My new Para - The Firearms Forum

pkcgbifaid · 03-08-2011, 06:57 AM

I have been a little slack in my posting duties here... I have a new pistol and haven't shown it off yet!

It is laser engraved for the 40th Aniversary of a professional organization I'm a member of.

It is all steel and a double stack. It is HEAVY! Even empty you know you have something in your hands, but with 14 rounds of 45 ACP... it is a handful!

DGG! · 03-08-2011, 08:21 AM

Nice looking pistol.

In 2010 I bought a couple of Para PXT1445s made for the Marines stationed at Camp Leathernect, Afghanistan. I had all kinds of mechanical failures and eventually sent them both back to Para under warranty. About four months they came back with parts replaced. Needless to say I was unhappy that pistols made for Marines were so darn unreliable, pretty yes, reliable no.

http://www.para-usa.com/new/product_pistol.php?id=69

I'm now shooting a HK USP 45 and am overjoyed when compared to the Para.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heckler_%26_Koch_USP

Hopefully you will have better luck than I did. There is no reason for Para to sell unreliable pistols.

I would be curious to know about your accuracy. My Paras were very accurate, when they decided to fire.

garydude · 03-08-2011, 08:35 AM

She's a beauty, no doubt. I rented one at a local range and my wife and I ran a bunch of WWB through it with no problems. Very accurate indeed! I liked the gun and it was high on my list of potential 1911's.

Please give us a range report on this beast when you get a chance. I would love to hear how it performs!

Double D · 03-08-2011, 09:16 AM

Congrats on your new purchase. Get out there and enjoy!

ozo · 03-08-2011, 10:47 AM

Yes, nice.
I'm a Para fan [of course, I like a bunch of 'em].
My youngest has probably a dozen or more,
shoots them often, without any problems.
Thank God we live in America....we have so many choices.

03-08-2011, 06:57 AM	#1
pkcgbifaid V.I.P. Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Charleston, WV Contributor Posts: 490	My new Para I have been a little slack in my posting duties here... I have a new pistol and haven't shown it off yet! It is laser engraved for the 40th Aniversary of a professional organization I'm a member of. It is all steel and a double stack. It is HEAVY! Even empty you know you have something in your hands, but with 14 rounds of 45 ACP... it is a handful! Attached Images __________________ "...As to the species of exercise, I advise the gun. While this gives a moderate exercise to the body, it gives boldness, enterprise, and independence to the mind. Games played with the ball, and others of that nature, are too violent for the body, and stamp no character on the mind. Let your gun therefore be the constant companion of your walks." Thomas Jefferson -->

03-08-2011, 08:21 AM	#2
DGG! V.I.P. Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 160	Re: My new Para Nice looking pistol. In 2010 I bought a couple of Para PXT1445s made for the Marines stationed at Camp Leathernect, Afghanistan. I had all kinds of mechanical failures and eventually sent them both back to Para under warranty. About four months they came back with parts replaced. Needless to say I was unhappy that pistols made for Marines were so darn unreliable, pretty yes, reliable no. http://www.para-usa.com/new/product_pistol.php?id=69 I'm now shooting a HK USP 45 and am overjoyed when compared to the Para. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heckler_%26_Koch_USP Hopefully you will have better luck than I did. There is no reason for Para to sell unreliable pistols. I would be curious to know about your accuracy. My Paras were very accurate, when they decided to fire. Last edited by DGG!; 03-08-2011 at 08:23 AM..

03-08-2011, 08:35 AM	#3
garydude Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Desert Southwest Proper Contributor Posts: 742	Re: My new Para She's a beauty, no doubt. I rented one at a local range and my wife and I ran a bunch of WWB through it with no problems. Very accurate indeed! I liked the gun and it was high on my list of potential 1911's. Please give us a range report on this beast when you get a chance. I would love to hear how it performs!

03-08-2011, 09:16 AM	#4
Double D TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: North Florida Contributor Posts: 8,066	Re: My new Para Congrats on your new purchase. Get out there and enjoy! __________________ I own a bunch of scary guns. You want em? Come and take em..... Liberalism is a serious, non curable, mental disorder... NRA LIFE MEMBER Oath Keepers Member NRA Certified Instructor 30 Yr CC permit holder.

03-08-2011, 10:47 AM	#5
ozo Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Nashville TN Posts: 2,770	Re: My new Para Yes, nice. I'm a Para fan [of course, I like a bunch of 'em]. My youngest has probably a dozen or more, shoots them often, without any problems. Thank God we live in America....we have so many choices. __________________ http://www.nranews.com/#/nranews, "ozo. you're off your rocker sir." -johnlives4christ http://www.prisonplanet.com/ -America,Bless GOD-