Star model B in .38 or 9mm is a nice, smaller copy of a 1911. Steyr makes a cool .22 version of their own 9mm, so does Ruger, so does S&W. I personally learned to shoot pistols with my grandpa’s Hi Standard, which I now own, and I have a second, threaded , heavy barrel version that I still take to the range. The Hi Std was designed as a trainer for the 1911 and is a great pistol.