I bought a P14.45 in .45ACP several years ago, thinking of how nice it'd be to have a double-stack 1911 - a 1911, but still different enough from the "standard" that it had some "neato" factor. Plus, it was made in Canada - "great" I thought to myself!
It shot like s**t, the barrel bushing was so mis-fitted that if I adjusted the sights to shoot POA they were so screwed-out that they'd fly apart, and the factory mags needed SERIOUS tuning to get them anywhere near reliable. The barrel link had a TON of slop - you need slop, but it shouldn't sound like a maraca when you turn it over - and the trigger pull was okay but not $1300 1911 okay.
I sold it to a buddy of mine who's a bit of a retard, but LOVED that gun shooting it. I fully disclosed all of these problems to him, but he still begged me to let him shoot it any time he could - he had all of the same problems, but he still loved the looks enough that he wanted it. So, he got it - and his dumb ass is satisfied to this day; saw him just last week and asked him about it, he says it's awesome.
I used the money from the sale to partially fund a Kimber SIS, which took just a bit of tuning to break in but now is a HELL of a lot better than anything Para ever produced in a double-stack.
So, I consider it a lesson learned - and I won't own a Para pistol ever again... especially now that it's not even a "buy Canadian" attraction.
-M
you either love Para or hate Para... LOL I am a hater