Unless you are planning on shooting only the Duty Pistol course of fire, or the Dist. Auto course of fire, which requires you to use a Semi-Auto pistol, you should look for a quality revolver. If you are going to shoot the normal 1500 PPC course of fire, out to 50 meters, you are going to be at a disadvantage if you try to shoot this match with a Semi-Auto pistol. Just to hard to shoot accurate at this distance with a semi-auto. Almost all people use a revolver for this match. A Smith&Wesson mod. 19 or something simaler would be a good starting point. A S&W mod. 586 or 686 would be better, but they are a little heavier. Most people will eventually aquire a custom built PPC revolver [ heavy barrels, special sight ribs, tuned action etc] if they are serious about shooting PPC. If you plan on shooting Duty Pistol only, with a semi-auto, you have to pick an "approved pistol"from a list of acceptable pistols. For more info go to the "Canadian Police Combat Association" website for a list of approved pistols and courses of fire. The CPCA is basically the governing body for PPC in Canada.