cant make a decision.. i want them all.

Get a bunch of people together and tell them to bring their pistols.. If you were closer id let you blast away with mine.

i love my PPS .40... it is a great, concealable pistol. it just disappears on me. and it shoots good! little snappy, but any small .40 is gonna be.

it is one of the first concealed carry pistol i would consider as far as automatics go.

If you are really considering one for "farm carry," a good .357 or .45 would be good! You can get the shotshells for them to handle snakes! I believe those two calibers carry the highest payload of shot!

Maybe you should give some consideration to a couple of basic questions and see if one means more to you than the other. Is there a particular platform that you'd like more for your new gun, ie. semi-auto or revolver? Is there a caliber that you're really itching for (9mm, 40, 45, 38/357)? If you want to be able to go out and shoot it a bunch, the 38/357 ammo is not going to be attractive. 9mm and 40 will pretty much put you in the semi-auto, 38/357 in a revo and 45 can be had in both. There are some very impressive 45 acp revolvers by Smith and Taurus and Ruger has the convertible Blackhawk that has cylinders for 45acp & LC. Just some thoughts...

Unfortunately (and some here may disagree), you're not likely to get much of a trade on the 17 from any of the dealers. You may find someone walking around who would make you a trade if they had a handgun you wanted but you may be better off listing it on here and seeing if you can get any offers. IMHO

My take on a 22 is this… for plinking and shooting squirrels and other SMALL animals and targets they are great! However, a 22 is NOT adequate to protect you in the event you need it too, be it from people or animal attacks… a few weeks back I posted up about finding a pack of wild dogs on our farm. 2 broke off from the pack and came at me. I had a 22 rifle in my hands. I shot one, and hit it, twice. luckily, it changed its mind and retreated, but the 22 did NOT put it down. That makes a 22 UNACCEPTABLE to me for protection. If it wont kill a wild dog that is charging me, it is NOT going to put down a crazed junkie loaded up on meth looking to do my wife, kids, or me harm. Therefore, I never leave home without an ADEQUATE side arm now (being my 40, and now a 44 mag I just got). I just would NOT trust my life to a 22 PERIOD…

That said, I had a p-22 pistol that I had bought to use for target practice thinking, I can practice with it, and then fine tune with the 40… nope, I am dead shot with the p-22 and group to the left with my 40. I now recognize the need to practice with what I carry only…

Keep in mind, these are conclusions I have come from MY OWN experiences and only apply to ME DIRECTLY… you may have other experiences.

now maybe a glock or 1911 with a 22 conversion... that may work, as long as the trigger pull and feel is identical.

I love blasting away with my 40..
I tried to hit a 20" gong at 400yds with it yesterday. I got close

Sounds like you could use a 357 revo, decent size barrel roughly 6". If you want a farm carry. my dad has a Ruger Super Blackhawk in .44mag and its a handful. He has killed a many a deer with it also. Accurate? YES..