educate me on RIA 1911's

[gunlover]

educate me on RIA 1911's. Act as if I know nothing about RIA

 

[spar1790]

Great guns for the money. Never an issue with mine. I'm sure others with more experience will chime in soon. Fit is good, finish is horrible.. If you want a show piece then think about getting it refinished or spending some more on a springer or para etc.. other than that great shooters.

 

[BBGuns]

love mine its a great 1911 to have if you want to go threw the woods and not have to worry about it getting messed up. definitely needs to be broken in with a couple 100rds i had a couple FTF with mine but once broken in i have had no problems

 

[tmoore912]

They are Series 70 type 1911s, so they have no drop safety(AKA Firing Pin Safety). My firing pin spring failed at around 400 - 500 rounds, so I replaced it with a extra power Wolff spring. The finish on mine was so so. I hated the sights so I replaced mine with a set from 10-8 Performance. I also replaced the POS FLGR with a GI setup and plug. It was extremely accurate. It was a great gun for the money, and I wished I had never sold it.

 

[spar1790]

They are Series 70 type 1911s, so they have no drop safety(AKA Firing Pin Safety). My firing pin spring failed at around 400 - 500 rounds, so I replaced it with a extra power Wolff spring. The finish on mine was so so. I hated the sights so I replaced mine with a set from 10-8 Performance. I also replaced the POS FLGR with a GI setup and plug. It was extremely accurate. It was a great gun for the money, and I wished I had never sold it.

thats one sweet looking RIA. I love those grips as well. Stainless skeleton hammer and stainless skeleton trigger and boom goes the dynamite.

 

[jba6511]

Got one in 9mm, excellent shooter

 

[gunlover]

what about the 1911 Tactical?

 

[tmoore912]

thats one sweet looking RIA. I love those grips as well. Stainless skeleton hammer and stainless skeleton trigger and boom goes the dynamite.

Thanks. The grips were a group buy from Alumagrips for GCO. They were slim grips. You and I have different taste on 1911s though. I absolutely hate skeleton triggers.

 

[Hayata]

RIA compact .45 is my EDC. Got it for $399 at an Eastman gun show last year.

From what I understand they have a lifetime - to the gun - warranty.

They are all over-priced on the ODT...

 

[gunlover]

RIA compact .45 is my EDC. Got it for $399 at an Eastman gun show last year.

From what I understand they have a lifetime - to the gun - warranty.

They are all over-priced on the ODT...

I like to know the value of a used one, like the real value not the overprices b.s.