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para 14-45 LDA
Posted: Sat May 31, 2008 5:45 pm
by lunchbox
just looking for opinions info and exp with said gun
not that you will keep me from getting one as i already have it now but i want to know what you guys know
Re: para 14-45 LDA
Posted: Sat May 31, 2008 8:01 pm
by anygunanywhere
Some folks like them.
I would not buy a gun made in Canada, but that is me.
Keep us posted on how it shoots!
Anygunanywhere
Re: para 14-45 LDA
Posted: Sat May 31, 2008 10:46 pm
by waynev
I don't have a LDA, but I do love my P12-45 SA. Have you looked into
http://forums.1911forum.com/forumdisplay.php?f=33? Some good info there.
Re: para 14-45 LDA
Posted: Sun Jun 01, 2008 7:39 am
by Kalrog
I have an LDA as a carry gun - half the capacity of the one you are looking at - and I love it. The double stack is done well on the 14-45 and it really isn't that thick. Good manufacturer and great trigger. Enjoy.
Re: para 14-45 LDA
Posted: Sun Jun 01, 2008 9:21 am
by Trainman
Carry 12. Love the LDA.
Re: para 14-45 LDA
Posted: Sun Jun 01, 2008 2:43 pm
by lunchbox
sweet keep the info coming
i hope that i will have some time to shoot it this month
this is what i will use as my carry i like the extra rounds
that was the main reason i wanted this one
Re: para 14-45 LDA
Posted: Sun Jun 01, 2008 8:21 pm
by flintknapper
Kalrog wrote:I have an LDA as a carry gun - half the capacity of the one you are looking at - and I love it. The double stack is done well on the 14-45 and it really isn't that thick. Good manufacturer and great trigger. Enjoy.
Agreed, and in some cases the difference in thickness is negligible.
Here is my P-13 compared to a Kimber Ultra Carry II.
Overall width is identical (although the UC's grip tapers). In terms of concealment the two would fair about the same.
The Ultra Carry could be fitted with aftermarket grips that are thinner...thus giving it the edge, but as it comes from the factory...it's pretty thick. With that in mind, I'll take the additional rounds afforded by the Para every time.
Re: para 14-45 LDA
Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2008 12:38 am
by lunchbox
yeah i didnt think it was wider at the widest points just at the edges but i have a fat hand anyway
its no more grip that the M9 i had. one less round but its 45 over 9mm yeah even a demacrat can do that math
Re: para 14-45 LDA
Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2008 6:16 pm
by waynev
I bought a pair(?) of the Hogue finger grips for my P12. Wow, what a difference they made. The gun felt good before the grips, but great afterward. It was like going from flannel drawers to silk.
Re: para 14-45 LDA
Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2008 7:56 pm
by lunchbox
waynev wrote:I bought a pair(?) of the Hogue finger grips for my P12. Wow, what a difference they made. The gun felt good before the grips, but great afterward. It was like going from flannel drawers to silk.
how much did that add to the size of the griping area
Re: para 14-45 LDA
Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2008 8:12 pm
by boomerang
anygunanywhere wrote:I would not buy a gun made in Canada, but that is me.
What about New York?
Re: para 14-45 LDA
Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 3:17 am
by lunchbox
boomerang wrote:anygunanywhere wrote:I would not buy a gun made in Canada, but that is me.
What about New York?
what does that have to do with new york???
Re: para 14-45 LDA
Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 5:30 am
by waynev
lunchbox wrote:waynev wrote:I bought a pair(?) of the Hogue finger grips for my P12. Wow, what a difference they made. The gun felt good before the grips, but great afterward. It was like going from flannel drawers to silk.
how much did that add to the size of the griping area
Very little. The new grips replace the old ones, but they are one piece and add the finger grooves around the front of the magazine well.
Here are the grips for your gun.
http://www.hogueinc.com/getgrip/merchan ... =79&step=4
Re: para 14-45 LDA
Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 8:38 am
by htxred
lunchbox wrote:yeah i didnt think it was wider at the widest points just at the edges but i have a fat hand anyway
its no more grip that the M9 i had. one less round but its 45 over 9mm yeah even a demacrat can do that math
do you for some reason think .45acp is better then 9mm?
Re: para 14-45 LDA
Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 9:05 am
by DoubleJ
You mean it ain't?
jk, btw