I got this pistol from my FFL/pawnshop on Monday. No owner's manual included, downloaded all 24 pages from WWW. Most of it is "warnings" most of us are used to. Weighing about 3/4 lb, I had no "elevated expectations" especially with 3 all plastic 16 rd "staggered round" magazines. Take down is like a Glock/PPK, pull slide back while holding takedown button down, pull slide up and that's it.
Took it out today, right from the box it went through over 100 rds of "WallyBox" Federals. 1 rd needed "thumb push" to close slide, I did notice "low power" previous rd. In over 200 rds only 1 other ammo related malfunction, a dented rim which went off on 2nd try 180* on the rim. Ran out of Fed but I had a box of 100 CCI MiniMags, purchased in the 20th century sometime. I fired 60 rds and had to use the thumb of my support hand to close slide every 5-10 rds. CCI bullets are "rounder" shape, gun didn't like them at all.
Pro:
Light, accurate, reliable, great mag capacity, good sights (out of the box it was 6" high-left at 7 yds) Sights are adjustable. Lifetime warranty.
Con:
Loading mags are a pain. Need to push rim down far forward and slide ctg back. No provision for "Thumbsaver."
I had "resistance" after 12 rds. The mags will have a "limited life", feed lips are plastic and loading is hard on them. Trigger is listed as "DAO" in the manual. More than once I was staging the trigger and it went off before I was on target. It is light. Coupled with a light plastic gun it will take some getting "familiar."
I give it a "great buy" at $179. Save your time going through FFL shop and just get it at Academy when it's "in stock" (They're out most times) @$199.
PSA: /// Academy:
P 17: $179 /// $199.95
Ship $ 18
Tax $14.50 /// $15
BGC $ 5.00/// $5
FFL $35
Total $251.50 /// $219.95
I'm keeping mine. Joe