I find myself envious of all the handgun talk. Here in Canada, we are very restricted in the ownership and use of handguns. A special (ie. difficult to obtain) licence is needed and you can only (legally) transport a handgun between your home and a licenced shooting range unless you are a LEO.
When I was young my dad owned a (highly illegal) 38 S&W revolver that I was able to do quite a bit of shooting with. I got to be relatively good with it, but now my shooting is restricted to rifles and shotguns.