Same problem down here as well as home air conditioner units being stolen at an alarming rate for their copper. Scrap yards here are also required to get IDs and thumb prints now.
I like the fact that the slide is aluminum on the S&W, unlike many of the newer crop that are using ZAMAK. May have to give one of these a try thanks to your glowing report. Thanks.
Man smurff, i wish I were there to run those matches with you. Sounds like great fun. Something about cool weather and shooting just go together. I guess it reminds of hunting season. I no longer hunt.