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Yes! Ltd = Limited. Nice gun! I’m trying to remember but I think Para bobbed the hammer on the latter ones. People kept trying to cock them like a revolver which would really damage the LDA mechanisms. Now it may be very difficult to find internals so just a heads up about cocking the hammer!

That looks like a Limited LDA to me! Front and rear cocking serrations, LPA rear sight but I cant tell if the front sight is dovetailed or not in the pic. A limited would have a dovetailed font sight. Its got the hex grip screws too. So it doesn't say Limited on the other side of the slide in cursive?

I don't know a lot about LDA's but if its a Limited it will have adjustable sights (LPA\Bomar style). I'm stretching my memory here but I thought on LDA's all the trigger pulls were the same. Kind of a very light double action and consistent on every pull. LDA stands for Light double action. I'm sure there are some people here that are more knowledgeable than I am on the LDA's. Also check out the Facebook group Para Ordnance Clubhouse. There are some or one person that used to work for PARA USA that can answer technical questions about LDA actions.

I wanted to give a great recommendation for anybody looking to have work done on their Para or really any 1911 type pistol. I just got my Para 18.9 Pro Custom back from being re-barreled by him. What a great experience. He put in a KKM 9mm bull barrel. The gun locks up really tight now, is more accurate than it was from the factory, and functions flawlessly. He's also really a nice person to deal with too. He spent all the time I wanted discussing the work and communicated the progress. If you're considering having work done, give Don Fraley at Advanced Weapons Technology a call. T

Congratulations!! Yes it will work. You need the one for the Billet grip https://infinity.mysparkpay.com/p/144-Billet-Grip-Trigger-Bow-Wide-Body.aspx I'm running the triggers in both my18.9 Pro Custom and my 16.40 Pro custom. One thing though, I'm running STI mags in my 18.9 and MBX in my 16.40 with no trouble. When I use some of my older Canadian mags, the trigger bow drags on the side of the mag when the mag is full and sometimes prevents it from resetting. When I shoot a few rounds out, this goes away but it is an issue if you are going to use old mags. I think one of the other guys here, that are using this trigger, solved this by taking a few thousands off the insides of the bow. I'm sure they will chime in. I also like the Guncraft flat trigger as its a tighter fit and has less up and down play but, its a bit too long and bothers me. I could just grind it down to my taste but the SV looks better so it staying.

Well then..That's out..

I'd like to try one on the Pro Custom mag or the new Remington mag..

pixfella58, are you putting the TF basepad on the older Para mags or the new Pro Custom mags?

So the current Dawson pads will fit the Remington/PC custom mags? That's a win!

Nice!! Now we just need TTI & Dawson to make some base pads that will give us 23-24 rounds... I suspect that will come now that Remington is starting to ship guns and mags.

Sweet! So you picked it up? Running out of the box?

I lucked out and my PC18.9 would take STI mags with no mods to the gun at all. My PC16.40 would not so I have MBX for that one.

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You can't go wrong there! On mine, I had the extractor tuned, feed ramp polished, I replaced my factory sear with an EGW and had a trigger job done to 2#'s. I originally put in a flat gun craft trigger but have since switched to an SVI billet grip trigger. I'm running a 9# recoil spring in my 9mm with low minor power factor loads an 12# in the .40. Both guns set up the same. I'd say shoot it and see if it gives you any trouble first and fix those issues. Probably polish the feed ramp, a trigger job, check extractor tension and then go bang away with it!! When these guns are set up they will run like champs!

I don't have any personal experience with the Remington 1911's but the new R1 Limited seems to be a rebranded 18.9 Pro Custom. I'm not sure about the quality of small parts they are using now, but it looks like they are still using EGW extractors and hammers. Looks like street price on a R1 Limited is $1100. I think I would be looking hard at one those instead of the Para at that price. Any part that was cheap or failed you would just replace with a higher end part anyway. FWIW I own and compete with a PC 18.9 and a PC 16.40 so I really like the guns. It's not a big change switching to the double stack. Yes the grip is bigger but all the same muscle memory skills are the same.