CCW a para ordanace p15?

hlds54 · August 6, 2012, 09:45 AM

I am looking into getting a PO P15 .45 acp, double stack 1911. Im thinking about possibly carrying, but not sure. Just wondering if anyone has experience carrying this beast. thanks

Officer's Match · August 6, 2012, 10:58 AM

Candidly due to (lack of) quality, I'd be hard pressed to ccw a Para-anything.

shortwave · August 6, 2012, 02:17 PM

My experience's with Para's do not mirror that of Officer's Match .

Have had several Para's over the years and only had trouble with one. A C7.45 LDA model.

Sent it to Tenn. to Para's 'then' state-side warranty repair facility and it was sent back repaired about 1 1/2 wks later. It has/does strongly prove itself to the point it has been my cool weather ccw for several yrs now.

Officer's Match · August 6, 2012, 04:24 PM

Good to hear shortwave. I just can get past the idea of a cast slide. I'm really not fond of cast frames, but a cast slide just is a no-go for me.

hlds54 · August 6, 2012, 04:42 PM

well knowing they have cast frames and slides, Im gonna re think this. still would like to know if anyone carries this.

Dr_2_B · August 6, 2012, 06:56 PM

Unfortunately, my experience with the Para C6 was negative. Unreliable to the extreme.

Aguila Blanca · August 6, 2012, 07:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hlds54

I am looking into getting a PO P15 .45 acp, double stack 1911.

A what?

The largest pistol Para has ever made is the P14.45. Physically, it's no larger than a standard, Government model Colt 1911, but the double stack magazine adds to the weight.

Para has offered a model with a 6-inch slide, I believe, but that's only the slide and barrel that's different. The frame isn't any larger and the magazines don't hold more than 14 rounds.

Quote:

Originally Posted by hlds54

well knowing they have cast frames and slides, Im gonna re think this.

Current production slides are forged. ("Extruded," technically, but that's a form of forging.)

wonderfvl · August 6, 2012, 09:31 PM

The pot metal para i had went back to the store. Have a colt now. Spend a little more money for some real steel.

1stmar · August 6, 2012, 09:59 PM

Ruger has been nvestment casting for years. I have not seen anything that indicates para slides are MIM, are you sure about that?

August 6, 2012, 09:45 AM	#1
hlds54 Senior Member Join Date: November 3, 2011 Location: Martinsburg WV Posts: 129	CCW a para ordanace p15? I am looking into getting a PO P15 .45 acp, double stack 1911. Im thinking about possibly carrying, but not sure. Just wondering if anyone has experience carrying this beast. thanks __________________ "Survival favors the prepared mind."

August 6, 2012, 10:58 AM	#2
Officer's Match Senior Member Join Date: January 16, 2007 Location: LANCASTER,OHIO Posts: 3,880	Candidly due to (lack of) quality, I'd be hard pressed to ccw a Para-anything. __________________ REAL EYES REALIZE REAL LIES

August 6, 2012, 04:24 PM	#4
Officer's Match Senior Member Join Date: January 16, 2007 Location: LANCASTER,OHIO Posts: 3,880	Good to hear shortwave. I just can get past the idea of a cast slide. I'm really not fond of cast frames, but a cast slide just is a no-go for me. __________________ REAL EYES REALIZE REAL LIES

August 6, 2012, 04:42 PM	#5
hlds54 Senior Member Join Date: November 3, 2011 Location: Martinsburg WV Posts: 129	well knowing they have cast frames and slides, Im gonna re think this. still would like to know if anyone carries this. __________________ "Survival favors the prepared mind."

August 6, 2012, 06:56 PM	#6
Dr_2_B Senior Member Join Date: December 21, 2005 Location: midwest Posts: 497	Unfortunately, my experience with the Para C6 was negative. Unreliable to the extreme. __________________ If you're not a liberal when you're 20, you have no heart. If you're not a conservative when you're 40, you have no head. - adapted from Francois Guisot (often wrongly attributed to Winston Churchill)

August 6, 2012, 02:17 PM	#3
shortwave Senior Member Join Date: December 17, 2007 Location: SOUTHEAST, OHIO Posts: 5,008	My experience's with Para's do not mirror that of Officer's Match . Have had several Para's over the years and only had trouble with one. A C7.45 LDA model. Sent it to Tenn. to Para's 'then' state-side warranty repair facility and it was sent back repaired about 1 1/2 wks later. It has/does strongly prove itself to the point it has been my cool weather ccw for several yrs now.

August 6, 2012, 09:31 PM	#8
wonderfvl Member Join Date: April 19, 2008 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 27	The pot metal para i had went back to the store. Have a colt now. Spend a little more money for some real steel.

August 6, 2012, 09:59 PM	#9
1stmar Senior Member Join Date: March 21, 2012 Location: Connecticut Posts: 447	Ruger has been nvestment casting for years. I have not seen anything that indicates para slides are MIM, are you sure about that?