Roy, the Glock 19 was the smallest gun I found comfortable to hold and shoot. But, you have mentioned Glocks aren't your cup of tea. I would go 1911 Officer model for the smallest and being single stack, should be relatively easy to conceal on a larger guy like you and myself. That is on my short list of handguns I want to get. That and a NAA 22 Magnum for the helluvit