For my first 2 1/2 decades..... I started out carrying a sharp stick....... later a 4" knife and a single shot Stevens Favorite......
Over the next 15 years I experimented with many different hand held firearms.........big and small.. revolvers and pistols.. with .22 to .45 inch muzzle openings.
For the last 28 years I've pretty much carried the same 3 or 4 handguns...... changing to meet my urban,suburban and rural/woods needs and dress..
IMHO "new" is not a synonym for "better"
Now..."Get off my lawn!!!!"