Ok .... Perhaps this is for another thread..... but nows a better time then ever.
Thanks guys for everything n i will definitely pickup the shinyest shirt i can find running with a gun couldn't be accomplished without one
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If you are going into Standard/Limited division, pick up the .40 instead, preferably an STI. Para's have had quality issues, .45 is not terribly competitive (though it can hold its own sometimes) and a lot more expensive.
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save yourself some money and go straight to a Infinity or STI. Para has imporved their quality but the product still isn't on par with STI and of course we all know Infinity's are touch by the beard of Norris. seriously though, don't sweat the mechanics right now, work on accuracy and getting comfortable with your gun. that way you don't have to think about that during your BB course so you can soak in everything else. its easier to learn the proper tecnique right off the bat in the course then to try and change something during it. Matt Burkett put out a great DVD series a while back i would suggest picking that up. since you shoot in the states you'll suffer in capacity with a 45 in limited unless you shoot lim 10. cost wise you're better with the 40 too.
I've thought of 40 and i masterbate to sti and infinity gun #### every night almost.

But can you guys be a little more explicit. I'm pretty mechanicially inclined, and my plan is to get a $1000 45apc para and use it over the course of the next year upgrading what i need (hammer,sear, trigger, slide to frame fit if needed) to make it run a little better but still with-in my speed limits.
1.) i LIKE THE feel of 45 and the speed of the bullet allow me to see it sometimes which i know is cheating but kinda helps me call shots right now
2.) I've heard some ........ rumors........ speculation........ perhaps unvalidated claims that 40 is unsafe( idk if thats the right word).. the case is not fully supported in the barrel. and with multiple reloads can become brittle quicker and pose issues to your gun......
3.) If i'm going to spend 2000+ on a gun and get an sti why wouldn't i skip 40 and go right to 38 super?
4.) I've looked and read and read and reviewed all options and i've decided i don't like the pressures used in 9mm to make major. I feel uneasy about using 40. I'm already reloading 45 and it would seem the cost comparison between 45 and 38 super are neglegable since id rather not dump more money into 38 super components right now i choose 45......
then after a year or two get a trubore or a limcat?!!!?
all this being said hit me with all your critism lol