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So I went to the gunshow saturday and helped someone buy their first firearm and this box follwed me home. Hrm, little black case. What's this on the lid?  Rock Island Armory. Not the worst company, but not Wilson Combat or Dan Wesson. Let's see what's inside.  Get out of here Sterling, you are drunk.  There, that's better. A Rock Island 1911.     Wait, What the gently caress? That's not big enough to let compressed American freedom!  9mm?!?! JMB must be spinning in his grave. At least it's still primarily the same design and isn't some abomination in .40 S&W. Love you IR35 While this isn't my first handgun, this is my first 1911 and it was enjoyable chewing a ragged hole in the target at 10 yards. Part of the decision for this gun was that it it's a 1911 and the other was that I didn't have to do anything else for ammo as I already reload 9. After shooting it, the ultimate answer was I like it. 
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| # ? May 20, 2013 16:12 |
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sup RIA buddy  that new rollmark sure is hideous though
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| # ? Mar 18, 2013 04:07 |
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I secretly want a 9mm 1911 and I would shoot the hell out of it if the price was right. Are they any smaller than a regular 1911?
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| # ? Mar 18, 2013 04:09 |
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As far as I can tell, they are the same size. When I was looking at the table, there were four other 1911s and I couldn't tell them apart.
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Comfy sponk posted:
I have to taper off or the collective hangover will kill me.
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| # ? Mar 18, 2013 04:29 |
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STERLING .25 STAINLESS! I feel like I have shot that gun, and it was hilariously bad. Or was that a Raven?
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| # ? Mar 18, 2013 04:47 |
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The thread title was very accurate, A+
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Sixgun Strumpet posted:STERLING .25 STAINLESS! I think that was a raven that walrusman had at one of the first goon shoots I went to.
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| # ? Mar 18, 2013 04:50 |
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The on;y real changes for a 9mm 1911 (other than springs) are the barrel, breechface, ejector and mag. The ejector is shaped differently enough that you won't (shouldn't  ) be able to fit a .45 slide on there - .22 conversions shouldn't care, however. (My AdArms has no problem with my ex-.38 Super-racegun frame.)The billboard rollmark wouldn't be quite as bad if they didn't fill it with paint. What's with the recoil spring plug? FLGR?
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| # ? Mar 18, 2013 13:39 |
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Shithead Deluxe posted:I have to taper off or the collective hangover will kill me. Or you could skip a step and feed me some vomit.
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| # ? Mar 18, 2013 15:41 |
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9mil is the best mil. Nice 1911
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| # ? Mar 18, 2013 16:16 |
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Ygolonac posted:
Yes it does have a full length guide rod. 
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| # ? Mar 18, 2013 16:38 |
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I used to have that mug.  When did RIA start making the rollmark extravagant? I just have a plain no-frills, all caps, boring stamp.
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| # ? Mar 19, 2013 03:20 |
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Comfy sponk posted:Yes it does have a full length guide rod. Woah, RIA uses a full-length barrel profile? I just assumed every 9mm 1911 barrel was tapered.
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| # ? May 20, 2013 16:12 |
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Basticle posted:sup RIA buddy I was just about to say, sure am glad mine doesn't have that rollmark. Wait til you get a decent set of grips on it, too. I put some hogue monogrips on mine, it's ugly but miles better functionally than those awful balsa wood grips they ship with.
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