Nice looking gun, does anybody know the price on it and when it will be available?
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Nice looking gun, does anybody know the price on it and when it will be available?
Davidson's Gallery of Guns lists the pistol for $599, though they don't have any available.
Is there any word on a hi-cap version? My mid-late 1990s 'GI Config paras are the best 1911s I have ever owned. I'd personally like to see it with a ramped barrel as well. Ramped barrels are a serious boon to the 1911s reliability, in my experience. I do like the use of a standard extractor though.
Michael Bane said on his last podcast that the MSRP for this new pistol will be around $600.
He has one in-hand already.
This one definitely is on my "buy" list for next year.
It will go well with my Warthog and P-12. I prefer my pistols to not have too much of a "thumb rest" on the safeties anyway I'm already used to the GI-style on some of my other 1911s.
No guide rod either, woot! Hate guide rods.
A combat 1911 should be able to be stripped down using nothing more than the parts on the gun itself.
I'm with you on the GI style safeties and no guide rod. Got flathead screws on my grips too. Don't want a 45 that needs a toolkit to strip.Quote:
Originally Posted by iball
I know that if these pistols work as good as they look, I'll have to have one. At 599 suggested retail, they should be available for a tad less at your favorite shop (Hopefully)
Glad to see that we have another excellant source for a GI type pistol.But for this 71 year old fuddy duddy my preference would be:
1:Standard GI spur hammer.
2:Arched MSH.
3:Series 70 design
4:Short solid steel trigger
If they don't then we can do the revisions to get it that way.A little hammer bite won't hurt ya and you are not supposed to drop-em.
Best,
Don
Don:Quote:
Originally Posted by Don Sarkisian
Agreed, but I don't think Para can sell anything in Canada (and a couple States) without a drop safety (I'm not sure anybody'd buy the "firing pin plus spring" anymore). I'm surprised nobody's required that the drop safety be irreversible yet....
The rest, of course, is doable for a few bucks, although cutting out the ejection port a bit is probably harmless, and may be an advantage for reloaders.
I've got a PX745EM, which is just a 1911A1 clone with a beavertail and Para's hammer & trigger du jour. I had to add an arched MSH, and the thing is done in blue paint.... It looks nice enough for me (wth, I'm only 62 :)), and shoots fine. IMHO (maybe I'm a softie) the beavertail's a welcome add-on (any old hammer would be OK with me) for a gun that I intend to shoot a lot. My hand's big enough that any trigger is fine....
http://i4.tinypic.com/105siee.jpg
I like the frontstrap cover, too....
(It really is a nice dark blue, although the pic kinda washes it out - the camera's choice was to play with color balance a bit - I guess it didn't believe it either....)
Is it "genuine GI"? Nah, but it shoots (and carries) well. Night sights and a CT laser (instead of that gripset and front strap) would be solid options if I carried it much.... I'm not a purist....
I do think that the new "GI" gun will be a good platform for whatever custom work you'd want to do, though. $100 or so would put a beavertail and arched MSH on the thing real quick if you didn't want to do it yourself, and the sky's the limit otherwise....
(I would prefer dovetailed sights - it's easy to fake the GI look with dovetailed sights and a LOT easier to swap 'em if that's your goal.)
Regards,
Hi Guys. Just joined. Have been looking to purchase my 1st 1911 and I think the Expert is the one. I did see it listed on another site for sale for $500.15. They don't have them yet though.
Saw a MSRP of $599.00 in the new Dillon Blue Book yesterday, and wondered about general availability.
Rick
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