Para Custom finally came in! (dial-up beware) - XDTalk Forums - Your HS2000/SA-XD Information Source!

**eric_t12** · 05-01-2008, 02:29 PM

i've posted about it before, but its finally here! i ordered two but only one has shown up, i have no idea if Para is even sending the second one, because i just sent them an email and told them to add one to my order form...

...my loss if it doesn't

i'm happy with it, my dad's been shooting all his life but hasn't played around much with semi-autos, he's a big hunter. bolt actions, revolvers and black powder are more his thing, but he shot it and it grouped great (i am, unfortunately, a horrible shot) - 8/10 within 1.5" or so i would guess.

ETA: flawless 30 rounds. not much but anything flawless is a good start

JRH · 05-01-2008, 02:31 PM

Very Nice!!

I hope they have another one on the way to you.

**1lowlife** · 05-01-2008, 02:32 PM

Nice lookin' gun....

**eric_t12** · 05-01-2008, 03:09 PM

i hope my other one is coming too, they were only 750 bucks give or take, and going by a similar one on the para site its nearing more like 900-1000 dollar range for one like it - and that's without the match barrel and neat little picashures on it.

charlie.45 · 05-01-2008, 05:17 PM

congrats on the new gun

dave421 · 05-04-2008, 06:51 PM

how does the grip compare to a normal 1911? I'm assuming it's thicker but how much? I guess a better question may be how does it compare to an XD grip or 21SF? I've been thinking about picking one up for a range/bedside gun but there's nowhere around here to check them out in person.

th1npower · 05-04-2008, 08:13 PM

gooooooooorgeous.
congrats on the new gun.

**eric_t12** · 05-04-2008, 08:49 PM

XD Grip - much thinner. not sure about XD45 ACP, but my service/tac XD9s have a much thinnder grip.

the side panels on it really add a lot of the size, and its not very comfortable for me, but i have smaller hands anyway.

i've never really fired a 1911 standard capacity, but i've held one before, and the size is noticeable, however - i haven't held a regular cap one enough to say just how much it would bother me moving from it to the HiCap.

DEFINATELY hold it first.

my action was also INCREDIBLY tight when i got it. i took it apart/reassembled it a few times when i got it and it felt like i did something wrong, the slide just would NOT retract unless i braced it against something.

i fired it a few times and it helped some, cleaning the old gook out of it helped too, i think.

05-01-2008, 02:29 PM	#1
eric_t12 XDTalk 3K Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: SD Posts: 3,445	Para Custom finally came in! (dial-up beware) i've posted about it before, but its finally here! i ordered two but only one has shown up, i have no idea if Para is even sending the second one, because i just sent them an email and told them to add one to my order form... ...my loss if it doesn't i'm happy with it, my dad's been shooting all his life but hasn't played around much with semi-autos, he's a big hunter. bolt actions, revolvers and black powder are more his thing, but he shot it and it grouped great (i am, unfortunately, a horrible shot) - 8/10 within 1.5" or so i would guess. ETA: flawless 30 rounds. not much but anything flawless is a good start __________________ FBI: Gun Owners are Potential Terrorists Our Economic Future: GAO 21st Century Challenges The Police Have No Duty To Protect You VFW Life Member GOA Life Member

05-01-2008, 02:31 PM	#2
JRH XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: North East Ohio Posts: 831	Very Nice!! I hope they have another one on the way to you. __________________ Last, but by no means least, courage--moral courage, the courage of one's convictions, the courage to see things through. The world is in a constant conspiracy against the brave. It's the age-old struggle--the roar of the crowd on one side and the voice of your conscience on the other. -Douglas MacArthur

05-01-2008, 02:32 PM	#3
1lowlife XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: The Great Lone Star State Posts: 2,136	Nice lookin' gun.... __________________ Learn it. Know it. Live it.

05-01-2008, 03:09 PM	#4
eric_t12 XDTalk 3K Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: SD Posts: 3,445	i hope my other one is coming too, they were only 750 bucks give or take, and going by a similar one on the para site its nearing more like 900-1000 dollar range for one like it - and that's without the match barrel and neat little picashures on it. __________________ FBI: Gun Owners are Potential Terrorists Our Economic Future: GAO 21st Century Challenges The Police Have No Duty To Protect You VFW Life Member GOA Life Member

05-01-2008, 05:17 PM	#5
charlie.45 XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Maumee,OH Posts: 1,009	congrats on the new gun __________________ Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death! Patrick Henry

05-04-2008, 06:51 PM	#6
dave421 XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 171	how does the grip compare to a normal 1911? I'm assuming it's thicker but how much? I guess a better question may be how does it compare to an XD grip or 21SF? I've been thinking about picking one up for a range/bedside gun but there's nowhere around here to check them out in person.

05-04-2008, 08:13 PM	#7
th1npower XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: eye-oh-uh Posts: 553	gooooooooorgeous. congrats on the new gun. __________________ ...

05-04-2008, 08:49 PM	#8
eric_t12 XDTalk 3K Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: SD Posts: 3,445	XD Grip - much thinner. not sure about XD45 ACP, but my service/tac XD9s have a much thinnder grip. the side panels on it really add a lot of the size, and its not very comfortable for me, but i have smaller hands anyway. i've never really fired a 1911 standard capacity, but i've held one before, and the size is noticeable, however - i haven't held a regular cap one enough to say just how much it would bother me moving from it to the HiCap. DEFINATELY hold it first. my action was also INCREDIBLY tight when i got it. i took it apart/reassembled it a few times when i got it and it felt like i did something wrong, the slide just would NOT retract unless i braced it against something. i fired it a few times and it helped some, cleaning the old gook out of it helped too, i think. __________________ FBI: Gun Owners are Potential Terrorists Our Economic Future: GAO 21st Century Challenges The Police Have No Duty To Protect You VFW Life Member GOA Life Member

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