PARA Offers Classic P14-45 in Stainless Steel
OutdoorHub Reporters 01.25.12
The classic PARA High Cap P14-45 pistol with its original extractor will now be available in stainless steel due to consumer demand. Building on the brand consumers love, the 2012 pistols have reverted back to the original cocking serrations and also come with a fiber-optic front sight that was unavailable in the 80s.
A Gunrating.com reviewer said, “I’ve put over 10,000 rounds through mine and I’ve never had a jam; not once,” and, “If you want the design, accuracy, reliability and enjoyment of a 1911, but don’t want to compromise on capacity. Para Ordnance is the one you take home.”
In the time that a few new designs have come out, including a model with a power extractor in 2004, consumers have spoken and have received what they asked for from the company. The pistol has since reverted further back to its roots, but stayed on top of the game as a modern gun. Take a look at this pistol next time you are at a dealer.
Original press released issued by PARA USA, released on January 25th, 2012:
The P14-45 is the pistol that rewrote the book on .45 ACP high capacity fire-power. You can always use more ammo…and the best place to have it is in the pistol in your hand. 1911 aficionados loved the stopping power of the .45 ACP cartridge and the great ergonomics of John Browning’s Government Model pistol but they yearned for the impressive magazine capacity of the Wonder Nines.
PARA’s introduction of the P14-45 solved that problem. Model 1911 pistol owners no longer had to compromise, and could enjoy an increase in magazine capacity-from 7 rounds to 14 rounds. But PARA did not stop with creating a high capacity 1911 frame. It improved the design at the same time.
The frame was redesigned with built-in plunger tubes and grip bushings, leaving no possibility of the loose or lost parts that plagued the old Model 1911 design. Frame wall thickness around the slide stop hole was made 20% greater for extra strength under stress. Always the quest at PARA has been to give its customers the best, so they incorporated a ramped barrel with supported chamber into the new pistol.
Last year PARA brought back its famous high capacity 1911 pistol. The return of this classic pistol at a great price was such a hit that PARA owners asked if they could get the P14-45 in Stainless. We listened and the P14-45 is now available in all weather stainless steel.
PARA P14-45 Stainless Specifications
- Model: P14-45 Stainless
- Product Code: P1445S
- Caliber: .45 ACP
- Capacity: 14 + 1
- Receiver: Stainless Steel
- Slide: Stainless Steel
- Action: Single-Action, Auto Loading
- Barrel: 5-inch Match Grade Stainless Steel with Integral Ramp
- Barrel Twist: 1:16 LH, 6 Grooves
- Sights: Fixed Rear Sight, Fiber Optic Front Sight
- Trigger: Competition type with over travel adjustment
- Hammer: Skelton for fast lock time
- Stocks: Ultra-thin Polymer
- Safeties: Slide Lock, Beaver Tail Grip Safety with Speed Bump and Firing Pin
- Magazines: Two 14-Round Expert Magazines
- Finish: Classic Brushed Stainless
- Weight: 40 ounces
- Length: 8.5 inches
- Height: 5.5 inches
- MSRP: $899
