Yeah the Raptor is a series II, The problem is that I want them both but only have enuf money for one. I'm just looking for an all round opinion on them, to see if one out performs the other or if one is more reliable than the other etc... they're probly both the same in those factors, but it's just one hell of a decision to make when you're about to drop 1,300 on a gun, and yes this will be my first hand gun to own, and probly the only one for a few years.