Para Model 1911 Ultra Compact
Hi,
I do not visit this forum very often, but I noticed that you are looking at the HOG series from Para. Before the Warthog and Night hog got their current names they were designated the Para P10-45 and P 10-45 NS. The difference is the night sights and I own an older Para P10-45 NS. There was no change to the weapon, just the name and some of the cosmetics and grips that are available. The P10-45 has a blue steel frame but a stainless barrel. I had my P10-45 NS out and did some range work just two weeks ago. Great little gun; all metal and thus heavy compared to an XD, but very easy to control while sending .45 ACP down the pipe.
For a Model 1911 Ultra Compact, this is a remarkably accurate gun. It has great balance and good "hand" (the way it feels in the hand). While my Mil-spec Springfield Model 1911 Ultra Compact Officer's Special has trouble with "discount factory rounds" (Federal American Eagle, Winchester in the white box - and the other factory discount rounds that have slight problems or defects), my Para will eat them all day long. (Mil-spec firearms often have failure to eject problems with inferior ammunition that expands beyond specification once fired and thus cannot be safely reloaded. That is what happened with my Springfield, the rounds got stuck in the chamber and only partially ejected. I had to pry them out of the chamber with my knife - ammo problem and not the gun's fault, but that little Para does not seem to care.)
I am by no means an expert marksman with a pistol, but using the FBI range qualification test, Phase I (the closer ranges, 6 at 9 feet, 12 at 15 feet, 12 at 21 feet, and using a B-27 target, I managed to shoot a 288 / 300 with the little P10-56 NS.
Best of luck with your decision.