Finally- a 1911 to call my own!

I've had a 45 caliber semi-automatic pistol already, the Ruger P345 that I sold last Christmas. It was a pretty nice gun but I never really fell in love with the double action/single action trigger that it was designed with. So selling it wasn't really a problem, except that it left me without a pistol in the caliber that God and John Moses Browning intended.

Until yesterday. Last Friday, on a lark, I stopped in at one of the local pawn shops that always seems to have a decent gun selection in their case. And there, down on the bottom shelf was a compact, stainless, single action 45 caliber pistol.

"Let me see that compact gun when you get a minute, please"

"Sure, here you go."

I had in my hand one of Para-Ordnance's Warthogs, and on first glance, it looked brand new. I looked a little closer, not a single mark on the feed ramp. The breech was completely clean, no dirt of any kind.

"I think this gun is brand new!"

"Yeah, I'm pretty certain it is new. I've got the box, all the paperwork and the original hang tag from Impact Guns."

"Let me give you some money and I'm putting this on lay-a-way, right now!"

So that's the story, I brought it home yesterday. It really is brand new and only seems to be missing the tiny allen wrench for locking the rear sight down. I bought it for more than $200 less than the original price from Impact Guns. Its a tiny little gun with a big hole in the grip for the double stacked, 10 round magazine. Its going to become my regular carry gun after I find the right holster for concealed carry on my rotund body. Right now, I'm leaning towards ome of these from Law Concealment Systems.

Now I need lots more ammo and an immediate trip to the range!