Hi everyone! I'm very new to guns personally, although I've been around them my whole life. I'm looking to purchase a gun of my own that I'm comfortable with that is also fun to shoot at the range (hubby is ecstatic lol). I do own an older S&W 38 revolver that's good for personal carry, but it's not much fun and I would like to get more comfortable with a pistol.

I know that I want a compact gun and I've narrowed my choices down to the S&W M&P 9C and the Beretta Px4 Storm Subcompact. I haven't had the opportunity to shoot the compact M&P but I was really impressed with the full size 9. I also shot the Beretta and while I absolutely LOVE the way the subcompact looks, I wasn't as accurate with it (I actually missed the target completely several times at 5-7 yards) and I read some concerning reviews that there may be a sight or even barrel issue with this gun. To be honest I don't want to spend $500 on a gun that needs work right out of the box, but I can't stop thinking about this gun.

Do you guys have any advice for a newbie? I appreciate all comments-TIA!