Chris,
PLEASE do yourself a favor and check out the CZ P01. I can't stress enough how damn good this gun is. Especially at your size (I'm not a big guy either)- the P01 will feel like nothing you've ever held. It's just ergonomically perfect. Ambidextrous and has a decocker. Not to slight the Glock guys, but a Glock feels totally unnatural to me and feels like a chunk of junk next to the P01. To be fair, so do the CZ polymer guns.
I took my carry class with the full size CZ 75 and thought it was great, but the P01 is just soooo much better in my opinion.
Check out youtube reviews of the P01. Rave reviews. Many claim that there's not another gun out there for even twice the price that gives you what the P01 does.
Two small gripes: The main spring is too stiff, and the stock phillips head screws that come with the rubber grips. The rubber grips feel great, but I'm going to get the walnut handles from the CustomCZ shop, better screws and a lighter main spring. The full frame with light rail just makes it look badass!
from CZ USA website:
The P-01 9mm (designated the P-06 in .40 S&W) was designed for LE and Military duty, but its compact size and the reduced weight due to its forged alloy frame made it ideal for discrete carry as well. Equipped with a decocker, the P-01 provides convenience for those who prefer hammer-down carry.
The P-01 was the first CZ model to benefit from updated manufacturing technology at CZ's Uhersky Brod factory. The components of the P-01/P-06 are completely interchangable with every other P-01/P-06, with no individual fitting required. This required some very careful re-design so that the reliability and accuracy were not impaired. Since the time of its introduction (designed in 2001, NATO-approved in 2003) the production upgrades have been rolled out to most of the CZ 75 family and several new rifle models as well. The 1913 accessory rail easily accepts any of the industry-standard lights and lasers to assist low-light use. After 3 years of some of the most aggressive small arms testing ever, the CZ P-01 won the honor of replacing the CZ 75s previously used by the Czech National Police.
Reliability: The U.S. Army "Mean Rounds Between Failure" (MRBF) requirement is 495 rounds for 9mm pistols. During testing of the CZ P-01, the average number of stoppages was only 7 per 15,000 rounds fired. This is a .05% failure rate or an MRBF of 2142!
For many years, the P-01 carried an NSN engraved on its frame, making it the first NATO-spec pistol ever available to the public. Recently, the factory decided to upgrade the slide stop spring which in turn means the current models may not carry the NSN.
