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CompVest wrote:Had the opportunity to shot a brand new out of the box Para today. It ran like a champ not one hiccup. All I did was put a couple of drops of oil on it. However, when compared to the STI it feels like a unshaped lump of steel. It didn't have any touch appeal or ergonomics to speak of. The trigger was just okay not nearly as light a smooth as an STI.

After shooting a double stack Para I wouldn't NOT own one but I wouldn't buy it either.

Nice to hear.

My uncle carries a a 4" single stack model that has been very reliable and looks and feels as good as any other mid grade 1911 I have felt. I don't mean to knock it by calling it mid grade, but its not a Rock Island and its not a Wilson Combat...so it falls in the middle. I am not a huge fan of the LDA trigger, but it is smooth and reliable. I like the crispness of the single action on some of the older models. I have been looking into one of their 9mm models b/c I can not bring myself to spend Kimber or STI money yet.

STI does however make some double stack 1911 models and they are made in Texas!