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General Categories => General Firearm Discussion => Topic started by: kompulsive on October 03, 2009, 03:54:55 AM

Title: Armscor? Rock Island?
Post by: kompulsive on October 03, 2009, 03:54:55 AM

Do any you have experience with any of the Armscor Rock Island Armory 1911s? I've heard nothing but good things about them and they're dirt cheap. I think I'm going to play the guinea pig and buy one for the halibut.

Title: Re: Armscor? Rock Island?
Post by: rugermanx on October 03, 2009, 08:14:33 AM

I know of 2 guys with the plain jane RIA's they seem to be good guns and the guys like them. They haven't owned them very long but haven't had any problems with them.

Title: Re: Armscor? Rock Island?
Post by: AAllen on October 03, 2009, 10:12:18 AM

I have an RIA 4" that I use for my carry gun.  Never had a problem feeding any type ammo, accurate, always goes Bang.  That said it is a heavey piece of steel on the hip when carrying.  For those that like to customize, standard (mil spec) 1911 parts fit.

Title: Re: Armscor? Rock Island?
Post by: bullit on October 03, 2009, 02:23:27 PM

Made in Philipines....

Title: Re: Armscor? Rock Island?
Post by: rugermanx on October 03, 2009, 02:54:33 PM

That I did not know.

Title: Re: Armscor? Rock Island?
Post by: Dan W on October 03, 2009, 03:59:14 PM

I can tell you that the Customer service they were providing was top notch. I haven't been to 1911forums lately, but there was an  RIA  forum with company reps online. They will stand behind their product, but they will only gaurantee the RIA's to feed ball ammo reliably.

http://forums.1911forum.com/  the RIA's are dicussed in the "other 1911's" threads

Title: Re: Armscor? Rock Island?
Post by: Rich B on October 04, 2009, 02:07:19 PM

http://forum.m1911.org/forumdisplay.php?f=17

They have a pretty good reputation.

I have an STI Spartan, which has a frame and slide made my Armscor and is assembled in the Philippines using STI internals.  Final QA is done here in the states by STI.  It's a great pistol but I've had magazine issues.  So far, it works best with Wilson 47Ds and Checkmate extended 8 rounders.  The only thing I've changed are the grips, from checkered wood to black double-diamond checkered rubber.