several guys that I shoot with are shooting 9 major. if you want to shoot major, and for what it's worth i think you should and you are set up to reload 9, just go 9 major. I shoot an Akai open gun in 38 super comp and love it. those guns just run. watch some of the Akai videos on YouTube, Shey does a great job of explaining why they build them the way they do. you could get a limited gun in 9 major and load down for steel, 3 gun or whatever. i have 3 STI's, so i like STI, but Akai is on another level. the cost is not a lot different and you can get exactly what you what built in 4-6 months. The Atlas guns and great as well from what i hear.