i would recommend the glock 26 but i can not stand the glock sc's for some reason, they are great guns and will serve you well, but i would like to +1 the kahr vote. i have experience with three different models of the kahr that i remember. i own a k-40 which is .40 caliber, btw i love it! my dad had a p-40 which is a polymer model , but i didn't much care for it, he sold the p-40 and bought the k-9 elite, and now that is a sweet shooting, smooth gun, the added weight of the steel framed models helps out in the recoil department and makes it a little more of a joy to shoot. i like th kahr handguns and i think you should give them a serious look. the only draw backs that i know of is the fact that the mags from kahr are crazy expensive.
