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			MacD37, 
 
Welcome to the forum. 
 
When my agency went from revolvers to semi-autos, we went to the Glock 17 or 19, agent's choice.  The Glocks were chosen because it was similiar to the DA revolver-no safeties and you point and shoot. 
 
I was the firearms instructor (Firearms Coordinator) for all 100 agents in the 6 New England states and I qualified them twice a year for 10 years.  A factor you did not address is the individual mindset of the handgun shooter using a DA revolver or semi-auto; many folks do not "get it" with just a few boxes of ammo.  Our transitional training was 750 rounds per agent.  Even then many of the agents were not gun savvy. 
 
Another factor is the big magazine-many folks spray and pray. Statistically most gun fights are over long before a DA revolver runs out of ammo.  I still think a DA revolver is a very good choice in 2008.  Be well. 
 
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