Tony357 has an awesome conversion kit on his 1911. =)

Tony357 has an awesome conversion kit on his 1911. =)

 

But any of them will work on just about any 1911 right?

correct me if i am wrong, but isnt para a canadian company?

 

Para is now located in TN, FL and either NC or SC, I forget which. They were Canadian.

 

Megaman - my apologies :oops:

correct me if i am wrong, but isnt para a canadian company?

 

Para is now located in TN, FL and either NC or SC, I forget which. They were Canadian.

 

Megaman - my apologies :oops:

 

Mine was made in Florida. Megaman is a genious!

 

On a side note, I thought about the OD Green Springfield MilSpec one but the sights were horible, the mags where only 7 rounders and not 8, and it was over a hundred and fifty bucks more.

BTW, they have 22 conversion kits for all 1911's right?

 

 

Yes as stated above Kimber has one as does Sig I believe.

They work on most 1911's some better then others, for instance the Last shot slide hold open

will not work on the Taurus for some reason but it cycles well, I had the Kimber is was okay but

not all that accurate, better off getting a Ruger MKIII if you want a .22. I ended up selling my slide

and just stick with .45 out of it.

Don't be a wimp and just pony up the 1k bucks for a Dan Wesson you won't be disappointed!

 

If you are light on cash, why spend the $300 for a .22 conversion? Why not just get a .22lr pistol in addition to the 1911?

I have the advantage arms target model 1911 22 conversion with last round hold open..

I have the advantage arms target model 1911 22 conversion with last round hold open..

 

 

The kimber had it to, just does not work with the Taurus 1911's for some reason. :confusion-shrug:

I have the advantage arms target model 1911 22 conversion with last round hold open..

 

 

The kimber had it to, just does not work with the Taurus 1911's for some reason. :confusion-shrug:

 

 

does it work by hand when you operate the slide?

Not sure, it worked just fine on my Kimber though.

I think it had something to do with the Hammer placement on the Taurus, it's pretty

documented on line, I need to find it now.

BTW, they have 22 conversion kits for all 1911's right?

 

 

Yes as stated above Kimber has one as does Sig I believe.

They work on most 1911's some better then others, for instance the Last shot slide hold open

will not work on the Taurus for some reason but it cycles well, I had the Kimber is was okay but

not all that accurate, better off getting a Ruger MKIII if you want a .22. I ended up selling my slide

and just stick with .45 out of it.

 

 

In my humble opinion, a .22 kit on a .45 is a sin.

Use the .45 for what it was meant for. Kicking ass...

Right now I don't want to buy a dedicated .22 and my M&P doesn't have 1 for it yet, so nice to know the option is there for the 1911 if I do get one.

BTW, they have 22 conversion kits for all 1911's right?

 

 

Yes as stated above Kimber has one as does Sig I believe.

They work on most 1911's some better then others, for instance the Last shot slide hold open

will not work on the Taurus for some reason but it cycles well, I had the Kimber is was okay but

not all that accurate, better off getting a Ruger MKIII if you want a .22. I ended up selling my slide

and just stick with .45 out of it.

 

 

In my humble opinion, a .22 kit on a .45 is a sin.

Use the .45 for what it was meant for. Kicking a**...

 

The .22 kit is a great trainer for the 1911 platform,( in my humble opinion ) :mrgreen:

also no need for a permit, background check or nicks so you just saved 35 bucks.. thats two bricks of .22's complimentary 1000 rounds so to speak..

Check out STI. They make great 1911s. Their high end ones are super nice. They do make entry level 1911 models that are also awesome. This is the retail price. I bet you can get something in the high $500s.

http://www.dawsonprecision.com/ProductD ... 1161707138

 

By the way, I have never seen a Para that I've been impressed with. I really wanted to like the Para because I enjoyed shooting a friend's LDA (light double action) model. I thought it was a super cool concept. The construction quality made me think twice though. The thumb safety fell off and the frame to slide fit was not great. It just didn't have the feel of "quality" that you get when you pick up a Colt, STI, Dan Wesson, etc.

I have never seen a Para that I've been impressed with.

 

I thought it was just me, I also know of a few guy's who have had trouble with their 4 piece extractor snapping.

I would REALLY like to find a pre owned Taurus Pt1911 in Stainless ;0

I would REALLY like to find a pre owned Taurus Pt1911 in Stainless ;0

 

 

Your still going to drop about $550.00 to $650.00 for one, I believe the stainless Retail for over $700.00

The used hand gun market in NJ is like everything else over inflated.

I can get them new for 550-660.

I can get them new for 550-660.

 

 

That's an excellent in state price, only place that has them for that I know if is Bud's then there

is shipping, since there always is some sort of a charge from them regardless of what they say and then

transfer.

Well, I haven't seen it in state, but online (some delivered) and no tax, but do have the 42 transfer and nics fee.

i purchased my bling 1911 from buds, 504.00 + shipping and insurance, 525.00 at that point plus nics and transfer, gun ran just under 600.00....

 

 

heres one 45 acp blued nice gun at buds.. you should see if any of the vendors can match the price..

 

http://www.budsgunshop.com/catalog/prod ... s_id/27388

The Model Tony just posted is pretty well equipment and currently going for about $650.00 at a shop by me.

TJ get's some good prices on things but it's hard to beat buds since they order 50-100 of every thing they stock.

 

Tony was able to get a better price on a Henry rifle for me then bud's was offering, with tax and nics It was still

$10,00 cheaper.

I have never seen a Para that I've been impressed with.

 

I thought it was just me, I also know of a few guy's who have had trouble with their 4 piece extractor snapping.

Nope, you are not alone