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Manufacturer
	Para USA, LLC More Info

About the Gun

The Pro Custom 14.45 is a full-size, high-capacity double-stack 1911-style single-action pistol. Stainless steel frame and slide wear a black IonBond PVD finish. It carries VZ Operator G10 grips, an ambidextrous thumb safety, adjustable target rear sight with fiber-optic front, match-grade ramped barrel, full-length guide rod, checkered front strap, and an oversized magazine well suited to competition handling.

Production

Production ran from 2013 through 2015.

Market value

MSRP at production was around $1,450. Current used market value for examples in good to very good condition ranges $800–$1,200.

Cartridge Specifications
Cartridge:	.45 Automatic
Alias:	.45 Automatic Colt Pistol (ACP)
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Analysis

Para-Ordnance developed the high-capacity double-stack 1911 concept in the late 1980s with conversion kits and began complete-pistol production in 1990, creating the P14-45 platform that retained the single-action 1911 system while doubling magazine capacity. The Pro Custom was introduced in 2013 as the competition variant of the 14.45 line, developed with input from IPSC World Champion Travis Tomasie. It combined hand-fitting, IonBond coating, G10 grips, adjustable sights, and other match features into a ready-to-run double-stack competition pistol. Manufacturing continued under Para USA in North Carolina until the brand was retired in early 2015 after the 2012 acquisition and subsequent integration into Remington Outdoor Company. Examples remain available on the used market and are sought by shooters who want high-capacity 1911 performance from the original double-stack pioneer.