Schlegel,
Actually, the 9x18 ULTRA/POLICE would solve some of the MAKAROV issues, but the ammo selection is even worse. I do not know of any 9m.m. ULTRA/POLICE hollow point load.
Also the gun selection is a bit small. I have a SIG 230 in 9x18 POLICE and it has the SIG decocker, so it is hands down my choice for a 9x18.
The WALTHER PP Super was just as bulky as the PP and heavier. Also, it lacked the SIG decocker and trigger, which I thought was smoother. I handled one, but passed on it. Magazines, if it could not use regular PP .380 magazines would have been a bear. The SIG 230 and 232 are interchangeable for 9x17 and 9x18.
The only other 9x18 ULTRA/POLICE pistol that I know of was an Italian made clone of the MAUSER HSc with a double collum magazine, 13 or 15 rounds if I remember right.
I think the micro 9x19's have killed off the 9x18 ULTRA/POLICE, which is too bad. It was a nice round, that never found a market. I thought the SIG 232 alloy framed model would have been a great choice for this caliber, especially with a FEDERAL HST, HORNADY Critical Defense or SPEER Gold Dot hollow point bullet, say 100 grains at 1100 fps.
Jim