Price check
A friend is offering me a Para Ordnance P14-45 Signature Series, in excellent condition, with 3 14 round magazines, for $750. Should I bite?
Seems high buy about 100.00 unless it's like new.
by Rob Leahy 
, Prescott, Arizona, Monday, February 11, 2013, 13:35 (4249 days ago) @ bpjon
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$700 too high?
I have three friends with Para's and all have been nightmares. The one has spent more time at Para than it has at my friends.
Seeing that has scared me off, I'd be afraid unless it was close to a freebie.
That's been my experience with Kimber
by rob , Monday, February 11, 2013, 21:28 (4249 days ago) @ cas
But I've had three Para's and while they were not exactly beautiful compared to high grade 1911's, they all ran 100% and were very accurate. But, I wouldn't pay $750 for a used Para...closer to $600 in my opinion.
For the longest time whenever someone had a malfunction..
..at a match I, or one of my friends would turn to another and say "Kimber." Same deal with them, two friends with nightmare guns. I'm gun shy (pun intended) on Kimber's as well.
I know others who have had better luck but...
by rob , Monday, February 11, 2013, 22:03 (4249 days ago) @ cas
After three outa three Kimbers with different problems I'm definitely not petting that dog again.
Older Kimbers are the ticket
I've had 100% success with pre-Series II Kimbers. My first one, a Classic Stainless, shot (and shoots - still my every day carry piece) like a match gun. 1" groups at 25 yards with more than one load. Love that gun.
If I can find decent deals on the earlier guns, I snap them up if they are configurations I want. I tend to stay away from all Series II Kimbers unless they are so cheap they are worth the gamble.
My Series 1 Target Stainless has been flawless
Ridiculously accurate and digests without complaint loads that my G21 chokes and gags on. Go figure.
Same with my pre-series Royal, retrieved yesterday
by brionic , Tuesday, February 12, 2013, 12:14 (4248 days ago) @ mcassill
from deep storage.
Good idea.
by Rob Leahy , Prescott, Arizona, Tuesday, February 12, 2013, 14:59 (4248 days ago) @ brionic
dressing the same way myself.
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