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I just received a LTC Tac from Bud's. This is a premium pistol. The fit and finish are excellent. It has all the features I look for, checking on the front strap, a mag funnel, fiber front site (which appears to a Dawson), adjustable rear site (may or may not be a Dawson), and a full length 1-piece guide rod. It came with FIVE magazines!! Yes, I said 5 mags. They appear to be ACT mags, with aluminum base pages and numbered witness holes. The slide to frame fit is tight, but not too tight. The firing pin stop is nicely contoured for smooth operation.

I shot 250+ rounds of 5 different types of ammo, all 230 gn, with a mix of hardball and hollow points. As you would expect, the hardball ran flawlessly. Remington hollow points ran without incident as well. Winchester hollow points had some issues loading. It looks like the hollow is slightly jagged and much bigger than the Remington, so some were getting snagged. I had no failures to extract or stove pipes.

It was difficult to get the 8th round loaded into some of the mags, which made it very difficult to rack the slide. I tired Wilson ETM mags and they worked fine. I expect the Para mags will loosen up.

I shot from 10 yards out to 20 yards off hand, and the gun is more accurate than me. With my hand loads, I was able to put 5 out of 8 shots through 1 jagged hole from 20. I really like adjustable sights and I had to adjust these. All my initial hits were left, which is typical for me. A couple of clicks allowed me to zero in.

The trigger pull weight came in at 3 3/4 lbs before I started shooting. It dropped to 3 1/2 after 250 rounds. I expect it to drop another 1/4 -1/2 lb after more shooting.

The only negatives I have are the stocks and the fact it has a series 80 type firing bin block. The grips are VG G-10 with a very aggressive texture. I thought I liked aggressive grips, but they were tearing my hands up. I was going to swap them out, but I took a file to them and they are much better now. I guess it is better have very a rough texture that you smooth, then grips that are slippery. You can tailor these grips to meet your needs. I had no issues with the series 80, but it bugs me knowing I have extra (maybe unnecessary) parts in the ignition system.

In case you couldn't tell, I like this gun. I have 3 other 1911s, all full size Kimber and STI, so this is my first Commander and Para. The Para is equal or better in quality to both other brands.

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