Review: Rock Island Tactical 1911 (Update 4/18)

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Yes, that was the specific sticky on 1911forums that makes me think I should have an expert look at mine, but I didn't see it in another thread here. I skimmed all the stickies on their "gunsmithing and troubleshooting" as soon as I got my RIA out of jail.

I've always been a firm believer in "if it ain't broke..." so I see your point and it's the exact reason I'm still on the fence. Maybe I'm just over thinking it. The $200 would probably be better spent on another 500 rounds to put down range.

Or use the $200 to buy a reloading exuipment.

[walmart_ar15]

Btw,ria barrel lug has a slight angle so the tip of the lug will not contact the vis

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Update: As of today I have shot approximately 900 rounds through my RIA Tactical 1911. I have not cleaned it since I bought her to see when she will start to fail. Well today I had 3 failure to feed at a little over 50 rounds and after that she gobbled up the rest of the 100 rounds I took to the range.
I am now debating if I should clean her or keep on going and see it I will start getting more FTF's.
I am very pleased with this gun. More accurate than I can ever shoot. Cheapest handgun I own (well not as cheap as my rimfire 22/45) and the most fun to shoot. I guess I am a big fan now of the 1911 flat form.
So for those who are thinking about getting a 1911 and do not want to invest a whole lot of money into a gun. I think the RIA Tactical will be a good handgun to consider.

[tundraotto]

if you feel there is a problem (did I hear 900 rounds without cleaning - 1911 is not a glock FYI). You need to call the armscor service in nevada. I hear great stories about people who dont want to use ball ammo since they carry it and they have done ramp refinishing to make it feed their weird ammo perfectly.

I dont know if colt, sig, kimber or SA do that - for free.

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if you feel there is a problem (did I hear 900 rounds without cleaning - 1911 is not a glock FYI). You need to call the armscor service in nevada. I hear great stories about people who dont want to use ball ammo since they carry it and they have done ramp refinishing to make it feed their weird ammo perfectly.

I dont know if colt, sig, kimber or SA do that - for free.

Sorry I was trying to use sarcasm for the RIA haters. I know that it will start to FTF, but it went away. What I'm trying to do here is to see at how many round counts before she starts having multiple FTF's. I will take her apart tomorrow and see it I have any visible wears.

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I would actually clean the gun rather than seeing how far it can go dirty. While that is an interesting piece of information, I think it's more important to see how reliable the gun is when it's clean. You already have a baseline. If you consider 500 rounds without FTF/FTE as a mark of reliability, then you should clean the gun every 500 rounds and insist on no failures at all between cleanings.

If you just don't clean it to see how far it can go dirty, then if there is an issue not related to cleanliness, then you might miss it because you think it's because the gun is dirty. If you start with a clean gun (after every 500 rounds or whatever) and you see a FTF/FTE, then you know it's not a dirty gun issue. Might be a magazine issue.

1911s are known to get finicky when dirty, you already know that, you need to figure out if there are any other issues, so that you can KNOW that if the gun is clean, you are good for 500 rounds. You want to be able to rely on it if it's ever needed.

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I would actually clean the gun rather than seeing how far it can go dirty. While that is an interesting piece of information, I think it's more important to see how reliable the gun is when it's clean. You already have a baseline. If you consider 500 rounds without FTF/FTE as a mark of reliability, then you should clean the gun every 500 rounds and insist on no failures at all between cleanings.

If you just don't clean it to see how far it can go dirty, then if there is an issue not related to cleanliness, then you might miss it because you think it's because the gun is dirty. If you start with a clean gun (after every 500 rounds or whatever) and you see a FTF/FTE, then you know it's not a dirty gun issue. Might be a magazine issue.

1911s are known to get finicky when dirty, you already know that, you need to figure out if there are any other issues, so that you can KNOW that if the gun is clean, you are good for 500 rounds. You want to be able to rely on it if it's ever needed.

Thanks for the input, makes a lot of sense. This is my first firearm that I didn't clean after coming home from the range. I guess I just wanted to prove a point (to theRIA haters) that the price of the gun doesn't make it a POS.
I will take your advice and clean it before my next trip to the range.

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[aghauler]

Not going to worry to much until the 500rd mark. If it still acts up maybe i'll contact Armscor, I've heard they have good CS.
Had one feed-jam with the OE ACT mag, also one with a Kimber mag, and a double-feed with a Mecgar. All these mags are brand new as well so I'm assuming everything needs a little break-in time to learn how to play nice together, including me.
Have no idea about the MSH but I'll check. Whats the difference function wise?
Thanks for the advise.

Don't know if "contacting Armscor" will be of any help. In another thread re: the 9mm's, Armscor/RIA wouldn't support Customer Service on models not on the CA Roster if you are a CA resident. I don't know it's true or not but it was mentioned. It's buried in one of those many "Waddaya think of the RIA yada yada threads". I'm looking to get one also, somehow. I called what turns out to be the Armscor wharehouse down in Pahrump, no retail sales, and they wouldn't tell me if they had any 9mm Tacticals in stock, gotta go through a dealer.