I shot a gun for the first time in 1989, when I was 21, at the academy. I cannot remember what gun it was; back then, we shot a large variety of 9mm handguns made by Beretta, Glock, SIG-Sauer, and Smith & Wesson. Ultimately, I chose a SIG-Sauer P228 as my duty gun, which I still have, but I do not use very much on the job. Because I often work plainclothes/undercover, I prefer to use a SIG-Sauer P230/P232, which I have been pocket-carrying every day for almost 20 years. The first firearm I purchased was a new SIG-Sauer P230, in .380 ACP, in Los Angeles, January 1990.
In my opinion, carrying a P228 on the waistband screams 'COP', and I do not like inside-the-waistband carry.
Still, I like the P228, and shoot 650 rounds a month, and qualify with it 4 times a year. Otherwise, it sits in a locker or drawer or glove compartment.
I also learned to shoot a Remington 870 shotgun and Heckler & Koch submachine guns and Colt assault rifles, yet I do not like or use long-guns very much, and I only qualify with the shotgun.