[Tubbs]

One of the things that I have noticed about this thread is that there seems to be a focus on what type of pistol the individual is using. Weapons familiarity is a good thing, but if you are practice the fundamentals of pistol marksmanship proporly you should be able to pick up any handgun and fire it accurately within its effective range. By accurately I don't mean 1" groups, I mean that out to its max effective range regardless of the type of fire (i.e. advancing, retreating, stationary) you should be able to dump 90-100% of your rounds into a chest sized target.
There are a few exceptions to this rule (I have a norinco tokarev re-chambered for 9mm, that only the son of God could shoot accurately and consistantly with), but shooting accurately reflects more on the individual than on the weapon.
I have a BB gun that I practice with in my back yard on days that I can't make it to the range. I think done appropriately this is also a wonderfull training tool along with dry fire practice.