With a special thanks to Tom at Irish Guard, I'm happy to say my Stealth pup came home today.
The pictures and descriptions on this forum really don't do justice to the precision and workmanship in the R9s, nor to how solid it feels.
For those of you that have not had the experience of doing business with Tom, I can heartily recommend sending your business his way. He was a pleasure to deal with, and very willing to answer my questions.
As soon as I manage to find some GoldDots I'll take the pup to the range and give it a run through.
Now to go through the takedown and reassembly FAQs a few more times.