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Member Section => Down Range Cafe => Topic started by: Timothy on March 10, 2009, 06:19:43 PM
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For anyone interested!
The PARA Owners of America site is finally up and running.
https://www.para-usa.com/new/poa/index.php
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They are right down the road from me here in Ft. Lauderdale, I don't own one (YET), but my pennies and dollar bills are almost there. ;D
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It appears they are moving their operations up to the Charlotte area. I think June 1 is scheduled for full production. They already make the GI Expert up there..
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Just signed up. And I put on layaway today an LTC in 9mm. Trying to find one these guns has been tough....But I can't wait till I get it out. Now I have to sell my CZ P-01 (a really good gun) to help pay for part of it......I'm sure you all know the drill.....
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Just signed up. And I put on layaway today an LTC in 9mm. Trying to find one these guns has been tough....But I can't wait till I get it out. Now I have to sell my CZ P-01 (a really good gun) to help pay for part of it......I'm sure you all know the drill.....
Check the site, I think there is a promo for mags, buy two get three or something...read the fine print...
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It appears they are moving their operations up to the Charlotte area. I think June 1 is scheduled for full production. They already make the GI Expert up there..
Nothing wrong with that, cost of doing business is slightly less expensive than here in S. Florida. Good area as well, and a great firearm. They are proud of them cost wise, but it sure seems worth getting one.
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Nothing wrong with that, cost of doing business is slightly less expensive than here in S. Florida. Good area as well, and a great firearm. They are proud of them cost wise, but it sure seems worth getting one.
Up here in the Peoples Republic, I'm limited on what I can buy new and Para is well represented. S&W is far more expensive than Para IMO and has limited selection in 1911's. I can't buy a new Colt, Springfield, Kimber, Wilson, RIA, Ed Brown, Dan Wesson, Taurus, SigSauer, Daly or any number of other 1911 style pistols. After much research, I decided on the Para and I'm not dissapointed.
To quote another Tom..... booger hook, bang switch, KaBoom.!!!...every time...
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Gonna have to hop on and join now that I'm a proud Para owner ;D
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I can't buy a new Colt, Springfield, Kimber, Wilson, RIA, Ed Brown, Dan Wesson, Taurus, SigSauer, Daly or any number of other 1911 style pistols. After much research, I decided on the Para and I'm not dissapointed.
How come the law in Mass will not allow you to buy pistols from those other companies?
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I bought my Para a couple yrs ago and love it.
S&W has just recalled my Walther PPK/S so if you have one you may want to check out the recall.
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been trying to be an owner for over a month.i cant seem to get ahold of any p14s. hopefully i will get a call from my local dealer soon i can hardly wait'
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I've been a member for awhile,but hey, I only have 5 of them. ;D
Thanks for the reminder about the mags and check out the calender for special runs.
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How come the law in Mass will not allow you to buy pistols from those other companies?
MA never dropped the AW Ban from 2004 like the rest of the country. With the exception of CA, we have a more restricted list of approved firearms. Has to do with trigger pull, loaded chamber indicators, magazine capacity and more.....it's about money!!!
S&W is the largest gun maker in the country and not even all of their guns that are made in MA, can be sold in MA.
Don't move here, under any circumstances, ever!!!!!!
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As I mentioned on the podcast this AM, I'm de-evolving the Para GI Expert I plan to shoot int he End of Trail Wild Bunch match in New Mexico in June. Wild Bunch shooting has 2 classes, Traditional and Modern, and the GI Expert falls easily inot the Modern category, which allows bells and whistles. I thought it'd be cool. however, to make the GI Expert over into a WW1/WW2 version.
That means a spur hammer, appropriate grip safety, nubby safety, arched mainspring housing with lanyard ring, short steel trigger and diamond pattern walnut grips (could have gone plastic, but though the retro wood was nicer). All the parts are available from Sarco for kibbles and bits. I'm keeping the Para fixed sights, but I'll probably black out the white dots.
I'm also replacing the Para recoil spring plug with one of the new mil-specs from Cylinder & Slide. Essentially, Bill Laughridge reinvented the wheel. Old recoil spring plugs had a flange on the front so the recoil spring could be wound onto the plug...preventing the dread "plug launch" (I have dents in the ceiling fo the gun room). The GI Expert already has the plain old GI recoil spring set-up...no recoil guide rod, no buffers, nothing that JB didn't want in the system.
Michael B
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I finally sat down to order my mags last night.
Guess what?
ON BACKORDER
Oh well, I guess some things are worth waiting for.
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Here's the reply I just received from Para about the lack of a p14.45LDA in the current range:
ME:
Is there a p14-45 LDA availabe from Para before the special edition comes out later this year?
REPLY:
At this time we have no information regarding this item you are inquiring about.
Thank you
Wanda Rutherford
Para customer service
954-202-4440
I think this reply failed the Touring Test.
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Here's the reply I just received from Para about the lack of a p14.45LDA in the current range:
Overload...
I think that the guns listed as "Special Editions" are all guns that were available last year. I think this may be a bit of marketing on PARA's part during their move to Charlotte. Last year, they had a lot more gun models listed as available then some were relegated to the Sp Ed list late in the year.
The P14.45 is an old designation for a Para pistol. They still offer a 14+1 gun, it just has a different model number.
Just a guess, maybe that's why their rep had no listing of the P14...
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Since we were talking mags elsewhere, I got an email last week saying my mags were sent. Any day now.
Guess the backorder wasn't so bad afterall.
Remember, you only have until 4/30 to get the discounted mags.
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My son had a Para Nite Hawg. The slide catch kept backing out when he shot it. He paid almost $1100 for it and this did not make him a fan. Must have been a Friday afternoon gun. Sold it and bought a Glock 30 SF. Happy with that.
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I bought a P10.45, years before they started calling it the warthog. I still haven't had a problem with it. I'm so confident that it's the only gun I keep loaded and ready for action.