Another Para Ordnance / CCW Question

HiCap

Greetings Experts!

Earlier I posed a question about a specific Para Ordnance handgun (the C6.45 LDA). I think I may need to ask a more generalized question about Para.

What are your experiences with Para Ordnance as a company in general?

I have heard that they are some of the best 1911 style guns produced. But by checking some other boards, I've seen some posts saying that they are all junk. They say they are unreliabel, they jam frequently, and that they are generally a POS.

Then to confuse things further, I hear folks say that Para Ords used to be junk but that in the past couple of years (with the release of their LDA trigger system) that they are now great to own again.

I'm so confused!

What are your personal experiences with Para Ordnance?

I'm looking for a very small, powerful (.40 - .45), accurate, reliable carry weapon (aren't we all?!?) Glock 36, Kahr p40, Beretta 9000S, Taurus Millennium, Kimber??????

I just know I want it small enough to carry regularly and I don't want a single action (I won't carry cocked and locked).

Any ideas or advice?

HiCap

Greetings Experts!

Earlier I posed a question about a specific Para Ordnance handgun (the C6.45 LDA). I think I may need to ask a more generalized question about Para.

What are your experiences with Para Ordnance as a company in general?

I have heard that they are some of the best 1911 style guns produced. But by checking some other boards, I've seen some posts saying that they are all junk. They say they are unreliabel, they jam frequently, and that they are generally a POS.

Then to confuse things further, I hear folks say that Para Ords used to be junk but that in the past couple of years (with the release of their LDA trigger system) that they are now great to own again.

I'm so confused!

What are your personal experiences with Para Ordnance?

I'm looking for a very small, powerful (.40 - .45), accurate, reliable carry weapon (aren't we all?!?) Glock 36, Kahr p40, Beretta 9000S, Taurus Millennium, Kimber??????

I just know I want it small enough to carry regularly and I don't want a single action (I won't carry cocked and locked).

Any ideas or advice?

Laredo Lefty

I own the Para P-14 .45 Limited. It is an excellent gun. I have both Hi-cap and Lo-cap mags and they work fine as well. The gun is accurate and reliable.
If you want a compact and dont want to carry cocked & locked, you can get the P-10 .45 L.D.A. model. Para makes models in 10,12,13 &14 shot in .45 cal. they also carry different models in .40 cal.
The L.D.A. (Light double action) was hailed by some gun magazines as the gun of the year a year or two ago.
Happy shootin--- Joe--

dheffley

I own both the 14.45 and the 7.45. Both are excellent quality guns.

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shootinfool

I have a p16 limitd and would buy the new 'Companion' if I had the money

mballai

I still have a hard time buying into why people are afraid of cocked and locked. The 1911 has a grip safety and a lever safety to release the gun to be discharged. TWO count em... The Glock has none. Sigs have none, many Berettas have none, wheelguns don't have any. But a cocked and locked 1911 that requires a grip and release of the safety lever is somehow unsafe. Actively used for nearly a century...it's so unsafe. The FBI chose it, but what do they know.

If you are afraid of cocked and locked, buy a wheelgun but you might want to keep it unloaded. It has no safety. Still much safer than the 1911 which has two.

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HiCap

Thanks to everyone for your input (I actually accidentally posted this topic twice, so thanks to the folks who left their option on the other post as well!)

One comment, though. Most of the time I see good answers to questions on this forum. However, every now and then people tend to assume something from the post and then go off on a rant rather than answering the question at hand.

For example, MBALLAI, I never said that I was afraid of cocked and locked. I simply stated that I dont carry that way. I'm taking your arrogent disparaging remarks for what they are worth. Very little.

You have no idea of my carry situation. Do I travel with my kids lot? Do I do mainly casual carry and not "off duty" carry so I don't have the realistic potential of needing my weapon battle ready as it comes out of my holster? Do I cary deep concealement where it doesn't give me any advantage to be cocked and locked anyway? Do I prefer to avoid the uneducated but inevitable questioning from the oposing attorny as he wonders to the jury if I fired to quickly, or if I am a gun nut because I cary cocked and locked?

You know, I love my neighbors new crotch rocket motercycle that can go over 150 MPH, but I PREFER my Harley. I don't want to hear about how I'm afraid of going 150 MPH. I've done it and I prefer the classic style of my Harley. It suits my needs perfectly. Just as a DAO or DA/SA weapon suits my needs perfectly.

Thanks for your opinion, but next time just stick to the questions as they are asked.