Glock 20

Kimber Warrior

Then I went with a P30LS and a P226 Legion.  Maybe, I hope, I'll get out of NY then I can get some regular mags for the HK and Sig.

I was actually contemplating ban states the other day, and the PD10 seems like it’ll be a good answer, if they’ll ever release the damn thing and it lives up to its hype. That, or a P220, P225, or some flavor of 1911

Glock 30S. Basically, a G19 in 45. 10+1 with a spare magazine.

Probably a GLOCK 23 or a 1911.

I would probably shy away from 10 rounds of 9mm in a large pistol, although I'm sure there are worse things.

HK45, LEM

Glock 19 with 10 round mags. J-frame 442 for deep concealment.

Considering switching to a Sig 229, but all the CA-compliant 229s come with a magazine disconnect. One of the idiotic stipulations from the agency that issued my CCW permit is that the pistol must be 100% out-of-the-box stock, NO internal modifications allowed... so I would be stuck carrying a gun with a magazine disconnect.

I at least carry a 342 pd j frame always unless im home or its illegal.  I usually carry a G19 (templar arms G19) either with or without a surefire X300.  Sometimes i will carry my G43.  I shoot a lot and i really appreciate at least a G19 size pistol so i try not to make excuses and only carry the J frame.

Sig P6/225

If there was ever grounds for a modular pistol then this is it.   So go with something like the Sig P320, get some different sized shells, different slides, different barrels (with different calibers) and put some different combinations together until you find a few that you satisfied with.  Now if someone would build the same modular components for a smaller single stack then it would be ideal but until they do you will have to go with what you can get.   Since you specifically said full size then this is a viable option.

My next choice would be a 1911 in 9mm or maybe a Browning hi-power.

I was shooting during the last assault weapons ban and handguns were limited to ten rounds back then.    A lot of handguns being sold were double stack magazines with half of the magazine bodies plugged.    That didn't make much sense to me.   During that time I owned several 1911's but I had trouble getting them to run reliably.   I didn't have the time (or the ammo budget) to figure out what the issues were so I finally sold them all and bought a Sig P239 in 40S&W.    It was single stack, 7+1  in 40S&W (same capacity as 45 calber 1911) or I could convert it to 9+1 in 9mm.   It did a great job until the ban expired and decent handgun magazines became available for the masses again.   The P239 is a little on the large size for a 8-10 round handgun but it conceals well and is enjoyable to shoot.

I chose 40S&W because back then we didn't have the confidence in 9mm that people enjoy today.

Some here have alluded to the idea that if you are limited to carrying ten rounds then make sure that they are big ones.   I am not sure that I agree, even though I did the same thing in the 90's.   If it is a carry gun then it can be designed smaller (therefore conceal better) if it designed for the smaller caliber and still hold ten rounds.   Also, having watched my wife and daughter try to shoot my 40's I can see that they have too much recoil for them.   I wouldn't go smaller than a 9mm but I see 9mm as a viable option.

Let us know what you decide to do.

2Hut8

G26 or G30 depending on season.  Sometimes a 1911.

Edited to add that I previously carried a G19 with preban mags.  After the Unsafe Act I don't see the sense of carrying a full size pistol while limited to 10 round mags when compact pistols achieve the same capacity without the bulk.

If I were limited to just three pistols:

LCP
1911
.22lr target pistol (Ruger/buckmark etc...)

HK45C, which is my carry gun anyway.

G19.

Eta.  10rd glock mags suck.  If I have malfunction its with a 10rd mag Except G26 mags. Those work.

So I chopped my G19 to take 26 mags.

G19/26

Hk 45 or hk 45c.

Full size pistol? P220 (it would be really cool if SIG would bring these back in 9x19) or a 1911.

I lived through the 90's gan ban, my gun of choice was a 1911 in 10mm. Back in the late 80's and early 90's it was dress around your gun. I'm a tall and stout build guy, I have no problem keeping a 1911 or G20 concealed. Today, I would go back to the 1911 in 10mm, my current carry gun is a Glock 20. For the most part, I have a large number of high cap magazines for my guns.

I would advise someone to pick a full sized handgun that fits the hand well and is easy to shoot.  It is important that you enjoy shooting the handgun so that you practice.  If you are picking a full sized semi auto handgun that is normally a 15 rounder but has a reduced 10 round magazine, make sure that the reduced magazine is a reliable design.  I have read that some of the reduced 10 round magazines can have problems.  Different people like different handguns so it is important for people to try them out if they can.

That, but I also still have a bunch of Wilson 47T "Bureaucrat" 10rd magazines for my 1911's, a holdover from my time spent in NY.

https://www.brownells.com/magazines/handgun-magazines/magazines/1911-10rd-45acp-bureaucrat-magazine-prod16397.aspx

When I lived in Kalifornistan I carried a 1911.  .45 acp

Actually, I normally still carry a 1911.  Alloy frame 1911 isn't really any heavier than the poly framed wunder guns.

I would go with a 1911 or a SIG 220.

Maybe a nice K frame S&W revolver.

Glock 29.