Thanks for all the input guys. Much appreciated. Once I purchase my pistol I am planning on eventually taking the 3 day course at Kodiak BEFORE I start carrying. The last thing I want is to get my fiancee or I injured or killed just because I feel like I can eliminate a threat with my gun without training and then something goes horribly wrong. I'm pretty much set on the m&p now. I'm going to call Kodiak later and see if they can order me the m&p with the manual safety which I'm sure they can.