What Ever Happened To Para's CCW LDA?

It's cousin the Para 12 LDA lives with me. My opinion of the Para 12 LDA is it is too heavy for carry but makes a great house gun. Regards, Richard:D

Para 12 LDA:
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I thought it would be THE ccw pistol, but it's a double-stack so it's FAT!

I really want a skinny, small-ish (4.25") 1911-pattern DA/SA pistol!:runaway:
 
I think it is a single stack. I say this because the website says so. And because that kind of makes sense for a CCW. Not da/sa but....they say the LDA trigger is pretty darn smooth.
 
Canuck, why would this one be "better" than the CCW LDA? The latter is smaller, has the same barrel length and carries the same number of rounds. Both are single stack. Not trying to be a smart-ass; just wonderin'.
 
The grip is the same as the full size 1911. In my view this makes it a little easier to manage. I personally shoot the full grip size 1911's better. The biggest advantage the LDA system has it is, in the hands of someone not used to the 1911 S/A a little safer in that the trigger pull, while smooth is longer than the trigger pull on a S/A 1911. This is one reason why the LDA is popular amongst US police departments.

In my mind the Para LTC is one of the best buys out there for a Commander sized gun. I have the SSP full size and love it. Until I can afford a LTC my customized Norinco Commander will have to do. Para makes a great product and their customer service is outstanding. Lifetime warranty is a bonus.

Take Care

Bob
 
Judge Vandelay said:
I think it is a single stack. I say this because the website says so. And because that kind of makes sense for a CCW. Not da/sa but....they say the LDA trigger is pretty darn smooth.
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My bad...... you are right, it is a single stack.

So the decision between the Tac-S and the CCW would be about the 3/4" difference in length of the grip. It would sure be nice to be able to handle one before making that decision. It seems that no one in Edmonton stocks either of these, or in fact ANY of the LDA models. I guess that makes sense, since "range shooting" favors the 1911 SA trigger, and there's no huge market for ccw pistols up here.

I'd still like to find a DA/SA pistol with the Para CCW's conformation. Tangfolio gets close, but they are all double-stack if they are DA/SA.

I love my STI for IPSC but I just can't see cocked-and-locked on my hip all day as being safe, and the grip is definitely too fat for ccw. I suppose condition 2 might work in terms of safety, but I wonder about cocking the hammer under a real-life force-on-force situation for the inexperienced like me. I think that getting the thing out of the holster, and concentrating on the decision to pull the trigger is going to be enough.
 
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nairbg

Carrying cocked and locked is no different then carrying a striker fired pistol with one in the chamber. Pull the trigger gun goes bang. Guys have been carrying 1911's C&L for decades that way.

That said if YOU are not comfortable carrying C&L then you should not. Contact George Wedge at Para by email and he will certainly give you a name of a retailer who has one or he will get one sent to a retailer near you I am sure.

Take Care

Bob
 
nairbg said:
I think that getting the thing out of the holster, and concentrating on the decision to pull the trigger is going to be enough.
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Just remember to keep that finger out of the trigger guard when you are re-holstering your firearm - #1 cause of unexpected booms due to user error is fingers in the trigger guard when re-holstering. Bang.

You are speaking, BTW, about carrying in the US of A I assume?
 
torontogunguy said:
Just remember to keep that finger out of the trigger guard when you are re-holstering your firearm - #1 cause of unexpected booms due to user error is fingers in the trigger guard when re-holstering. Bang.

You are speaking, BTW, about carrying in the US of A I assume?
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Thanks for the tip..... and yes, my comments are about ccw in the USA, since I'm now "qualified".

I suppose that it's a matter of my current state of training and experience that makes me leary to carry cocked-and-locked. Of course I have NO experience carrying ccw yet, and my IPSC training has essentially taught me that carrying a loaded pistol is inherently unsafe, unless you are standing in the stage-box. Not that this assumption is directly transferable to real life, but that IS the current stage of my training. Perhaps I'll eventually get to a different place with more training, and some experience.
 
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