Most compact pistol available.

Surely it would be a revolver with a 4.25" barrel.

That would explain why revolvers with a 4" barrel or less are prohibited...right?

/sarcasm
 
All the above are good suggestions. The glock 26 is pretty tiny. Also the Ruger GP-100 4.2" barrel, any of the kimber pro carry's with 4.17" barrel. The NAA Earl or minimaster (can't remember which one it is) is pretty small as well.
 
Since I think "pistol" requires an autoloader, I vote for one of the single-stack P7/PSPs.
 
I guess "compact" means slim as well as short. For slim and short and restricted, it's hard to beat the P7 single stack magazine series.
 
There are 4 .45 acp Kimber models made with a barrel ext. on the 4" Pro models, Stl II, Crimson Carry, Custom II and the CDP II, special production run for the Canadian market, limited to quantity but your local stores can bring in from Korth.
 
Used to have an STI Ranger. It had a very slim profile, and would fit in any cargo pocket. I find Glocks to be a bit thick. Most double stacks were designed for 12-17 rounds, so any single stack that can squeeze 8 or 9 into the mag is a better choice.
 
"Serious Contender" types -- the recoil from this one STINGS:

Hopkins & Allen .32 rimfire, 5 shots

It's more accurate than the S&W Model 36 (prohib) above, shown for size ... Antique, not even a PAL required (though you need one to buy ammo).

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There are plenty of these out there, and of course smaller, more exotic revolvers in the "velodog" format


Here on a 1" grid are an antique Belgian .380 revolver
compared to a more modern FN Belgian .380 (prohib).
The FN can be converted to restricted by putting in a 1" longer barrel.

The .380 revolver needs nothing to be unrestricted...

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In order of cost, the smallest legal "modern" revolvers/pistols will be the North American Arms .22 / .22 magnums such as Kodiak sells.

In .380, the FN 1910 with a 4.25" barrel (converted to restricted) can be had for about the same price (much more expensive to shoot though).

Then a SIG 239, and the HK P7 PSP (M8 is slightly larger) in 9mm for top dollar.

The biggest bang for your buck, literally, would be one of these:

Colt's .41 rimfire, selling for wildly varied prices,
will cost you about $3 a shot but the tiny under 2" barrel
sounds more like a canon than anything I've fired yet.

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