I haven't seen one locally yet, even though I keep stopping at all the dealers in my city and and keep bugging them. Today I checked gunbroker to see if there were any dealers auctioning them that were near me and sure enough I see a pawn ship selling one in the next town over. However, the auction clearly states the pistol is also available in their store and they have the right to cancel if it sells locally. I called them up, told them I'm local, and that I would come right over if they would sell it now. They told me they only had the one and it was mine for $399.99 if I wanted it. I jumped in my car and ran over their as quick as I could.

My initial impressions? Well... it's heavy for it's size. Which is a good thing in my book. The last few compact pistols I have handled were polymer and I prefer metal firearms. The frame and slide are flawless, and the rear sight is certainly not loose. I haven't actually shot it yet, but the trigger and grip safety don't seem gritty to me. There is a noticeable effort when engaging the grip safety, unlike a 1911, but that makes sense since this is the ONLY safety on the pistol. My only complaint is the fit and finish of the barrel. It has noticeable tooling marks and the crown of the barrel is chipped.

I will update this after I get some range time in next week. I have some 124 gr. JHP defensive rounds from Remington, as well as some 115 gr. FMJ target rounds, also from Remington.

Welcome to the fold brother. I wish the best of reliability and shoot ability to you and your new R51.

Congrats on the score R1v3R5 !!

Comparison to my coworker's PPK/S.

Did you fire it yet? Hopefully you got one of the good ones.