I decided to take advantage of the Sportsman's Warehouse Black Friday deal on the Para 1911 Expert. Cost $299 plus tax after the mail in rebate. I've been wanting a 1911 for awhile (this is my first) and decided I could wait in 18 degree weather for about an hour. I figured this was the best deal I'd ever seen on a 1911, so why not?
When I pulled in at about 4:50 am, there were five other cars but nobody in line (I live in a pretty small town that just happens to have a Sportsman's Warehouse for some reason). I decided I would rather freeze for an hour and be sure of getting the gun than be warm and risk not getting it. So I started the line and was the first to get to the gun counter. I picked up the Para, 100 rounds of .45 and some Hogue wraparound grips.
I've shot a few 1911's before, but I haven't spent much time with them. Learning how to disassemble and reassemble took a few minutes, but wasn't a big deal. I like the pistol so far and it feels good in my hands (at least with the Hogue grips, the plastic stock grips did not feel nice). I ran 70 rounds through it yesterday to get a feel for it and had only one minor failure to feed issue that was fixed with a quick jiggle of the slide. I didn't have any decent targets to shoot at for accuracy, but it seemed to shoot where it pointed.
Anybody else have any experience with these pistols?
Obligatory poor lighting pic below:
When I pulled in at about 4:50 am, there were five other cars but nobody in line (I live in a pretty small town that just happens to have a Sportsman's Warehouse for some reason). I decided I would rather freeze for an hour and be sure of getting the gun than be warm and risk not getting it. So I started the line and was the first to get to the gun counter. I picked up the Para, 100 rounds of .45 and some Hogue wraparound grips.
I've shot a few 1911's before, but I haven't spent much time with them. Learning how to disassemble and reassemble took a few minutes, but wasn't a big deal. I like the pistol so far and it feels good in my hands (at least with the Hogue grips, the plastic stock grips did not feel nice). I ran 70 rounds through it yesterday to get a feel for it and had only one minor failure to feed issue that was fixed with a quick jiggle of the slide. I didn't have any decent targets to shoot at for accuracy, but it seemed to shoot where it pointed.
Anybody else have any experience with these pistols?
Obligatory poor lighting pic below:
You absolutely stole that gun, congrats on a great buy.
by the way they are great guns, very accurate and very reliable, imo the best "value" 1911 on the market. My para commander is by far my favorite handgun