What I'd like to see = A pistol with:
- An absolute maximum unloaded weight of 25 ounces.
- Overall length of no more than 7.5" and no less than 6.0", with a barrel at least 3.5" in length.
- A full-length grip.
- At least ten-round capacity, assuming chambering in 9mm or .40.
- A grip no more than 1.1" across at the widest point. No finger groves, palm swells, or thumb shelves.
- A fixed barrel.
- A system of operation that is clean, self-regulating, and highly reliable, that allows for the above-mentioned fixed barrel.
- A single-weight trigger with a crisp, soft break and a very short reset length. Overall trigger travel from rest to firing should not exceed 0.25".
- An ambidextrous manual safety. I've grown used to such things. Make that ambi controls all around.
- No porting. No equipment rails. No grip safties.
- Very strong, all-steel magazines with a friction-reducing coating inside and out.
- As few nooks and crannies as possible on the inside of the gun.
- Full-length slide rails would be nice.
- A small thing - use industry-standard sight cuts. No one will ever agree on The One True Sight, so making it easy to change is a good thing.
- A street price under $700.
- Chris