You will not be disappointed with the SA 5" 9mm. That is my EDC and I have two of them. The mag capacity is fantastic. I also have a SA XD-9 sub. With the extended mag, it feels exactly the same in my hand as the 5".This did make me rethink my edc. I had been carrying a Sig 938 with two extra mags. I was now looking at both a 5" Para Ordinance .45, or the 5" Springfield 9mm.
I know I wouldn't have felt comfortable engaging with the Sig from 40 yards.
It also made me think of the 50 yard shots as discussed upthread during range time.
This situation and the ranges involved certainly makes you open your eyes and think.
Not all self defense shots are that 7' scenario that the FBI stats talk about.