Rock Island .45 new sights (pic's)

[patm41]

Played with my Rock Island today.. installed a set of Millett 3 dot sights












These are a great improvement ... and cheap .. $39.95 for the set from
my local shop..

The rear sight taps right in the dove tail, and the front ine is staked on
easy to remove and replace..if you have a staking tool.. a punch will work
is one is not avaliable..

[Pat Marlin]

THat's Great!

I just bought a Rock Island 1911 today from Sarco.  Can't wait to get it.  It'll be my first 1911, and I've read so many great things about this handgun, for $288.50 shipped, I had to get one.


 

[SLAVAGE]

for 290 shiped?
you have ther web site? lol
thanks
dave

[Pat Marlin]

http://www.sarcoinc.com/rockislands.html

That including shipping from the East Coast to the West Coast.

...and that's no laughing matter..  :-D

[patm41]

you are going to love that RIA .45  granted it not a Gold Cup Colt
but well worth the money..  These are excellent big bore plinker pistols
I also in addition to adding the 3 dot sights had a friend who used to
build target grade .45's do a trigger job on my RIA .. he brought the trigger pull down to a nice chrisp 3 lbs that breaks like glass..
all it took was a little polishing and stone work..

[Win50]

Good Grief!!
At this price, how come we (I) haven't heard more about these pieces?

How do they perform?  I watched a guy next to me at a Dallas indoor range this weekend use a Kimber .45.  I ran out of time to get to that or a similar model to try out (I was "shopping" aka  "try before I buy").  I was impressed with what he was able to do with it and the hole it left.  But, when I checked it out in the shop on my way out, the style of safety and the price had me a little more than cautious.  

This RIA 1911 appears to have a similar center pivot safety from the pix.  Am I seeing it clearly?  If so, is this the similar "hammer back" safety style of the Kimber?

For such a price, I could sell the Beretta and get 2 of these (one for each hip) and have money left over    

Seriously, not knowing much about them but what I've read here, are they reliable and durable...enough, even,  to pack into the woods?  

Looking at the frame design, CTC should make a laser grip sight for them correct?

Would appreciate hearing about your experiences from you folks that have had them for a while.

Thanks in advance.

[Pat Marlin]

I've found then RIA far more praised than not on forums and articles.

Bout 90% thumbs up...  

[Pat Marlin]

Got my RIA and WOW... what a fine solid firearm!

It shoots my cast boolit hand loads flawlessly, and I'm grouping 2" at 50 yards.

The trigger pull was a little stiff for my needs, so I took it to a friend who is a custom 45 smith.  His words were.. "I'm impressed".  I had him do a trigger job and now it breaks crisp at 4 lbs.  He also showed me a part that he uses in his custom jobs, and was shocked they had that in the Rock Island.

This gun is as fine as any $800 1911 I've looked at, and I'm glad I waited to buy this one..

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