Irish Pat Posted July 4, 2022 Share Posted July 4, 2022 just wondering if anyone had tried one and their opinion. sounds like a great idea but you never hear about them. Irish ☘️ Pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larsen E. Pettifogger, SASS #32933 Posted July 4, 2022 Share Posted July 4, 2022 Use to sell them when I had a gun store. Interesting idea but weird. Not a single action and not quite a double action. Para had a lot of QC problems and is long out of business. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crooked River Pete, SASS 43485 Posted July 4, 2022 Share Posted July 4, 2022 I had one and liked it a lot, never had any mechanical problems with it. However it was heavy and had limited fire power. I believe they were bought out by Remington, which is how they started making 1911s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpo Posted July 5, 2022 Share Posted July 5, 2022 2 hours ago, Larsen E. Pettifogger, SASS #32933 said: Not a single action and not quite a double action. Like a Glock? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackwater 53393 Posted July 5, 2022 Share Posted July 5, 2022 Para-Ordnance started out making kits to convert single stack 1911s to double stack. The first kits were polymer frames. The company started in Canada. They soon began making top quality double stack 1911s in .45 acp and changed over to steel frames. Next came the Commander version that held one less round. Para moved to the US and established a repair and warranty facility in East Tennessee. They also brought out the LDA, a double action version of the 1911. I’ve never owned an LDA, but I have tried several and all worked well. They are the same size and weight as a regular 14/45 and shoot much the same. The big conglomerate that bought Remington and gutted it bought Para as well and eventually assimilated the company into the Remington holdings and gutted it with the rest. The new Remington has begun production of double stack 1911 models, very similar to the Para offering. I have two Para 45s, one 13/45 Commander and one stainless 14/45. Both perform flawlessly and the 13/45 is my personal every day carry sidearm. That’s what I know about Para-Ordnance and the LDA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabez Cowboy,SASS # 50129 Posted July 5, 2022 Share Posted July 5, 2022 They made exceptional Firearms up here in Canada, the QC issue started After they moved South ... Jabez Cowboy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larsen E. Pettifogger, SASS #32933 Posted July 5, 2022 Share Posted July 5, 2022 I bought one of the first hi-cap kits available in the U.S. It was not polymer, it was aluminum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rattler Posted July 5, 2022 Share Posted July 5, 2022 I have a Para Carry 6.45 LDA and it is a great little pistol in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackwater 53393 Posted July 5, 2022 Share Posted July 5, 2022 13 hours ago, Jabez Cowboy,SASS # 50129 said: They made exceptional Firearms up here in Canada, the QC issue started After they moved South ... Jabez Cowboy My two are both made in USA and are of exceptional quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabez Cowboy,SASS # 50129 Posted July 5, 2022 Share Posted July 5, 2022 Ah, didn't say they went Bad as Soon as they Went south, just that It happened AFTER they went south ... Most of their guns I have seen are excellently Made ... Jabez Cowboy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anvil Al #59168 Posted July 6, 2022 Share Posted July 6, 2022 Had a LDA years ago. Mine was a great gun. Was stupid for selling it. Have always wished I had it back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Miles #13621 Posted July 6, 2022 Share Posted July 6, 2022 The gun shop/range I worked at part time carried Para a long time ago and they’re were lots of problems. I believe they were made in Canada then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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