Para Ordance 1911 ? Before buying older one.
Hi, I am not into 1911 much but have always wanted one after shooting a colt 1911 Vietnam era.
I know a guy who is very much into 1911 and he match shoots with some of them he is selling a Para Ordnance 1911 that says US ARMY stamped on the side and also said made in Syacuse NY. It is older and has a very low Serial Num.
The gun has a Chrome Lined Colt Barrel I think and has a nice trigger Job, the Whole gun is tight He does work on the frame and slides.
Is has Pacmeyer grips and is parkrized, It has some wear.
He will put what ever sights that I want on it Thinking Nite sight three dot.
I don't know much about them He has lots of diffrent ones but I like this one for some reason over the others ( all types No colts for sale though). Any info or help would be great. Thanks
sounds like a kit gun...old para frame with used GI parts?
For what it is worth...and not much....I love Para....especially Canadian double stack......but I personally stay away from guns of mix and match origins that i don't put together.
Its a older model, If that helps, I wouldn't say its a franken gun more of a custom gun. This guy is very well known around here for building nice shooting 1911's this one has wear as it was his carry/match gun for years, He is asking $500.00 for it.
'Older' with Para tends to mean that someone bought a frame and added a slide, barrel, etc. afterwards. Thus the 'kit gun' comment. Their complete guns tend to be hit or miss with quality, and I personally will never own another after having one lemon. Still, if you like it at $500 and it has been assembled right it might be worth a gamble for a fun gun.
Ok how about a Auto Ordance USGI Model, it has a Trigger Job, diffrent sights ( My choice ) and Pacmeyer Grips. Is this a decent a gun.
Originally Posted By NYCOP:
Ok how about a Auto Ordance USGI Model, it has a Trigger Job, diffrent sights ( My choice ) and Pacmeyer Grips. Is this a decent a gun.
stay away from auto ordinance. Everyone I've talked to that had one has had problems.
Rock Island is a much better alternative for around 450-500 for a base 1911.
