking on me (decocking spring)and it was retired, yes, I understand that the 9mm is considered marginal by a lot of so called pro's and I do respect these gentlemen opinions but I believe what matters the most is total confidence in the weapon your carrying (I refused to carry the M9 in the Marines after suffering locking lug failures twice, I carried a 45 MEUSOC instead).
The proper selection of ammo and lots of practice, realistic scenarios, double taps, hammers, failure drills, not just stand and shoot at a paper targets, will make you a more responsible and efficient shooter.
Off the soap box again...