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Para-Ordnance "Tactical-Duty" SSP .45 Auto
GUN WORLD, January 2007
"Well, the world is full of 5-inch, single-stack 1911s. Many are very good, some not so good. About all I can say is that this Tactical Duty SSP is a very good one indeed, so good that I am left to wonder why some people feel a need to spend three times as much for similar pistols that can’t do too much better." - Jan Libourel
The C6.45 LDA: Major Micro
GUNS & AMMO, August 2001
"This is a serious little carry piece, no doubt about it. It's got Novak-type three-dot combat sights, an ambidextrous safety and nicely fitted checkered walnut grips." - Guns & Ammo Staff
Para-Ordnance Torture Test
HANDGUNS, July 2001
"I’m a believer now! When Para-Ordnance developed the LDA (Light Double Action) for the 1911, I dismissed it as just another gimmick for an excellent gun. An answer to a nonexistent question. After looking at the way it was built, I also didn’t think the LDA design would hold up to any amount of extensive use... Well, after 5,000 rounds in three days, I’m a convert." - Walt Rauch
Handgun of the Year: Para-Ordnance LDA
Guns & Ammo, March 2000
"More than another 1911 clone, Para-Ord’s LDA (Light Double Action) has—in a single trigger stroke—dealt with the most commonly perceived draw back to The Greatest Pistol Ever Designed. Namely, how to carry one ready for action without keeping it cocked and locked." - Guns & Ammo Staff
Millennium Light Sabre
HANDGUNS, January 2000
"The sample 14•45 LDA left me with the impression that here is a handgun that takes the best of a revolver and the best of an autoloading pistol and combines them into a handgun that is more than either alone." - Kerby C. Smith
Para-Ordnance Goes Double Action
GUNS & AMMO, December 1998
"Was the trigger really as light as it felt? We continued to empty the magazine, and it was only when we lowered the piece and inspected it that we discovered that all subsequent shots had been double-action also. The pull was so light that it felt like a long SA. We had never experienced anything quite like it." - Garry James and Jeff John
The Shooter's Jury: Para P14 Signature
GUNS & AMMO, January 1998
"The P14 Signature represents a compatible marriage between the accuracy of a target gun and the ruggedness and reliability of a combat piece. It’s a great execution of a great design chambered for a great cartridge. What else do you want?" - Guns & Ammo Staff
Para-Ordnance's Super Sub Compact P10
GUNS & AMMO, January 1997
"The P10 is no larger than the typical small-frame .38 "snub" revolver or an average-size .380 auto, yet it should prove a far more effective fighting handgun by virtue of its capacity and power." - Jan Libourel
The Para-Ordnance Saga
GUNS & AMMO, June 1996
"One firm that has definitely made its mark in less than seven years of handgun manufacture is the Canadian firm Para-Ordnance. This is the company that pioneered the high-capacity versions of the 1911 pistol design and is today producing a line of first-quality pistols that have established themselves among the first favorites of many knowledgeable handgunners." - Jan Libourel
First Look: Para-Ordnance P16.40
GUNS & AMMO, March 1995
"This New Single-Action 1911-Style Shooter Is Already Proving To Be A Top Competition Gun And Promises To Be Aces For Defense Work." - Garry James
Para-Ordnance P13.45
GUNS & AMMO, May 1994
"I found the gun’s trigger pull to be crisp and relatively takeup and overtravel free, with the poundage coming in at a pleasing five, even." - Garry James