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Originally Posted by The Reaper
I bought the same pistol back when it was called the P-10.
This pistol is one of the smallest .45s made and operates barely on the bleeding edge of reliability. Things that a 1911 could shrug off and keep chugging will stop this pistol dead in its tracks.
Mine had a serious problem of not firing when the trigger was pulled, which my second gunsmith traced to a defective "Series 80" type firing pin block.
Since then, it has been reliable, but I didn't fully trust it anymore and the P-12 was not that much larger.
Many of the small parts on the Warthog are (or used to be) Metal Injection Molded, and are subject to early failure.
Finally, once Para was bought out by the same mega corporation that sucked up Remington, Marlin, etc., and their QC frankly went to shit. There were serious problems with the Para pistols, and particularly the magazines.
I would either return it, or BPT invest in some gunsmithing or new parts.
If you send it back to Para and it has modified or aftermarket parts in it already, they may deny warranty service. Even then, you should be able to get it repaired by any decent 1911 'smith.
Good luck, hermano!
TR
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If you dusted off a cobweb or two...I believe it was you who turned me on to the P2000 to begin with.
It has been, and to this day is, my favorite carry and fire weapon.
Much appreciated as always for words of wisdom - I do hope we will meet up soon.
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Primum non Nocere
"I have hung out in dangerous places a lot over the years, from combat zones to biker bars, and it is the weak, the unaware, or those looking for it, that usually find trouble.
Ain't no one getting out of this world alive. All you can do is try to have some choice in the way you go. Prepare yourself (and your affairs), and when your number is up, die on your feet fighting rather than on your knees. And make the SOBs pay dearly."
The Reaper-3 Sep 04
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