3leggeddog
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Just handled one these at the local GS , Looked like a tight fitting gun. Any feed back out there on these?? Thanks guys ....
3leggeddog":3mksdn71 said:Just handled one these at the local GS , Looked like a tight fitting gun. Any feed back out there on these?? Thanks guys ....
ADP3":3hous9kj said:Para recently moved to Pineville, NC just South of Charlotte. I do not know if it was just a corporate HQ move or manufacturing has come South too.
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ADP3
miniman":1y0xuqts said:wow kinda tough on para. my buddy got one and it shoots just as good as my springer.and we shoot about 200 rounds so far and the finish is still there .and anyone willing to make and sell for what a working man can afford is ok in my book.it feels real good in my hands we could always use more 45s.me and my 45 will surive. :wink:
Anthony Williams":peap60rg said:Wow, I see my ol' pal Revhigh is an oarsman on the ship of fools :roll:
revhigh":1q9xl38g said:Anthony Williams":1q9xl38g said:Wow, I see my ol' pal Revhigh is an oarsman on the ship of fools :roll:
Hey, hey, wait a minute Anthony ... I didn't say there was anything wrong with the Paras, just that you can count on the SA's and Colts to be exactly true to the generic 1911 design. Maybe the Para is too !
I just shot a .40 Para 1911 last weekend and it was a nice gun with a good trigger ... I'd still stick to the two I mentioned for 1911's. The LDA Paras have one of the worst triggers known to man. Deny that !!
Good to see I can still bring you out of the woodwork, Anthony ! LOL
REV
Cheesewhiz":2ewpyxqw said:I don't beat up on guns very often and I don't repeat "I heard" stuff but I do know that the finish put on Para's is the worst I have ever seen put on a gun. Seriously, just look at one at the gun rental counter at your LGS, I think the paint starts peeling off after the first shot. There are also compatibility issues with some 1911 parts.
Call me crazy but I wont own any pistol made in Canada. They wont let thier own citizens own pistols freely but they can produce them and sell them to us? No thanks. What do we make and sell to Canada that our own citizens cant own?
3leggeddog":2y4ska33 said:Just handled one these at the local GS , Looked like a tight fitting gun. Any feed back out there on these?? Thanks guys ....
sargents1":1io916gk said:its a 500$ + gun that shoots 4-5in groups at 25yds. Oh and they mention that the finish starts to wear off after a few trips in and out of the holster.
Yosemite Sam":2ecq4pvo said:My Rock Island 1911-A2 (hi-cap) is proving to be one of the most accurate guns I've got, even with the stock GI sights. It has an amazingly tight bushing and barrel-to-slide lockup. It was $465 and has a Parkerized finish. The single stack versions are available on GB for $380 (GI) to $430 ("Tactical") shipped. I have no connection with that seller, but I'm very happy with my gun...
FWIW, Springfield's PW* series frames are cast in Brazil. Paras frames have a bad reputation, but I'm not sure how well earned it is. They seem to be one of those brands that the 1911-o-philes of the web have "just decided" is of no use, for some reason. I was under the impression they had only moved Customer Service to the US, but maybe I'm wrong. I haven't followed them since I sold my LDA 7.45...
1911s are probably the most difficult guns to get objective opinions about, I've found. Everybody has an opinion, and there are many guys out there that simply dismiss anything that isn't their brand.
That said, the color finishes on Paras do suck, badly. I think you could do better with Krylon, or one of the bake-on finishes from Brownells. My old Para was stainless, so this wasn't an issue.
-- Sam
Call me crazy but I wont own any pistol made in Canada. They wont let thier own citizens own pistols freely but they can produce them and sell them to us? No thanks. What do we make and sell to Canada that our own citizens cant own?