Next question is...for what?
My first pistol was a Ruger MKII. It's a great gun; all it's ever needed was some LockTite 242 on the front sight screw. It is a solid choice for learning to shoot, durable, reliable, warrantied, accurate enough that the variable will always be you, and with lots of aftermarket options too. If bullseye, plinking, or small game hunting is your interest, a MKII is recommended. It was the right choice at the time.
But, if I was doing it today, it would be a .22LR IDENTICAL-FUNCTIONING, IDENTICAL CONTROLS version of the centrefire duty pistol that I intended to graduate to, whether the Sig P226/P229, a CZ75, the 1911A1, or the Glock, "practical" training and introductions being my primary area of interest. (A G17 and a .22LR conversion kit is what I'd be inclined toward. Availability/unavailability of a conversion kit would figure highly in my decision of this pistol vs. that pistol.)
But those would be of little use to you if your interest was in going to the Canada Games or in whacking little steel animals at 100 yards. Them's a whole other game.
It all comes down to what you want to do.