Sneak peek at Para Ordnance GI Expert

I just won one of these Sunday at a gun bash i paid 3 bucks for a ticket and had first pick of the table, so this ended coming home with me. Cant wait for warmer weather to shoot it

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Originally Posted by crinko

I just won one of these Sunday at a gun bash i paid 3 bucks for a ticket and had first pick of the table, so this ended coming home with me. Cant wait for warmer weather to shoot it

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Well, the least you can do is post some pictures for us!

pics will be up within the week

A friend of mine bought a Para GI Expert about 2 weeks ago. Very nice, low priced 1911 gov model pistol.

He needed to change the hammer and trigger in order to have the para qualify rules wise for a type of match we shoot. He ordered the parts, and I installed them today. I fired about 60 rounds thru it to be certain that it was going to function properly. It did.

I have several 1911's, Colts, Springfields, Kimbers.......this Para GI is a really nice gun. I was impressed with the accuracy, as well as the finish. I think someone earlier referred to it as paracoat?? His dealer cost was about $430.00.....it was money well spent.

CW

Maby Para's introduction of this 1911 pistol in that affordable price range, will give other gun Mfg'rs the same idea to put into their sales catalog a simular pistol at that price range to compeat with Para's pricing, It would be nice to see other Mfs such as Kimber ,Colt,HK,S & W,Sig, & Springfield,to come up with a $ 500.00 1911 pistol to match what Para has made in the G I Expert for that price to offer it, To pick up their sales, In these hard ecomony times ? :appld:

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I'm not sure what the pricing is, but Springfield's had one for a couple years. Made in Croatia, though, I think.

Regards,

Er, no, the XDs are made in Croatia. The SA GI is made in Brazil, usually, but some batches, with NM-prefixed S/N,s are assembled in the US.

RIA also makes affordable 1911s in a GI configuration. Auto-Ordnance has one, too.