Some good thought provoking posts, thanks.

I have resisted responding sooner to let this run a little. But a couple of extra bits of info about me my thoughts:

Unless I physically can't handle a pistol I won't be giving this up anytime soon. I have fired air rifles and military weapons in the past, admittedly not competitively, but I know I enjoy shooting (but I don't want to do rifles again).

To start with I will be concentrating on technique and I don't plan to enter any comps until next year. I intend to dry fire as a way of imprinting the basic movements, which I guess rules out some of the options for what to buy.

I have not made any decisions yet, other than I will be using air.