I am a first timer and like the thumb safety feature on the M-18
Where is Athena club in relation to Fort Worth?If you are going to spend that kind of $, why not go for something along the lines of a Sig 229 (Legion or Elite) - I haven't found a better consistent solid handgun out there yet to beat it, but that is just opinion... I walked into the Athena Club at lunch this week and found they really had a huge selection of handguns to rent/try and liked the comment about try before you buy stated previously. Last thing I want to do is spend over a grand for a handgun that I don't like the way it performs.