Para-Ordnance 16-40 - One year and still no function

[curtdad]

Para was your mistake when you bought a gun

An obvious uneducated prophet with a bad taste due to lack of education or ability to adapt and certainly no ability to adjust. A response like this is obvious ignorance to the world of firearms. To make a blatant statement such as 'PARA WAS YOUR MISTAKE' is the same as saying you could have a cure for cancer. You are an obvious skeptic for whatever reason, yes there maybe issues with some Para's but as an owner of many and have numerous friends with many, I say put your money where your mouth is and meet me at the range. Bring what you will, and I bash none, I have all rendishons of 1911s, st, sv, colt, para, casp, even norc, so for YOU to post such a simple response, leads me to believe that you are no more than a small minded troll with little to know firearms knowledge!!!!! As an owner of many types of firearms, posts like this , in my opinion , are a simple waste of time and effort by simple people with an axe to grind with no basis or factual conviction.
get a life, I will put my PARA against anything you have. Not all in the world is perfect!!

Sig DVC

 

[curtdad]

Para was your mistake when you bought a gun

An obvious uneducated prophet with a bad taste due to lack of education or ability to adapt and certainly no ability to adjust. A response like this is obvious ignorance to the world of firearms. To make a blatant statement such as 'PARA WAS YOUR MISTAKE' is the same as saying you could have a cure for cancer. You are an obvious skeptic for whatever reason, yes there maybe issues with some Para's but as an owner of many and have numerous friends with many, I say put your money where your mouth is and meet me at the range. Bring what you will, and I bash none, I have all rendishons of 1911s, st, sv, colt, para, casp, even norc, so for YOU to post such a simple response, leads me to believe that you are no more than a small minded troll with little to know firearms knowledge!!!!! As an owner of many types of firearms, posts like this , in my opinion , are a simple waste of time and effort by simple people with an axe to grind with nobasis or factual conviction.
get a life, I will put my PARA against anything you have. Not all in the world is perfect!!

Sig DVC

 

[CeeZer]

A friend of mine shoots M5 IPSC and I had a chance to shoot it as well. Very nice gun for the money. Points well, weight and balance are nice, smooth.

 

[waderow]

An obvious uneducated prophet with a bad taste due to lack of education or ability to adapt and certainly no ability to adjust. A response like this is obvious ignorance to the world of firearms. To make a blatant statement such as 'PARA WAS YOUR MISTAKE' is the same as saying you could have a cure for cancer. You are an obvious skeptic for whatever reason, yes there maybe issues with some Para's but as an owner of many and have numerous friends with many, I say put your money where your mouth is and meet me at the range. Bring what you will, and I bash none, I have all rendishons of 1911s, st, sv, colt, para, casp, even norc, so for YOU to post such a simple response, leads me to believe that you are no more than a small minded troll with little to know firearms knowledge!!!!! As an owner of many types of firearms, posts like this , in my opinion , are a simple waste of time and effort by simple people with an axe to grind with nobasis or factual conviction.
get a life, I will put my PARA against anything you have. Not all in the world is perfect!!

Sig DVC

great response

 

[curtdad]

great response

Thank you and apologies, there is good and bad in all but an A..h..le statement tends to offend me and although I advocate none in particular I find solice in most, the OPer had a valid claim and it is sad to hear, my comments where directed to a fool with no basis or subjection, just words to be hurtful with no merit or validity
Regards

Sig
DVC

 

[curtdad]

great response

P.S>
Lovin women, beer and firearms of all types

Oh, and single malts too

Sig

 

[bjhill]

No not exactly uneducated. I to Have a S+W Norinco and Para 1911 Bone head and the only one i had issues with was the Para and there still is issues with it numb nuts.As for customer service i live 30 miles from the factory when they were in Canada and i could not get the time of day out of there service department.If you love Para so much send me a e-mail and you can buy mine.

 

[Fusilier]

I feel you pain.

However, I bought a Para Ordnance P13-45 limited,in 2000 10 years later, over 25000 rounds, beside basic cleaning , I don't do much, still shoot 2" groups at 25 yards.

I bought my P16-40 10 years ago and I've been shooting IPSC standard class with it ever since. The gun still shoots better than I do and even with my ham fisted home gunsmithing (replaced front sight with fibre optic, installed mag well) and something in the range of 10,000 rounds, it is extremely reliable.

I can't comment on why yours is causing you grief but like others have said, people either love paras or hate them.

 

[waderow]

Its almost up to par.

Safety is milled and tight.

I have two power extractors with the original honed and cleaned, and a back up to replace if need be.

mag release extension is on

mag well is on, and honed

plunger spring replaced


I will admit it feels nice in my hand, and it appears I have worked out the bugs.

I shouldnt have to on a $1500 pistol, but at least it is g2g now.


Next is trigger job with a honed sear and hammer. Also going to pin the grip safety. Oh yeah, and I need to trim the magwell to fit into the box....

 

[Glockster Dude]

buy a Glock

nuff said. Well that and a G22 will only run you 700 bucks

 

[rdelliott]

nuff said. Well that and a G22 will only run you 700 bucks

And an Armco Norc will be $500, and not be a GLOCK to boot .

 

[C Broad Arrow]

Ford vs GM anyone?

 

[IM_Lugger]

Should've got a Taurus!

Seriously funny how people only complain about Taurus when there are CS issues with MANY other brands.

 

[dannyair]

An obvious uneducated prophet with a bad taste due to lack of education or ability to adapt and certainly no ability to adjust. A response like this is obvious ignorance to the world of firearms. To make a blatant statement such as 'PARA WAS YOUR MISTAKE' is the same as saying you could have a cure for cancer. You are an obvious skeptic for whatever reason, yes there maybe issues with some Para's but as an owner of many and have numerous friends with many, I say put your money where your mouth is and meet me at the range. Bring what you will, and I bash none, I have all rendishons of 1911s, st, sv, colt, para, casp, even norc, so for YOU to post such a simple response, leads me to believe that you are no more than a small minded troll with little to know firearms knowledge!!!!! As an owner of many types of firearms, posts like this , in my opinion , are a simple waste of time and effort by simple people with an axe to grind with nobasis or factual conviction.
get a life, I will put my PARA against anything you have. Not all in the world is perfect!!

Sig DVC

I'd take you up on that offer. I'm in Vancouver. I've had a similar experience with PARA and I collect 1911's. I know that virtually any of my other 1911's are not as poorly built. In fact I couldn't get rid of my PARA fast enough.

 

[JB]

Should've got a Taurus!

Seriously funny how people only complain about Taurus when there are CS issues with MANY other brands.

 

[IM_Lugger]

want me to hold your hair?

 

[waderow]

nuff said. Well that and a G22 will only run you 700 bucks

if I want plastic junk, I will buy plastic junk...

In this case I am talking about my metal junk thank you

 

[waderow]

I'd take you up on that offer. I'm in Vancouver. I've had a similar experience with PARA and I collect 1911's. I know that virtually any of my other 1911's are not as poorly built. In fact I couldn't get rid of my PARA fast enough.

there are some good paras out there... just seem to have gone to #### lately

there are some top classed shooters running para 1911's

 

[dannyair]

there are some good paras out there... just seem to have gone to s**t lately

there are some top classed shooters running para 1911's

Yes indeed there are some top rated shooters shooting PARA but I would bet they are not off the shelf guns. I just can't see it after hearing all the bad PARA stories and having gone through almost the same thing with them. I seriously doubt it. It bothered me that they were all about the "PARA USA" and not one mention by them that they were proudly Canadian. I guess they weren't proudly Canadian in the end when they made the move to the USA. Then they have the nerve to stamp a Canadian flag logo on a 1911 and call it a Canadian Forces GI edition and command a premium for it? Oh please.....they can't fool me twice. My local dealer won't even carry their products anymore due to the multitude of bad experiences.

 

[waderow]

Yes indeed there are some top rated shooters shooting PARA but I would bet they are not off the shelf guns. I just can't see it after hearing all the bad PARA stories and having gone through almost the same thing with them. I seriously doubt it. It bothered me that they were all about the "PARA USA" and not one mention by them that they were proudly Canadian. I guess they weren't proudly Canadian in the end when they made the move to the USA. Then they have the nerve to stamp a Canadian flag logo on a 1911 and call it a Canadian Forces GI edition and command a premium for it? Oh please.....they can't fool me twice. My local dealer won't even carry their products anymore due to the multitude of bad experiences.

go to 1911forum in the para section... you will get skinned alive. Para was once a quality firearm...

I agree with you about everything else though.. They have gone to s**t. They sold out to the USA and apparently have a US military contract, which has caused them to alienate the general public.

Dont get me wrong, I hate Para now... but I didnt first buy my Para on a whim.