New Rock Island Armory 1911 in 9mm Luger

[Glock 18]

i just tried a Rock Island Armory 9mm Tactical

Very happy to see that they stand for the name with quality and accuracy

Rock Island Armory Rocks

 

[NAA]

Looks very nice.

Persoanlly, I'd change the trigger to a McCormick alumunim & the extended safety lever for a standard & new grips [double diamond hardwood] but otherwise she looks good to go as is.

I do like the hi-viz sites are they 3 dot?

Who's got them available for sale in Canada & how much?

NAA.

 

[hedgehog]

Nice gun , and nice shooting .

 

[Trigun]

Great! may I ask where to get yours?

Trigun

 

[tjhaile]

If it were mine, I'd put in a regular GI guide rod and recoil spring plug. Other than that, it seems to be a nice combination of features. I like the fact that it has regular slide serrations; not really coarse ones and/or on the front of the slide.

 

[age]

I would like to know where you got it to. I have a RIA 45 and like it.

 

[frward]

I saw them amazingly good looking gun for the price.

 

[Harry Callahan]

Sporteque in Drummondville, PQ has some in stock, here's the link:

http://www.sporteque.ca/manufacturer.php?id_manufacturer=45

H.C.

 

[gnmontey]

ARMSEAST lists one.

http://www.armseast.com/store/index.php?p=catalog&parent=48&pg=1

 

[Hokus Grey]

I'd like one of their .45's.

 

[Harry Callahan]

Armseast dont have any RIA in stock. your best bet is Sporteque. They have a few ready to go.

 

[easyrider604]

RIA 1911s are manufactured by the same company that builds the Spartan for STI, so yes, they are good pistols. ARMSCOR in the Philippines.

 

[krausb]

RIA 1911s are manufactured by the same company that builds the Spartan for STI, so yes, they are good pistols. ARMSCOR in the Philippines.

Armscorp does make decent pistols for the price, no doubt about it. But the STI Spartan is really a different beast than any of the other guns that Armscorp produces.

The Spartan uses a forged slide where as Armscorp's 1911s have slided made form extruded metal. Still decent slides; just worth noting that they are different than the guns they produce for STI. Also FWIW, all of the Spartans have STI internal components, not Armscorp and STI does a final QC (and tweaking if necessary) on all of the Spartans in their US shop, once they arrive form the Philippines, before they get shipped out to dealers.

So Armscorp guns are good, just not quite in the same league as the Spartan. Still great guns for the money though.

 

[Leigh]

wow, those are a lot cheaper than I assumed they'd be.

I might have to grab one instead of waiting around for an NP-29

 

[NAA]

wow, those are a lot cheaper than I assumed they'd be.

I might have to grab one instead of waiting around for an NP-29

Me, I'd rather add a little extra & get an STI Spartan 9mm via Armco.

NAA.

 

[Trigun]

Hummm....looks like I have to wait for a NP-29 as my first guinea pig.

Trigun

 

[enefgee]

They do look like great value for the money.

 

[Leigh]

Me, I'd rather add a little extra & get an STI Spartan 9mm via Armco.

NAA.

hmm that looks like a good call actually. I guess I got the prices of the Trojan and the spartan mixed up, I thought the Spartans went for just over a grand.