Glocks the short answer for an auto, simple reliable, Walther/S&W 99C nice too. Heard same thing about Kahrs and Kel-Tec, but no first hand experience. .357 is a handful out of a snubby and ballistically inefficient as well, longer cases with shorter snub extractor can be tough to reload-especially if they are "sticky". SP101, another great choice.

Knives, because we were born without claws!