Tamara
04-30-2011, 07:42 AM
So someone I know bought a Para LDA and is... (you may want to sit down here) ...having problems with it.
As you probably know, Paras use that proprietary "Power Extractor" which is like a giant AFTEC and uses a larger-than-normal extractor tunnel in the slide, ensuring that you can't fix the problem by replacing it with a quality aftermarket part. He's sent the gun back to Para twice for new extractors, and the gun is still a malfunctioning ball of fail.
When I pointed out to him that this did not surprise me at all, due to Para's notorious history of spotty QC, he remained staunchly supportive of the brand, stating that he had two other Paras that had fired several thousand rounds each without any issues, and this one must be a lemon.
This is a 33% failure rate he's experienced, yet he remains staunchly brand loyal. That's like finding a dead mouse baked inside every third donut at Krispy Kreme and giving it a pass as just a fluke.
And you'll find that repeated all across the internets with lots of brands, from Taurus revolvers to certain high-end 1911 manufacturers: "I've had (3,4,5) of them and only had to ship (1,2) back for repairs!"
Is there any other industry where these kind of failure rates are tolerated? I swear, normally you have to go to a battered women's shelter to find this kind of rationalization. "My Kel Tec isn't malfunctioning; I walked into a door. Honest!"
As you probably know, Paras use that proprietary "Power Extractor" which is like a giant AFTEC and uses a larger-than-normal extractor tunnel in the slide, ensuring that you can't fix the problem by replacing it with a quality aftermarket part. He's sent the gun back to Para twice for new extractors, and the gun is still a malfunctioning ball of fail.
When I pointed out to him that this did not surprise me at all, due to Para's notorious history of spotty QC, he remained staunchly supportive of the brand, stating that he had two other Paras that had fired several thousand rounds each without any issues, and this one must be a lemon.
This is a 33% failure rate he's experienced, yet he remains staunchly brand loyal. That's like finding a dead mouse baked inside every third donut at Krispy Kreme and giving it a pass as just a fluke.
And you'll find that repeated all across the internets with lots of brands, from Taurus revolvers to certain high-end 1911 manufacturers: "I've had (3,4,5) of them and only had to ship (1,2) back for repairs!"
Is there any other industry where these kind of failure rates are tolerated? I swear, normally you have to go to a battered women's shelter to find this kind of rationalization. "My Kel Tec isn't malfunctioning; I walked into a door. Honest!"