1911 45 acp

[Yaworski]

Tisas

I bought a Tisas a couple years ago at Rural King, Nicely made. Ceracoted to look like WW II parkerizing. I've only put a couple hundred rounds through it but it hasn't hiccupped.

I have a bunch of other 1911s, including a Colt, and they all work well.

 

[pisgah]

Enjoy your Ruger. They're nice. But the fact is, the average shooter these days can spend 1/2 the price of a Ruger and get a 1911 that will serve him just as well. We are blessed to be living in an era of many, many decent 1911's...

 

[ArizonaTea123]

Back maybe 30 years ago, Norinco made a 1911. Many thought that a Chinese made 1911 would be junk, but it turns out the Norinco was made from a better tougher steel than a Colt.

 

[Yaworski]

Back maybe 30 years ago, Norinco made a 1911. Many thought that a Chinese made 1911 would be junk, but it turns out the Norinco was made from a better tougher steel than a Colt.

A Norinco was my first 1911. It killed many bowling pins.

 

[XUSNORDIE]

Back maybe 30 years ago, Norinco made a 1911. Many thought that a Chinese made 1911 would be junk, but it turns out the Norinco was made from a better tougher steel than a Colt.

In the late 80s Norinco imported fantastic AKs for the money. When the 1911s hit here they were almost an instant hit. Lots of folks bought them to use as base guns on builds. I had several stripped Norinco 1911 frames with fitted Essex slides boxed up for future projects....they disappeared with a ton of other stuff when I transferred from west coast to east coast.

Polytech .....

 

[glider]

My stainless commander SR1911is a damn fine 1911, I have 8 1911s and the Ruger is a tank. Not really the best at anything but good at everything and never a hickup, Eats everything. Just what you need in a carry. I may fit a bushing and do a trigger job but for a carry it really doesn't need either. I just have trouble leaving a 1911 alone LOL.

 

[Fox Mike]

ARMSCOR in the Philippines builds rather good 1911s. Rock Island is one name; I have an older "Charles Daly" made by them . Good solid and accurate pistol.

 

[XUSNORDIE]

RIA is slowly moving their production from the PI to Utah. The line has grown considerably. Good base guns to build on.

My "PI 45" is a RIA MS with Novak sights, Wilson extended thumb safety, Wilson beavertail, Wilson sear/disconnector, Wilson 3 hole trigger, Wilson ext mag release, Wilson sear spring, Wilson extractor, Hogue arched MSH, Wolff spring kit and old school Pachmayr wraparounds.

I guess it's actually a "Wilson PI 45" now.....

 

[thinckley]

RIA is slowly moving their production from the PI to Utah.

I had no idea they were here! Thanks for the heads up.

 

[Tensaw]

Well I am very pleased with my Dan Wesson 1911. Great trigger and very accurate.

 

[XUSNORDIE]

I had no idea they were here! Thanks for the heads up.

They've had offices/distro/light production in Nevada since the mid 80's....and some production in Nevada since early 2000s. They are now expanding with a large production facility in Utah. ARMSCOR/RIA has come a long way and branched out.

I ordered a couple stripped slides with Novak cuts and they were made in Nevada.

 

[DGW1949]

I've got a pair of RIA Model M1911A1-FS pistols in caliber .45ACP. Both have run like a top since day-1, both came with good triggers, and both shoot to the point of aim....No boutique mags or added fluff needed....
Truth be known though, I would probably bought Rugers instead, but Ruger never saw fit to offer a plain-Jane, blued steel, 1911A1 service pistol. So that was that.

DGW

 

[bobski]

try it this way..........

what are going to hit?
how far away will it be?
how accurate must it be?
what will you hit it with?
how often will it be shot?
will you need a master gunsmith to work on it?

then buy it and dont flinch when you spend the money.

 

[WAYNO]

but Ruger never saw fit to offer a plain-Jane, blued steel, 1911A1 service pistol. So that was that.

DGW

I am not attempting to split hairs, but my legitimate question is, is a black-nitride finish on a stainless pistol acceptable? I have a CMD-sized Night Watchman and I just consider it similar to any other blued or parkerized pistol.

I needed a ceremonial pistol, and had Ruger still offered the full size Night Watchman, I would have bought it and I would have been pleased. But they don't, so I bought the Springfield Mil-Spec for my requirements.

.

 

[thinckley]

I am not attempting to split hairs, but my legitimate question is, is a black-nitride finish on a stainless pistol acceptable? I have a CMD-sized Night Watchman and I just consider it similar to any other blued or parkerized pistol.

I needed a ceremonial pistol, and had Ruger still offered the full size Night Watchman, I would have bought it and I would have been pleased. But they don't, so I bought the Springfield Mil-Spec for my requirements.

They can still be found....

 

[DGW1949]

I am not attempting to split hairs, but my legitimate question is, is a black-nitride finish on a stainless pistol acceptable? I have a CMD-sized Night Watchman and I just consider it similar to any other blued or parkerized pistol.

View attachment 94721

I needed a ceremonial pistol, and had Ruger still offered the full size Night Watchman, I would have bought it and I would have been pleased. But they don't, so I bought the Springfield Mil-Spec for my requirements.

View attachment 94724




.

The finish on the guns you pictured looks fine to me....but....Even if Ruger offered a version of their SR1911 that was was made of carbon steel, it would still not be a copy of the 1911A-1 service pistol....The point there being that I have no use for beaver tails, extended controls, skeletonized triggers, hammers etc....And it's not just about how the gun looks when decked-out like a 70's era "custom". I tried some of those features back in my LEO days and quickly discovered that a lot of that stuff was more apt to cause a problem than prevent one....As for the Commander sized guns, I tried one of those early on too, but never found a single advantage to whacking 3/4" off the length of what I thought was a perfectly balanced pistol to start with......
I guess what I'm trying to say with all that is that it's either a copy of a 1911A-1 or it ain't, and Ruger's SR1911 ain't...No offense meant to anyone.

DGW...who is old and set in his ways.

 

[Yaworski]

I guess what I'm trying to say with all that is that it's either a copy of a 1911A-1 or it ain't, and Ruger's SR1911 ain't...No offense meant to anyone.

1911-ish?

 

[eveled]

I wonder how many people thought the 1911A1 was an abomination. Compared to their sacred 1911?

 

[ex13F]

I wonder how many people thought the 1911A1 was an abomination. Compared to their sacred 1911?

I don't know whether it's because of what I was introduced to and became familiar with but I prefer having that arched MSH.

 

[XUSNORDIE]

I don't know whether it's because of what I was introduced to and became familiar with but I prefer having that arched MSH.

Same with me and also a long trigger.

 

[eveled]

My vote is flat and short, like my women.

 

[DGW1949]

Well, since we're already heading down that particular rabbit hole...I've always thought that beings how the old Argentine M1927 'Sistema Colt' was mostly a sort of cross between a 1911 and 1911-A1, it was about as close as it got to being the perfect .45 pistol.....However, it would have suited me better had they kept the flat MS housing and long trigger....but...nothing is ever perfect, is it?..LOL.