2007-12-13 14:11:15 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Outdoor Recreation ➔ Hunting
They are good guns. As base 1911s and are a great platform for customizing.
2007-12-13 14:20:39 · answer #1 · answered by Big D 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I have no personal experience with them, but, they are suppose to be a true copy of the 1911 issued way back when.
Every 1911 has had it's issues, from Kimber, Para, Colt, and so on. You can take two identical guns from manufacturer X and it's possible one will work fine w/ this kind of hollow point while the other will not...... 1911's are 1911's.
When they were built, they used 230 grain (or was it 200gr) ball ammo. And they worked using that round......
2007-12-13 16:22:40 · answer #2 · answered by User0125 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are not very accurate and occasionally "stove pipe" brass. However a little polishing of the feed ramp with a dremel tool will cure this. If you want an inexpensive GI style 1911 then it is a good buy, just be prepared for "ok" accuracy and a few glitches.
If looking for a good cheap 1911 look at the Taurus, my friend has one and it shoots well.
I know that Rock Islands are inexpensive but my Kimber is well worth the price. Besides my Browning Buckmark it is the most accurate pistol I have ever owned, hands down.
2007-12-13 14:24:05 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
I bought two of them. BUT, I knew going in that I would be heavily modifying them for my particular taste and to make them ultra dependable. Out of the box, they were a little rough and needed some slicking up internally, which I expected. I have a ton of experience with 1911 pistols and like I said, I knew going in that I would be tricking them out. For the average person, the price is good, the quality more than fair, but leave a bit to be desired as far as reliability, but not more so than I expected. The only two brands of pistols in .45acp single action that I find 99% ready out of the box to depend your life on are the Kimber series and the para ordinance. And even with them, I still do some polishing on the feed ramp, throat the barrel, touch up the trigger and polish the workings up some. Anyway, I find that the metallurgy on the rock island guns to be good, in fact if I had to rate the firearm from poor to excellent, I'd place it just above mid way between the two right out of the box, and with some help from a knowledgeable gunsmith, and a few fitted parts, I'd rate it as being acceptable to depened you life on.
2007-12-14 05:42:56 · answer #4 · answered by randy 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I own two RIA 1911, one has been completely tricked out with aftermarket accurised parts, the other is stock standard RIA 1911. The stock 1911 shoots 2 inch groups at 25 yards off a bench, the tricked out one shoots 1.5 inch groups at 25 yards off a bench, I paid a little over 400 dollars for all the improvements on the tricked out one and only gained a half inch tighter group...
I should have left it stock, a 2 inch group for 10 shots is awesome for ANY 1911.
2007-12-13 14:39:42 · answer #5 · answered by boker_magnum 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I would definitely give them a chance, they make good guns that are decent stock and can easily be customized! I would also look at the Taurus PT1911, excellent price for a fully loaded 1911.
2007-12-14 03:34:20 · answer #6 · answered by D. M. 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are ok as long as you make sure to look closely at the exact one you are buying. If you are at a gunshop and the display model looks very good, demand to buy that one. The problem with RIA guns is a lack of consistant quality. If you get one with a decent slide and a barrel that is not pitted than it's the one to take home. I got burned on an RIA a couple of years ago because I failed to look closely at the unit that I had purchased and I assumed (like an idiot) that the one out of the back would be the same. Also remember that these are ISO-manufactured guns (metric!).
2007-12-13 15:47:50 · answer #7 · answered by david m 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
David M, ISO has nothing to do with metric or inch, it is a certification that the company has documented procedures and quality control processes. Even accounting firms and carpet cleaning businesses can be ISO certified. The regular joke about ISO certification is that you can be ISO certified and make life jackets out of concrete, you just have to have a documentated process for it and follow the documentation.
2007-12-14 07:13:20 · answer #8 · answered by corey h 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I have shot two of them, and both functioned perfectly and were sufficiently accurate for their intended use. Based on that, I would say they seem pretty good. Personally, I would spend a little more and get a Kimber.
2007-12-13 14:46:03 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Theyre good guns!!
2007-12-14 10:01:04 · answer #10 · answered by D.T. 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋