Para-Ordnance Hi-Cap .45 ACP Pistols
Notes: These
pistols are derived from the M-1911A1 design.
They are basically an M-1911A1 with a widened grip to accept a two-column
staggered magazine of roughly double the capacity of the M-1911A1.
Several variants are available, for varying levels of concealments needs,
and all versions can be found in blue steel, stainless, or duotone finishes.
These weapons are reportedly popular with US and NATO special operations
troops, usually in a modified and tweaked form.
The Nite-TAC is
essentially a modernized and modified version of the steel-framed P-14-45.
In its Nite-TAC incarnation, the P-14-45 has an LDA action, is finished
completely in non-reflective Para-Kote Covert Black (except for the grip plates,
which are made from matte black plastic), a chamber-loaded indicator, a spurless
hammer, coarser cocking serrations, Para-Ordnance’s patented Power Extractor,
and a squared dust cover with an integral light rail.
(The drawback of the shaping of this rail is the requirement for a
special holster, even if no light or optic is mounted.)
The Nite-TAC has an extended slide lock and manual safety, and a grip
safety with increased mass to help ensure safety engagement.
Since the Nite-TAC is also available to civilians, it can be ordered with
a stainless steel finish if desired; however, the grip plates will still be
black.
Twilight 2000
Notes: The Nite-TAC is not available in the Twilight 2000 timeline as a
manufactured product, though similar versions of the P-x-45 series were modified
to similar specifications by either the units using them or Para-Ordnance
itself.
Weapon |
Ammunition |
Weight |
Magazines |
Price |
P-14-45 (Steel Frame) |
.45 ACP |
1.1 kg |
14 |
$407 |
P-14-45 (Alloy Frame) |
.45 ACP |
0.88 kg |
14 |
$409 |
P-13-45 (Steel Frame) |
.45 ACP |
1.02 kg |
13 |
$397 |
P-13-45 (Alloy Frame) |
.45 ACP |
0.79 kg |
13 |
$400 |
P-12-45 (Steel Frame) |
.45 ACP |
0.96 kg |
12 |
$389 |
P-12-45 (Alloy Frame) |
.45 ACP |
0.73 kg |
12 |
$392 |
P-10-45 (Steel Frame) |
.45 ACP |
0.68 kg |
10 |
$383 |
P-10-45 (Alloy Frame) |
.45 ACP |
0.53 kg |
10 |
$387 |
Nite-TAC |
.45 ACP |
1.13 kg |
14 |
$411 |
Weapon |
ROF |
Damage |
Pen |
Bulk |
SS |
Burst |
Range |
P-14-45 |
SA |
2 |
Nil |
1 |
3 |
Nil |
14 |
P-13-45 |
SA |
2 |
Nil |
1 |
3 |
Nil |
13 |
P-12-45 |
SA |
2 |
Nil |
1 |
3 |
Nil |
9 |
P-10-45 |
SA |
2 |
Nil |
1 |
4 |
Nil |
7 |
Nite-TAC |
SA |
2 |
Nil |
1 |
3 |
Nil |
14 |
Para-Ordnance .40SW Pistols
Notes: This is a
Para-Ordinance .45 ACP pistol in .40 Smith & Wesson caliber.
It is the same weapon, with different magazine capacities and different
calibers. They were made especially
for the American export market, where the .40SW caliber had become popular in
the years before. They are all
steel-framed, which was also popular with US civilians.
Weapon |
Ammunition |
Weight |
Magazines |
Price |
P-16-40 |
.40 Smith & Wesson |
1.1 kg |
16 |
$296 |
P-15-40 |
.40 Smith & Wesson |
1.02 kg |
15 |
$294 |
P-14-40 |
.40 Smith & Wesson |
0.96 kg |
14 |
$281 |
P-10-40 |
.40 Smith & Wesson |
0.53 kg |
10 |
$276 |
Weapon |
ROF |
Damage |
Pen |
Bulk |
SS |
Burst |
Range |
P-16-40 |
SA |
2 |
1-Nil |
1 |
2 |
Nil |
13 |
P-15-40 |
SA |
2 |
1-Nil |
1 |
3 |
Nil |
12 |
P-14-40 |
SA |
2 |
Nil |
1 |
3 |
Nil |
8 |
P-10-40 |
SA |
2 |
Nil |
1 |
4 |
Nil |
7 |
Para-Ordnance C-6-45 LDA
Notes:
This is described as the “world’s smallest DAO M-1911.”
It is a subcompact version of the C-x-45 series, small in stature but
heavy for its size to allow better control of the powerful .45 ACP cartridge.
The bobbed grip safety and hammerless design make it more concealable.
Twilight 2000
Notes: This weapon does not exist.
Weapon |
Ammunition |
Weight |
Magazines |
Price |
C-6-45 |
.45
ACP |
0.85 kg |
6 |
$220 |
Weapon |
ROF |
Damage |
Pen |
Bulk |
SS |
Burst |
Range |
C-6-45 |
SA |
2 |
Nil |
1 |
3 |
Nil |
7 |
Para-Ordnance C-7-45 LDA
Notes:
Also known as the Companion, the C-7-45 LDA is a compact version of the
P-7-45 LDA below. Aside from the
smaller size, the Companion has a spurless hammer and a bobbed grip safety to
further reduce its profile. The
only real problem with the Companion is that its grip is so narrow that those
with large hands have problems holding it.
Twilight 2000
Notes: This weapon does not exist.
Ammunition |
Weight |
Magazines |
Price |
|
C-7-45 LDA |
.45
ACP |
0.91 kg |
7 |
$389 |
Weapon |
ROF |
Damage |
Pen |
Bulk |
SS |
Burst |
Range |
C-7-45 LDA |
SA |
2 |
Nil |
1 |
3 |
Nil |
9 |
Para-Ordnance Colonel
Notes: This
pistol, new for 2005, is a continuation of Para-Ordnance’s LDA line.
It is a high-capacity, mid-sized .45 ACP pistol with a match-quality
ramped barrel with a guide rod and a spurred competition hammer.
The sights are fixed and of the three-dot variety (with white dots), and
low-mounted and dovetailed into the slide so they can be removed and replaced if
desired. The Colonel is largely
made from steel, and finished in what Para-Ordnance calls “Spec Ops” green
slide, green frame, black grip panels, black controls, matte metal trigger.
Of course, it has the improvements that the LDA features bring to the
pistol.
Twilight 2000
Notes: This pistol in not available in the Twilight 2000 timeline.
Ammunition |
Weight |
Magazines |
Price |
|
Colonel |
.45
ACP |
1.05 kg |
10,
14 |
$400 |
Weapon |
ROF |
Damage |
Pen |
Bulk |
SS |
Burst |
Range |
Colonel |
SA |
2 |
Nil |
1 |
3 |
Nil |
12 |
Para-Ordnance GI Series
Notes: Para’s GI
Series are meant to be what the military M-1911 might have become if development
continued over time; at the same time, the GI Series is made to appeal to target
shooters and civilians in general.
The “base” GI, the GI Expert, looks like an M-1911A1 that has been finished in
black and has had a few new features added.
And there have been – dovetailed 3-dot-type sights (using white dots), a
match-quality trigger (with trimmed weight) and hammer (loop-type with a spur),
polymer grips plates which are checkered for grip, and a finely-checkered
frontstrap and backstrap. Like the
M-1911, the GI Expert has a slide lock, an internal firing lock that prevents
accidental discharges if the GI Expert is bumped or dropped, a grip safety, and
a manual safety. The ejection port
is lowered and flared for positive extraction, and Para’s standard PXT extractor
aids case ejection even more. The
magazine well is beveled to ease reloading.
Most of the GI Expert is made of carbon steel, with the Covert Black Para
Kote finish; an alternate version of the GI Expert is the same weapon, but with
a stainless steel frame and slide, finished in a clear weatherproof coating.
The barrel and some other crucial parts are, however, made of stainless
steel. The 5-inch barrel is
match-quality and bushingless.
Magazines made for the GI Expert have a removable base pad, but other 1911-type
magazines of roughly the same capacity will also work.
The GI LTC is a
commander-sized version of the GI Expert.
The finish is nitride and anodized, with checkered Cocobolo grip panels.
The same hammer as the GI Expert is used, but with an extended
beavertail; in addition, there is a bump at the top of the grip safety for
positive engagement. The sights
consist of a fiberoptic front and a 2-dot rear sight, both dovetailed in.
The slide and the working parts are of carbon steel, the barrel of
stainless steel, and most of the rest is made of light alloy.
The barrel is 4.25 inches long.
Most of the other features are as per the GI Expert.
Weapon |
Ammunition |
Weight |
Magazines |
Price |
GI
Expert |
.45
ACP |
1.11 kg |
8 |
$409 |
GI
LTC |
.45
ACP |
0.79 kg |
8 |
$404 |
Weapon |
ROF |
Damage |
Pen |
Bulk |
SS |
Burst |
Range |
GI Expert |
SA |
2 |
1-Nil |
1 |
3 |
Nil |
15 |
GI LTC |
SA |
2 |
Nil |
1 |
4 |
Nil |
12 |
Para-Ordnance P-7-45 LDA
Notes:
The LDA (Light Duty Automatic) version of the P-x-45 series of pistols is
designed to be a compact version of those pistols.
The modifications consist of a narrower grip and stronger materials.
It is also tweaked for more reliable operation.
Twilight 2000
Notes: This weapon does not exist.
Ammunition |
Weight |
Magazines |
Price |
|
P-7-45 LDA |
.45
ACP |
1.13 kg |
7 |
$404 |
Weapon |
ROF |
Damage |
Pen |
Bulk |
SS |
Burst |
Range |
P-7-45 LDA |
SA |
2 |
Nil |
1 |
3 |
Nil |
14 |
Para-Ordnance Black
Watch Companion
Notes: This
variant of the LDA series uses the same Light Double Action (LDA) trigger
system. The LDA trigger has a
strong, smooth pull for about 13 millimeters of its travel, and then breaks at a
light touch of 4.5 pounds thereafter.
This makes the trigger pull, and therefore shots, very consistent (once
you get used to it). The Black
Watch Companion incorporates a number of safety features over the standard
1911-type pistol, from a grip safety which locks both the hammer and slide
(meaning it’s practically impossible for it to fire if dropped or bumped), an
inertia firing pin, a firing pin lock, a spring-loaded firing pin which is
slightly shorter than its tunnel (something John Browning actually included in
his first design for the M-1911, but dropped as too complicated), and the
standard manual safety and slide lock.
Construction is largely of stainless steel with a shiny ParaKote finish
(black for the slide and controls, dark gray for the frame).
The grip plates are a deep red-brown.
The barrel is coned instead of using a bushing.
Twilight 2000
Notes: This pistol does not exist in the Twilight 2000 timeline.
Weapon |
Ammunition |
Weight |
Magazines |
Price |
Black Watch Companion |
.45
ACP |
0.91 kg |
7 |
$392 |
Weapon |
ROF |
Damage |
Pen |
Bulk |
SS |
Burst |
Range |
Black Watch Companion |
SA |
2 |
Nil |
1 |
3 |
Nil |
9 |
Para-Ordnance OPS
Notes: This
compact .45 ACP pistol is slightly larger than the Warthog, but still quite a
small package, with only a 3.5-inch barrel.
It normally uses an Officers Model-size magazine (6 rounds), but can also
use a special 7-round magazine designed for it.
The OPS has the now-standard Para-Ordnance Power Extractor for more
reliable extraction and case ejection.
The frame is of stainless steel, finished in a brushed metal style and
having a slightly “frosted” appearance.
The sights are very low-profile, snagless, and of the three-dot type,
small yet functional. The ejection
port is flared and enlarged to further increase reliability.
The slide cocking grips are of the “Griptor” style, a type of scalloped
surface developed by Para-Ordnance for small pistols.
The barrel is heavy, coned, and needs no bushing.
The trigger is black and skeletonized.
The grip panels are very thin plastic with a cocobolo surface.
The hammer is a loop hammer of the “Commander” type, and the grip safety
is designed for a positive grip and engagement.
Twilight 2000
Notes: This pistol is not available in the Twilight 2000 timeline.
Weapon |
Ammunition |
Weight |
Magazines |
Price |
OPS |
.45
ACP |
0.91 kg |
6,
7 |
$227 |
Weapon |
ROF |
Damage |
Pen |
Bulk |
SS |
Burst |
Range |
OPS |
SA |
2 |
Nil |
1 |
3 |
Nil |
9 |
Para-Ordnance Para Carry
Notes:
This is a mid-sized .45 ACP pistol, based on the M-1911, but featuring
Para-Ordnance’s new Para-Power extractor for greater reliability.
The Para Carry is built almost entirely of stainless steel, which makes
for an attractive weapon as well as increasing the weight (and therefore
reducing barrel jump). Instead of
front strap checkering (which can scrape the fingers after a long day of
firing), the Para Carry has a ribbed “finger groove” front strap surface that
provides a good grip. The Para
Carry is sold with its own 6-round magazines, but can use any 1911-type
single-stack magazine. Barrels are
3 inches long to Commander-length.
The CCW
(Concealed Carry Weapon) is a mini-1911 introduced in 2003 as the largest pistol
in the Carry Option family. It is meant to provide a compromise between
firepower and concealability. Despite this, it has the same magazine capacity as
a standard 1911, though it’s magazines are double-stack and a 1911’s magazine
will not fit into a CCW. The frontstrap is ribbed, walnut grip plates are
checkered. The beavertail is abbreviated, and the grip safety has a positive
engagement bump.
More often known
simply as the CCO, the Companion Carry Option is a slightly larger version of
the Para Carry, with an LDA (Light Double-Action) trigger system and their
patented Power Extractor (PXT). The
LDA system means that a lighter touch is needed for the first (double-action)
shot than is normal for double-action pistols.
The CCO has a grip safety, thumb safety, and slide lock.
The frontstrap has Para-Ordnance’s Griptor ribbed finish, and the
backstrap is checkered at 20 lpi.
Sharp edges are largely dehorned, and the beavertail is practically nonexistent.
Construction is almost entirely of stainless steel.
Grip panels are made from a synthetic material that Para-Ordnance calls
Para Laminate. The sights are
fixed, but dovetailed, and are of the three-dot type.
The barrel is a bull barrel 3.5 inches long.
Despite the small size, the CCO’s weight makes recoil manageable.
In early 2006,
Para-Ordnance began offering versions of the Para Carry and CCO chambered for
.45 GAP cartridge, which is growing in popularity.
The Para Carry GAP is essentially the same in construction as the
standard Para Carry, but is finished in Covert Black Para Kote, which is a deep
non-reflective finish with anticorrosion properties.
The Companion Carry GAP (CCG) is the .45 GAP counterpart of the CCO, and
also uses the Covert Black Para Kote finish.
Of course, there are some differences – mainly in the size (due to the
shorter .45 GAP cartridge) and the mechanics of firing the .45 GAP round, as
well as changes to the sights due to the somewhat different ballistics.
Twilight
2000 Notes: These pistols do not exist in the Twilight 2000 timeline.
Ammunition |
Weight |
Magazines |
Price |
|
Para Carry |
.45
ACP |
0.85 kg |
6,
7 |
$221 |
Para CCW |
.45
ACP |
0.85 kg |
7 |
$399 |
Para Carry GAP |
.45
GAP |
0.82 kg |
6,
7 |
$194 |
Para CCO |
.45
ACP |
0.85 kg |
7 |
$227 |
Para CCG |
.45
GAP |
0.88 kg |
7 |
$200 |
Weapon |
ROF |
Damage |
Pen |
Bulk |
SS |
Burst |
Range |
Para Carry |
SA |
2 |
Nil |
1 |
4 |
Nil |
7 |
Para CCW |
SA |
2 |
Nil |
1 |
4 |
Nil |
12 |
Para Carry GAP |
SA |
2 |
Nil |
1 |
4 |
Nil |
7 |
Para CCO |
SA |
2 |
Nil |
1 |
4 |
Nil |
9 |
Para CCG |
SA |
2 |
Nil |
1 |
3 |
Nil |
9 |
Para-Ordnance PXT LTC
Notes: This
weapon is one of Para-Ordnance’s versions of the “Commander” concept, being a
smaller version of their M-1911 clones, with the new Power Extractor that makes
the pistol much more reliable by making extraction more reliable.
The PXT LTC is built entirely of steel, with the Para Kote Regal finish
that is highly resistant to corrosion and is also gives the pistol a very
attractive matte black finish. The
controls are in stainless steel and make a nice contrast as well as making them
easy to find. The Cocobolo grip
plates are held in place by hex screws, which are also finished in stainless
steel. Sights are of the 3-dot
pattern. The barrel is match grade
and ramped, as well as having a solid bushing.
Twilight 2000
Notes: This weapon does not exist.
Weapon |
Ammunition |
Weight |
Magazines |
Price |
PXT LTC |
.45
ACP |
1.05 kg |
7 |
$401 |
Weapon |
ROF |
Damage |
Pen |
Bulk |
SS |
Burst |
Range |
PXT LTC |
SA |
2 |
Nil |
1 |
3 |
Nil |
12 |
Para-Ordnance PXT SA
Long Slide Limited
Notes: This
limited-edition version of the .45 ACP version of the PXT Single-Action is
distinguished by its 6-inch match-quality barrel, along with the extended slide
to house the barrel. Designed for
handgun hunting, the Long Slide has a bright fiberoptic front sight coupled with
a micrometer-adjustable rear sight.
The hammer is a loop hammer, but textured for easy thumb-cocking.
The magazine well is flared for easy reloading, and the issue magazine
extends below the end of the butt as to form a finger stop.
Construction is almost entirely of stainless steel, with the front of the
dust cover, front and rear cocking grooves, skeletonized trigger, and backstrap
being finished in black; in addition, the polymer grip plates are also black, as
is the rear sight and the post for the front sight.
Twilight 2000
Notes: The Long slide does not exist in the Twilight 2000 timeline.
Weapon |
Ammunition |
Weight |
Magazines |
Price |
Long Slide |
.45
ACP |
1.16 kg |
10,
14 |
$419 |
Weapon |
ROF |
Damage |
Pen |
Bulk |
SS |
Burst |
Range |
Long Slide |
SA |
2 |
2-Nil |
1 |
3 |
Nil |
18 |
Para-Ordnance SSP
Notes: The SSP
goes full circle for Para-Ordnance – they started making copies of the M-1911A1,
then went to high-capacity versions of the M-1911A1 and versions in different
calibers, and the SSP is a highly-improved version of the M-1911A1 with
single-action and a single-column magazine.
The SSP features Para-Ordnance’s new Para-Power extractor, which is a
far-more reliable version of the extractor on the M-1911A1 and many other
pistols. This extractor greatly
reduces the chance of feed failures and extraction failures such as stovepipes.
Of course, the SSP also has the standard 3-red-dot sights and
Commander-type hammer. Finish is
largely black over stainless steel, but there are a number of bright stainless
accents including the hammer, grip safety, thumb safety, magazine release and
slide stop. The Para logo on the
grips is done in gold. The
frontstrap does not have checkering or texturing.
The SSP has a full length guide rod, but is easily as easy to strip and
reassemble as a 1911 with a short guide rod, but a bushing wrench
is required.
It also has a ramped barrel. It does have name-brand adjustable sights,
only simple three-dot sights. The
SSP has the standard grip safety (one almost can’t sell a 1911 without one these
days), a manual safety, and a passive firing pin block.
The magazine well is beveled.
Some complaints
have been made about the issue magazines; they have a polymer follower and on
feeding the last round, the follower tends to project a bit too far up, leading
to jamming.
Twilight 2000
Notes: This weapon does not exist.
Ammunition |
Weight |
Magazines |
Price |
|
SSP |
.45
ACP |
1.13 kg |
7 |
$409 |
Weapon |
ROF |
Damage |
Pen |
Bulk |
SS |
Burst |
Range |
SSP |
SA |
2 |
Nil |
1 |
3 |
Nil |
14 |
Para-Ordnance Stealth
Carry
Notes: This is
part of the LDA series; it is a small, lightweight .45 ACP pistol very well
suited for concealed carry and backup shooting, with its short, coned barrel,
stainless steel frame finished in a black finish which Para-Ordnance calls
“Stealth,” adjustable Novak Extreme Duty rear sight and white-dot front sight
dovetailed into the slide, “hammerless” design, and virtually no grip safety
spur. In fact, there are virtually
no protruding surfaces on the Stealth Carry, except for the sights and the
vestigial grip safety spur. The
grip safety has a bump on it to make sure it engages properly due to its short
length. The grips are checkered
polymer, and the frontstrap has a ribbed surface called “Griptor” by
Para-Ordnance.
Twilight 2000
Notes: The Stealth Carry does not exist in the Twilight 2000 timeline.
Weapon |
Ammunition |
Weight |
Magazines |
Price |
Stealth Carry |
.45
ACP |
0.85 kg |
6 |
$226 |
Weapon |
ROF |
Damage |
Pen |
Bulk |
SS |
Burst |
Range |
Stealth Carry |
SA |
2 |
Nil |
1 |
4 |
Nil |
9 |
Para-Ordnance TAC-S LDA
Notes: A further
improvement of the LDA series, the TAC-S LDA features all the improvements of
the LDA series, such as a one-piece feed ramp, the multiple safeties,
double-action operation, improved extraction, etc.
The TAC-S LDA also has an extended thumb safety, special combat sights, a
larger grip safety, a lowered and flared ejection port to improve extraction,
and a beveled magazine well to facilitate quick reloading.
The hammer is bobbed to such a point that it almost appears concealed.
The TAC-S LDA is also equipped with the Para-Power Extractor, further
improving extraction. The TAC-S LDA
has what Para-Ordnance calls the “Spec Ops” finish – an olive-drab version of
the Para-Kote. The TAC-S LDA comes
with black checkered plastic grips, but one bought from the factory also comes
with an alternate set of brown cocobolo grips with a gold-plated Para-Ordnance
seal.
The 1911 Black
Ops is a further development of the TAC-S LDA.
The Black Ops is slightly heavier than the TAC-S LDA, and the precision,
match-quality 5-inch bushingless barrel of the Black Ops gives it a slight edge
in range. The Black Ops is made of all-stainless steel, and finished entirely in
dark gray, using a finish called by Para-Ordnance Ion Bond.
The grips are G-10 rubber grip plates, which are heavily but carefully
textured for a sure grip. The
frontstrap is finely checkered, and the backstrap is checkered to a bit less of
a dpi. The hammer is a loop-type
hammer, and the grip safety uses a raised bump to ensure positive engagement.
The controls are ambidextrous – there is a manual safety, magazine
release, and slide lock on each side of the Black Ops.
The sights are by Trijicon; they are fixed, but there are tritium inlays
on both sights, forming a 3-dot sight picture. The Black Ops has a rail under
the dust cover for a light or laser aiming module (or other accessories). Note
that unlike the TAC-S LDA, the Black Ops is a single-action pistol.
Twilight 2000
Notes: This pistol does not exist in the Twilight 2000 timeline.
Ammunition |
Weight |
Magazines |
Price |
|
TAC-S LDA |
.45
ACP |
1.05 kg |
7 |
$400 |
Black Ops |
.45
ACP |
1.11 kg |
8 |
$409 |
Weapon |
ROF |
Damage |
Pen |
Bulk |
SS |
Burst |
Range |
TAC-S LDA |
SA |
2 |
Nil |
1 |
3 |
Nil |
12 |
Black Ops |
SA |
2 |
1-Nil |
1 |
3 |
Nil |
15 |
Para-Ordnance TAC-Five
LDA
Notes: One of
the latest members of Para-Ordnance’s LDA series, The TAC-Five has all the
features and improvements of the LDA-type pistols.
The TAC-Five is intended to be a tactical pistol for military and police
entry teams and the like (but available to civilians).
It is a pistol with a very-high capacity magazine, higher than most
pistols you will find these days, and yet it still fits entirely within the grip
since it sits high inside the weapon when it is loaded.
Like all Para-Ordnance pistols, the TAC-Five is a highly-modified
1911-type pistol, and has the inherent reliability of the M-1911A1 and
Para-Ordnance pistols. The TAC-Five
has cocking serration grips at the back and front of the slide, which are wide
and easier to grip than those of most 1911-type pistols.
The grip safety is of the bobtail type, instead of being a long and wide
beavertail; this does dehorn the weapon to a large extent, but also means that a
positive grip by the shooter is essential.
The hammer is likewise bobbed, projecting only when the weapon is cocked,
and it can be difficult to cock the hammer manually, but it does make “hammer
bite” virtually impossible and further dehorns the TAC-Five.
The magazine well is beveled using a wide magazine funnel, and inserting
a magazine is easy even in the dark or without looking.
This funnel also acts as a grip extension.
The front strap has vertical serrations to aid in gripping the weapon (as
the grip is rather wide). The
backstrap has fine checkering as 30 lpi.
The TAC-Five’s barrel is of stainless steel and the bore is chromed; the
feed ramp is integral to the barrel breech, is also of stainless steel, and is
highly-polished. The barrel is 5
inches long and crowned; it is not coned, but it is flared somewhat.
In addition to a manual safety and the grip safety, the TAC-Five also has
a visual and tactile chamber-loaded indicator.
Finish is matte black. The
rear sight is a Novak Extreme Duty adjustable sight, and the front sight has a
white dot to aid in aiming.
Twilight
2000 Notes: The TAC-Five is not available in the Twilight 2000 timeline.
Weapon |
Ammunition |
Weight |
Magazines |
Price |
TAC-Five LDA |
9mm
Parabellum |
1.06 kg |
18 |
$251 |
Weapon |
ROF |
Damage |
Pen |
Bulk |
SS |
Burst |
Range |
TAC-Five LDA |
SA |
1 |
Nil |
1 |
2 |
Nil |
12 |
Para-Ordnance Hawg
Series
Notes: The
first member of this series, the Warthog, is billed by Para-Ordnance as the
“world’s smallest high-capacity .45 ACP pistol,” and is does manage to stuff a
pretty good amount of rounds into a rather small package.
The Warthog is a small black-finished pistol can be a bit difficult to
shoot, particularly to those with large hands.
The magazine has a flare at the bottom front to curl the little finger
around to help stabilize the weapon.
The Warthog also has the new Para-Power Extractor that gives the pistol
more positive extraction. Most of
the pistol is made of aluminum alloy and is very light.
At its heart, though, the Warthog is a tiny version of its M-1911
ancestor. A variant of the Warthog,
the Nite Hawg (also known as the Stealth Hawg) is finished completely in
non-reflective black, to include the magazines. A further variant of the Nite
Hawg, the Lite Hawg, is equipped with a short MIL-STD-1913 rail under the dust
cover and luminous 3-dot sights. It
is otherwise identical to the Warthog, except for a slight cost difference.
Another version, the Slim Hawg, uses a single-stack magazine to further
reduce size and make it easier to conceal.
For game purposes, the Slim Hawg is otherwise identical to the Warthog.
The Hawg-9 is a
modified form of the Warthog, designed to fire 9mm Parabellum instead of .45
ACP. It retains the same basic
shape and construction of the Warthog, with appropriate changes necessary to
fire 9mm Parabellum. Since the
“Hawg” series was originally designed for .45 ACP, the Hawg-9 is capable of
firing even the most powerful 9mm Parabellum rounds, such as +P and ++P loads.
The Super Hawg
sort of turns the original Hawg concept around – it’s a longslide pistol, rather
than the compact pistol the rest of the Hawg series is.
It’s essentially a different pistol, though I have included it here since
Para-Ordnance regards it as part of the Hawg series.
The Super Hawg uses a 6-inch barrel, with a stainless steel frame and
slide. It uses the same PXT
extractor (virtually all Para-Ordnance pistols these days do), but the trigger
guard is not squared off, and the trigger is skeletonized.
The rear sight is a target adjustable
sight, and the front sight has a fiberoptic inlay.
The frontstrap and the cocobolo grip plates are finely checkered.
High-capacity and single-stack versions are available.
Twilight 2000
Notes: This weapon does not exist in the Twilight 2000 timeline.
Ammunition |
Weight |
Magazines |
Price |
|
Warthog |
.45
ACP |
0.68 kg |
10 |
$223 |
9mm
Parabellum |
0.68 kg |
10,
12 |
$142 |
|
Lite Hawg |
.45
ACP |
0.68 kg |
10 |
$224 |
Lite Hawg |
9mm
Parabellum |
0.68 kg |
10,
12 |
$143 |
Slim Hawg |
.45
ACP |
0.68 kg |
6 |
$220 |
Super Hawg |
.45
ACP |
1.13 kg |
8 |
$253 |
Super Hawg |
.45
ACP |
1.16 kg |
10,
14 |
$256 |
Weapon |
ROF |
Damage |
Pen |
Bulk |
SS |
Burst |
Range |
Warthog |
SA |
2 |
Nil |
1 |
4 |
Nil |
7 |
Hawg-9 |
SA |
1 |
Nil |
1 |
3 |
Nil |
6 |
Super Hawg |
SA |
2 |
1-Nil |
1 |
3 |
Nil |
18 |