I have a Vector V51P which is the same gun, & it's a blast to shoot. It's more of a novelty, & in my case was paid for with a $600 Gov't tax refund check. Everyone got this check back in '07, or '08 to stimulate the economy. Mine is flawless & not difficult to shoot, but it's more of a "Rambo" toy than a useful target gun. My gun came with HK internals, not USA made guts. A customer did come into my work to shoot his PTR gun, & it never worked. I took it apart, & it looked fine, but it just wouldn't work. He exchanged it for a different type of gun. So in my case, my gun cost $1000, but since the Gov't paid $600, I only took $400 out of pocket. It was worth the $400 in that whenever I shoot it, everyone at the range is dying to try it out. Fun, hell yeah, but useful, not really. GARY N4KVE