I owned a Para Ordinance and shot it a good bit - it was completely reliable and the thick grip didn't get in the way. I have big hands, and the grips themselves are a paper thin veneer, so it all balances out. They do not have the bomb proof solid structure of a real 1911 though - there is at least one long, fragile spring in the grip that had me thinking "Murphy" when I saw it. But people swear by them.
The older I get, the more I wonder why anyone needs more than a WW2 style 1911 with a 7 round magazine. Is your home REALLY going to be invaded by a squad of VCR thieves??
Fair point- BUT- as the Limey Major said in one of my all=time favorite movies (The Bridge on the River Kwai)-- "There's always the unexpected, isn't there"-- If some gang-banger has left my house and is running away across the lawn with my VCR, or even a 6-pack of Guiness that he has stolen, he gets away scott-free- that ain't self-defense in my book- but if a whacked out druggie breaks in, he will die in the doorway to my bedroom- and I want more than 7 rounds- "Use enough gun"- and carry enough ammo-- words of wisdom!!
