I'm considering a Para Tac 4....

[fullautovalmet76]

I'm considering buying a used Para Tac 4. It is green as opposed to the stainless finish today. Does anyone know anything about this gun as to whether it was a reliable gun, etc? I do have a Carry 9 that bought recently and I am getting used to it now; so far so good. Any help is greatly appreciated.

Thanks!
George

[TSB]

Are you sure it's a Tac-Four or maybe a Tac-S?  LDA high cap or single stack?

[Big Frank]

Is this it? 13+1 4.25" LDA. That's the only size Para double-wide I don't have yet. Some people consider it to be the ultimate 1911 as far as size, capacity, and trigger.

[TSB]

They sure are PURTY!!!  Too bad they hold too many rounds...can't have it up here..Well not new anyway..I'd buy one used if I could find one.  Problem is people don't give away high cap pistols around here.  They get top dollar for them.....

[Big Frank]

They make 10-round mags for them for too.

[Sponsor]

[TSB]

They make 10-round mags for them for too.

I know but the pistol ain't been approved in MA yet.  The only way I could get one is if it's pre-ban and I think they came out after 2004.  Besides, I have ten round mags for my LTC, they just stick out a little...At any rate, I've heard nothing but GOOD things for that LDA trigger system but I've not yet had a chance to shoot one.

[fullautovalmet76]

It looks like the picture Jumofrank posted and it is a high-cap. I believe it has a 13 round magazine. Another question: if it comes with a 10 round mag, will a 13 round mag work with it?

When I picked it up, I fell in love. The trigger, the grips, pure pleasure. I know you know how it is. I just want to be sure before I spring for it, so I'm asking those who have them or had them what they think. Judging by past posts in another thread it's good, but I know opinions can change.

Frank, considering how many pistols Para makes, you must have one heck of a collection! Which is your favorite and why?

Thanks for any help any of you can provide!

[Big Frank]

Hahaha. I don't have one of everything. I wish I had that kind of money to spend on guns. I have a 10-shot 3" .45, a 12-shot 3.5" .45, and 14-shot 5" .45. I'm just missing the 13-shot 4.25" .45. I like the full sized one the best because I built it myself and after 20 years it's like an old friend. I have a sentimental attachment to it and it works great with my Carbine Conversion Unit. I haven't shot the LDA 12-.45 enough to have an opinion other than I love the trigger, the size, and the way it feels in my hand. The P-10 is nice too and I can get all my fingers on it since I got the Pearce grip extensions, but the 12-shot with an extra 1/2" of barrel is a lot better. If I knew how good the 12-shot compact would feel in my hand I wouldn't have got the 10-shot sub-compact. It's becoming my favorite.

Any Para high-cap pistol that comes with a 10-round restricted-capacity mag instead of the normal capacity can take the other mags too. You can also use 14, 15, and aftermarket 20-round mags in any of them. And you can use 12-round mags in a P-10, 13-round mags in a 12-shot pistol, 14-round mags in a Tac-Four, etc. They may wiggle around a bit and may cause an occasional malfunction, but it works as an emergency backup. Plus it's just fun to put a 20-round mag in a 3" pistol and blast away. 

P.S. The only reason I used the Warthog as my avatar is because I didn't have to shink the picture down as much.

[DDMac]

It comes in my favorite color! OD Green!!
Mac.

[Michael Bane]

Never had any problems with my Para LDAs (have the Carry 9 on the road with me this week). I have read on some of the competition forums that the LDAs were "fragile," but the P-18 I shot in competition never even hiccuped...worked every bit as well as my trick SA 1911s  and a heck of a lot better than a couple of this "super high quality can't go wrong with" overrated pieces...

Michael B