I have a buddy who uses his Paras in IPSC and he's never had a problem. He's d@mn good at that game, too, so I trust his opinion. (He's the one who turned me on to the S&W 908 as a primo CCW choice.) He's let me shoot one of his Paras- I don't remember the model - and it was nice enough. Not nice enough to make me give up on my trusty Colt Combat Commander, though.