VERN HUMPHREY wrote in a message to ROY J. TELLASON:

RJT>RJT>Looks like that ugly gun ban is gonna die and not be resurrected,
RJT>RJT>how 'bout that?!

RJT> VH> Dang!  I'll have to buy that Para Ordnance P14.45 after all! :-)

RJT>What is that?  I think I've heard of the brand,  but am not
RJT>familiar with t
RJT>specific piece you mention here...

 VH> The Para Ordnance company made the first "wide body" M1911-types. 
 VH> This is the basic .45 automatic with a double-stack magazine.  The
 VH> name says it all -- a genuine Browning M1911 design (but with a
 VH> ramped barrel) and a magazine capacity of 14 rounds of .45 ACP.

 VH> A little clever slimming of the grip panels makes it about the same
 VH> thickness as a standard, "Single-stack" M1911.

 VH> Para Ordnance guns have a good reputation, too -- in terms of
 VH> workmanship, materials, accuracy and reliability.

Hm.  I'm going to have to take a look at that one.  I don't mind a large
grip,  and in fact one of the reasons I bought the Taurus 9mm I did was
because of the large grip (I have pretty large hands).  Never thought about
a .45 double-stacker...

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