Submitting my vote for USP 9 Tactical. It's the Busse of handguns.
As long as it avoids playing in the sandbox.....
I've read reports of these locking up hard after getting sand exposure (ie. field strip and clean), for whatever that is worth. .
Have you considered the CZ models?
Beat me to it, another vote for anything CZ (in 9mm of course). Honestly, just take your pick from any of their production models as they are all very well made. Everything they make should be far more accurate than you are, 1" groups at 25 yds. should be easy if you do your part. These probably have the nicest triggers out of box of all production pieces. They also have easily obtainable spare parts and aftermarket accessories.
If it was my purchase, I'd be inclined to buy just one from the CZ Custom Shop in Arizona, that is unless you planned on carrying all three at once......
They pull out all the stops on their Custom models, and I'd take one of those over a sub, compact and full size production set any day of the week. If I had the money right now, this would be my choice......
http://czcustom.com/czcompactlsdpblkman.aspx
If it had to be three though, I'd pick the 2075 Rami (subcompact), P-07 Duty (compact) and P-09 Duty (full size).
But, as the world of Busse would know I'd like to wish you good like finding them......
CZ has a large customer base here and they are as rabid as the Busse customer base, just fair warning.
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Also, at this point I would avoid Glock unless you wanted to buy a $60 aftermarket extractor to get it to hopefully run as it should (brass to face and/or hard malfunctions). But, this only applies if you buy G17/19, G26/34 won't benefit from this part much even though they still tend to need 'fixing' from the factory. To be clear, Glock's 9mm extractors are practically worthless and they will send you back the same pistol under warranty with THE SAME issues it was sent in for. They refuse to own up to these problems and the aftermarket (Apex Tactical) has stepped up with a fix that works in most cases.
XD/XDm pistols have a fatal flaw in their grip safety, debris can enter the grip safety and render your gun utterly useless if simply dropped in the dirt. Also, they have had issues with pins "walking out" and have refused to provide a fix for this. At least one police dept. has dumped this platform as they couldn't get an answer from the factory on what the fix was for this, I take it there is only the "deal with it yourself" fix at the moment.
I'd also steer clear of Ruger due to MANY complaints of QC problems and the fact that Ruger has not made ANY tier one semi auto pistols. Especially avoid their pocket pistols as I've read of many people with broken hammers on the LC-9's.
Sig Sauer is very overpriced at this point and also has a reputation for numerous QC problems. The P-238 also has an exposed hammer, which is a definite no-go in my opinion for pocket carry. I'd want striker fired or revolver for this application, M&P Shield or Walther PPS would be my top two picks.
Steer clear of H&K if customer service and value is important to you, I know of one reputable person who's wife's P30 blew up (I believe it was a factory defect from my research) and has been waiting TWO YEARS for his replacement. H&K's internet deemed moto is "H&K - Because you suck and we hate you"
Smith and Wesson's M&P is not a bad choice at this point, but the trigger tends to be pretty bad when stock. Apex Tactical has also designed many parts to address the trigger, so not a deal breaker to me anyways. Good luck finding magazines for these though, they were hard to find even before the crazy started.
Steyr pistols are an honorable mention, but they are somewhat difficult to find. Magazines are cheap direct from Steyr, I think $28 or so.
Walther's pistols are also a good value IMO, especially the P99/PPQ variants. The PPS is a great pocket pistol, but might be a scotch too big for 'regular' pockets. The PPX also looks promising after handling it briefly, the price point is very good too.
Beretta's M9/92FS have a very poorly designed safety/decocker where it's mounted on the slide. Many folks will accidently activate the safety when manipulating the slide. They've also gained the reputation for choking in the sand box (ie. sand locking up gun), but I've not seen it firsthand. The grip is huge on these also, so definitely avoid if you don't have large hands and thin fingers.
