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@Ruber, naz, olddirtygerm, Dvrjon

Thanks a lot for your guys' opinions!

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[naz]

Great mods and testimony.
What was wrong with the original beavertail safety?

That?s the thing that can be a bit tricky with 1911 and 2011? a lot of the times nothing is ?wrong? with the cheaper one but the more expensive ones have some nice quality of life improvements like sharp edges removed (dehorn) or nicer sights, or maybe better fitting (barrel lockup, slide to frame), or cosmetics (extra machining or engraving for looks) or very specific features like sight block or compensator

you really got to educate yourself and be honest about your use case so you can learn where is the big benefits vs marginal benefits FOR YOU

That?s one reason I personally think it?s not a bad idea to get ria and shoot the sh1t out of it, so you can get that hands on education and over time check out other 1911 so you can see yourself the difference and nuance and make your own assessment of ?worth it?

[alterspaces]

That?s the thing that can be a bit tricky with 1911 and 2011? a lot of the times nothing is ?wrong? with the cheaper one but the more expensive ones have some nice quality of life improvements like sharp edges removed (dehorn) or nicer sights, or maybe better fitting (barrel lockup, slide to frame), or cosmetics (extra machining or engraving for looks) or very specific features like sight block or compensator

you really got to educate yourself and be honest about your use case so you can learn where is the big benefits vs marginal benefits FOR YOU

That?s one reason I personally think it?s not a bad idea to get ria and shoot the sh1t out of it, so you can get that hands on education and over time check out other 1911 so you can see yourself the difference and nuance and make your own assessment of ?worth it?

I totally agree I need more edu. But I'd have to say that getting the RIA for experience kind of defeats the purpose of asking whether it's worth it because by that time I've already bought it haha.

Well, I'll prob get it. The simple one is only $350 so that's like $420 total.

[Ruber]

I totally agree I need more edu. But I'd have to say that getting the RIA for experience kind of defeats the purpose of asking whether it's worth it because by that time I've already bought it haha.



Well, I'll prob get it. The simple one is only $350 so that's like $420 total.

Hey, sorry I did not go into more detail on the grip safety. The original safety on mine was the GI profile. The upswept and beavertail grip safeties allow for a slightly higher, more comfortable grip. The one I got also had a raised bump on the grip part. All together it gave a much better, more positive feel.

Out of the box, the Rock ran ok. I feel like all RIA's come with slightly oversprung recoil springs and undersprung hammer springs. This helps with break in. After my first range trip, I stripped it and used an Arkansas stone to knock down rough spots on the trigger bow, slide rails, barrel lug, and barrel lug channel (a fine grit of wet/dry sandpaper with mineral oil would work too). The gun ran much smoother after that and I used the spring calibration kit to bump up the hammer spring and drop the recoil spring. Then I did the mods listed above.

I highly recommend Kuhnhausen's books for learning basic fit, function, and maintenance. There is a whole chapter on proper parts fit.

https://gunbooks.com/books/colt-45-automatic/

Enjoy!