Howdy!
I have fired the compact 9mm w/o the laser or brake. A Gunshop near me sells them like crazy! The shop owner says none have come back with any malfunctions or breakages!! The brand is promoted as an affordable working-person's gun...a few "gunsnobs" call them garbage, but I've talked with a few owners and not one of them regrets the purchase. I would say that anyone with any experience would realize it ain't a Colt or a S&W, but, at $100-$200 they offer a real value. I enjoyed firing the 9mm compact. I did a few double taps and it did pretty well at rapid fire...My opinion, I could be wrong
Regards,
Steve