Cons - Some of the things I didn't like

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What rubbed me the wrong way

I know your going to think I'm being extremely nit-picky here... but the RAISED letters of the ARMA LASER logo need to be fixed.  This might not be such a big deal to some, but the sharp edges on the logo caught on my pocket and inside the holsters that I tested. One of the P32's strong points was a frame that reduces catch points and slides in and out of whatever smoothly... ArmaLaser should emboss the logo, or at the very least, smooth the edges considerably. If you carry this in your front pocket the catching is not as noticeable - the smoother the lining the worse it catches.

As ArmaLaser makes good on its promise of holsters for this, they will have to address this issue. My carry holster is the Uncle Mike's sidekick inside the waistband Size 10. I don't even feel my P32 anymore in the small of my back. If ArmaLaser could put together a holster similar to this with support for the laser that would be great!

UPDATE! [02.26.2006] - ArmaLaser just recently added a holster for this on their website.  I'm not big on leather holsters for a few reasons, but I might pick one of these up when I re-order my ArmaLaser for range testing.  Go here to check it out...   http://www.armalaser.com/holsters.asp

By the way - it wouldn't take much to pull out the Dremmel and grind down the logo or smooth it out. But ArmaLaser really should fix this in future models and make it a non-issue.

Too many dots.........

My laser was projecting two dots that were very noticeable in low light conditions.  The two dot projection was annoying so I tried to figure out why it was doing this.  After messing with the laser adjust set screw to no avail... I thought it might be the plastic housing - but it seemed to be the laser itself.  By covering a tiny bit of the front cover with a piece of electrical tape - It projected the single dot as expected. I will check back with ArmaLaser to see if this was a damaged piece.  Click on the pictures to see more detail.

UPDATE! [03.30.2006] - When my GenII laser arrived the dot projection was perfect!  I talked to Rick about my double-dot issue, he informed me that it happens sometimes and made sure that my new laser was projecting only one dot. I'm happy now.

Attack of the micro dust bunnies

After carrying the P32 around for a month I unscrewed the case and noticed that debris had accumulated in the seams.  Not a real problem, just make sure you check up on this during regular cleaning.  I wonder if some kind of gasket - even a very thin one might help with keeping out dust and pocket junk, along with moisture. I might try doing that on my next one to see if it helps.

The Glock doc issue

The documentation  seems to have been written for the Glock version.  The pictures do not match the KelTec laser. ArmaLaser needs to create a doc just for the KelTec model that has more detailed information and images relating to the Frame Pin removal & Brace install.

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