I have a Para Expert Carry with the 3.5" barrel, and I like it. Muzzle report and flip were surprisingly low - no more than my full sized 1911 to me. The Para magazines did not feed well, but when I switched to Wilson mags, all feeding/function problems went away. It IS a lower price range pistol, but is has a very good trigger. Glad I bought it. I got it for the smaller size, and it does conceal a little better than a full size 1911, considering the only difference is barrel/slide length. If I wanted to carry a 1911 "in the woods" - which I do a lot of the time - I would likely go full size.
