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flintknapper wrote:

02transam wrote:

frreed wrote:Add to that list Sig and H&K. If you are priced in the market for a Para, but like the XD you can get a top notch hi-cap semi. Nothing wrong with the others, but you have many choices.

i like sigs dont get me wrong but i want a .45 and last i checked they were just starting to come out with them. as a rule of thumb i never buy first gen guns from anyone for several reasons. as for h&k i would love to own a usp compact 45 but they are more expensive than the para. btw the specific model i was looking at was the hawg 45

I only ask because it could be any of these in .45 acp.

Nite Hawg
Warthog
Slim Hawg
Lite Hawg .45
Stainless Warthog
Covert Black Slim Hawg

well the only difference if i remember correctly was the finish and rail(for the nite hawg) i thought that all the hawg's were double stack.

frreed wrote:Add to that list Sig and H&K. If you are priced in the market for a Para, but like the XD you can get a top notch hi-cap semi. Nothing wrong with the others, but you have many choices.

i like sigs dont get me wrong but i want a .45 and last i checked they were just starting to come out with them. as a rule of thumb i never buy first gen guns from anyone for several reasons. as for h&k i would love to own a usp compact 45 but they are more expensive than the para. btw the specific model i was looking at was the hawg 45

well first id like to say i stumbled onto this board and really like it. you guys seem to be group of very mature and constructively criticizing group which i like. anywho ive had my chl for about a year now and i already have a s&w sigma 40ve anywho im going to replace the gun because somehow between a trip to the range and my house one day the sights got knocked way out(the pistol has never been dropped and im very curioius as to how they got knocked out of whack). i took it to a gun smith and he said he could try and it back to center as much as possible but it wouldnt be perfect so its not nearly as accurate and in mind does me no good if it cant be shot straight. that being said i have been on the fence for sometime now about which new carry to get. the two ive been juggling are the para hawg hawg 45 and the xd 45acp compact. i like the mag extension on the xd but im think it would fairly easier to carry the 3 in hawg. the downside to the hawg is there is no mag extension although it does have a 10+1 capacity. other than that im concerned about accuraccy(sp) given the 3"in barrel. i do remember from the chl class they say most encounters are usually between 3 and 12ft but id like to know that if i have to engage a target past that i can hit it. the other thing i like about the hawg is its a full steel construction where as the xd is polymer grip and steel slide. the other factor is the xd is about 500 bucks and the hawg is closer to 900. so does anyone have any recommendations for me? im not sure how much support there is for the hawg ie holster selection. i know the xd has alot. so any help would greatly appreciated. thanks