I would love to try the Glock 26 with the extension. I didn't even know there was such a thing. You are also correct when you guessed that it was the dangling pinkie that made me uncomfortable. It just felt weird but I want to give it a chance and see if I still feel that way actually shooting it because I like the size and weight of it.
Thanks again everyone for being so helpful and friendly. I feel like I've made a whole new set of friends today!
I have to admit to being a bit hesitant to post at first because I am so green as to the subject matter and I didn't want everyone to read my posts and think "Oh great, an annoying ignoramous has joined our group."