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9mm's work, you just have to be very choosy about shot placement and about the load that you use. 115gr ball (same ammo the military uses) might be lethal if it hits in the right spot, but it doesn't tend to cause sufficient shock trauma to generate a one-shot stop in anything but a few areas of the body. Move up to a 9mm Federal Premium Hydrashok and your one-shot numbers go up. Use a Mag-safe, and they actually get very impressive.
The reason my concealed carry piece is a Glock 19 is a combination of things. It shoots well, allowing good shot placement, it has a great capacity (15+1), it basically compact, and has a very corrosion resistant finish (I tend to destroy the finish on anything I handle a lot, acid content of my skin oils or somesuch). I like the ballistics of the .40 S&W better, but as I said, I've had some very bad experiences with them in the accuracy and reliability department. Thus I don't trust them, and you have to trust your carry piece.
I've been looking at .357 Sig and like what I see. We'll see if it sticks around long enough.
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