The
Generation II model.
Well,
I sent my genI laser back and received the genII laser. Much of
the original design is still the same, the change you notice right away
is the new touch sensor coating. The new coating has a much
different feel than the smooth surface on the genI model, and I really
dislike the looks of it. But it seems to work just as good as the
original and allowed ArmaLaser to avoid the metal plate piece that was
there before. It would be nice to fill in the hole that is there
now due to the new coating application. It doesn't lead inside of
the case so it's not a big deal but when the new forms get made, it
would feel better to be filled in.
The second major change is the new circuit board and battery placement. This new design makes it easier to change the batteries when the time comes. This didn't seem to be a problem before, but the new way is better in hindsight. The 12 second timer on my new board seemed to be random, but after I pulled out my stopwatch it showed to be around 11 seconds and 60 tenths of a second, pretty consistently.
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Third
- the new laser comes with two frame pin braces instead of one. Because
two of them are now required, it makes my con about this brace even more
of an issue. The rubbing bugged me allot, and as I suspected it
was even more noticeable when firing the pistol. My hands are
relatively small so people with thicker fingers and larger hands will
probly do what I did... pull out the Dremel and carefully sand down the
part that sticks out. Keep in mind that this could be a KelTec
genI pistol issue - as I said at the beginning of this review the
ArmaLaser was specifically made for the KelTec genII model P32 & P3AT.
For my original beef - See the Assembly Page - Frame Pin Brace
installation.
At Home on the Range...
After drilling out the frame pin and installing both braces it was time to get outside and test fire the ArmaLaser! I set up a standard target that I like to use and decided on a range of about 15 feet (5 feet over the factory setting for accuracy. I've fired quite a few rounds through my P32 before and am quite comfortable with the painted sights. I took the first three shots (as shown in the picture) with my laser pointed in the center of the orange square. They were firing down and to the left.
I then targeted the
center square using my painted sights (that's the two shots inside of
the orange square) I made some adjustments and test fired a few more
rounds till It seemed to be right on target with the laser. After
spending some more time and expending some more brass the ArmaLaser
seemed to stay put where I had sighted it in. I even carried it for a
day or two and then pulled it out to take a few more shots - it was
still right on target!
I'm sure that after extended use on the range you might have to re-adjust the laser now and again, but that should be expected. To wrap this up... now that my ArmaLaser is projecting only one dot, and the frame pin is filed down, I'm very happy with it. The ArmaLaser incorporates an intelligent and compact design into a very rugged case that would be a welcome addition to any P32. There is still room for improvement, (coming out with an ISTWB Uncle Mike's would be sweet...) but all in all I'm sold on the ArmaLaser and glad it's back on my P32!
