I guess we're all prone to add qualifiers to our "favorite" (plinking, range toy, hunting, etc), and I was a bit torn between several guns.
Then I simply asked myself the basic question, "Which gun do I strap on every day, travel with, depend on for multiple roles, and entrust with my life... and the answer was my plain ole Ruger SR9c. It's always on my hip or within arm's reach, goes in my checked baggage every time I fly, stays on my night stand, and has my complete confidence.
So...