I don't own one, but have followed Para for several years on a couple of 1911 forums and here on THR.
The GI Expert was one of the first designs to come from Para after their move from Canada to North Carolina. I don't know if the move had anything to do with it, but the forums have been pretty brutal to the GI Expert.
When based in Canada, the SSP and LDA models, and even the double stacks had somewhat of a loyal (if not niche) following, in spite of the design departures from the traditional 1911. These pistols all had some "oddity" from ramped barrels, to the PXT extractor, to the LDA trigger, to the wide body frame. All took hits from the traditionalists, but the owners generally had good things to say about them. The more traditional GI Expert, not so much.