Rock Island 9mm

[rado]

I caught the 1911 bug ,must have slipped in with the COVID stuff  lol

 Was thinking .45 but I have 2 9mm and stash of 9mm with no .45. So to me 9mm makes sense.

Saw the 1911 RIA  at the local shop with matt finish and  man looks good . 

So  looking for   anyone who has  or used RIA guns any  cal. on fit ,finish reliability etc  The price  is real good and  not planning on it as a CCW, I use my Shield 999.9% of the time

 Thanks

Rich

[taffin]

THE NUMBER ONE PRODUCER OF 1911s IS THE PHILLIPINES. RIA IMPORTS THEIR 1911s FROM THEM. GOOD QUALITY. REASONABLE PRICE. I HAVE LONG EXPERIENCE WITH THEM IN 9MM, .45 ACP, AND .22TCM. GOOD STUFF.

[rado]

Thanks again great to get first hand info. Do you know if the 9mm 1911 RIA fits the 1911 .45 holster ?

[Encore64]

Aug 29, 2021 11:41:38 GMT -5 rado said:

Thanks again great to get first hand info. Do you know if the 9mm 1911 RIA fits the 1911 .45 holster ?

Externally, they are the same.

I'll add that I bought their 10mm and 40 S&W 1911s. They are exceptional guns for the money.

[jeffh]

I bought a RIA 1911 Officer's Model a few years ago, maybe less than ten. It was cheap and I was very skeptical about what I was going to get, but I was curious.

It was one of the best 1911s (or 45 Autos in general) I ever owned. I tore it all down to tune and tweak and the insides were clean, nicely machined and just really nice. The ONLY failure I had was a failure to go into battery with some loads I'd done for another 1911 with a 200 grain SWC seated slightly "long" to please the other gun. I seated the bullets to the max OAL and tried again - not another failure thereafter.

It was a very nice gun. The price was in no way indicative of what I got.

[rado]

All great info Thank You all !

[nicholst55]

Joe Chambers thinks they're well made:

www.1911addicts.com/threads/interesting-video-from-mr-chambers.138753/

He seems to know a thing or two about 1911s.

chamberscustom.com/