Basically you took a solid reputation Rock Island 1911 and tweaked it out with all types of after market parts and call it a piece of shit because it doesn't work due to your gunsmith work. Ya.... Ok??? What ever 🤔🥱
So this is a 9mm complaint? A pistol designed for .45 ACP… And you’re frustrated and wanting to learn how to build 1911’s but not use an honest .45 1911? Think I found your problem bud.
Just bought one because I couldn’t pass on the price. Don’t know if it shoots yet-BUT IT WON’T TAKE OTHER MAGAZINES! l looked in the manual and sure as shit, that’s what it says. Out comes the Dremil…
Just purchased the 10mm rock island ultra DS and it’s a beast. Can’t be that Rock Island 1911s suck. Maybe some! The research and reviews I’ve done, say much different. Sucks you maybe got a bad one out of tens of thousands.
Bud, you got a lemon and then completely shit the bed with your decision making instead of getting it swapped for a new one. Every single arms producer in the world no matter how legendary will pump out a few lemons every year, and it seems it was your turn to recieve one of them. Instead of using RIA's incredible customer service to get your gun replaced (so that you could do an actually subjective review), you decide it's an awesome idea to modify the gun yourself and completely void your warranty. I know the RIA 9mm 1911's aren't the best deal you can find for the price when Tisas and Bul exist, but they are by no means even close to as bad as you make them out to be. They are reliable guns, and as such I'm dissapointed you decided to rant about a lemon then use your warranty and fairly test a non-borked model.
@@JKCullens Sad to see how you respond to all of your comments as if you are a 3 year old. Can't say I'm surprised though considering this is the mentality of someone who looks to be apart of meal team six.
@@JKCullens Buddy, you are going on a "RIA's suck" tangent because you pulled a lemon. If anyone's "invested" in RIA, it's 100% you with that downpayment worth of money you sank by customizing that lemon and voiding your warranty. After doing that, I could understand why you would go full sunk cost fallacy mode and make it your mission to mindlessly hate on RIA. An RIA 1911 could be incredibly reputable with overwhelmingly good reviews by people who've put thousands of rounds through it with zero problems, but you'd still be sitting here cherrypicking the 2-3 negative reviews acting like it's represenstative of what everyone gets with an RIA.
I hava a Tisas and an ATI, had a Colt, just got an RIA .38 Super, used various .45 ACPs in the Military, never had any significant problems; most problems are the operator ! Magazines are also a common problem!
lol just because YOUR rock didnt work, doesnt mean they all suck bro. That's like having a bad experience at taco bell and saying all Taco bell restaurants suck. Ive had 5 rock islands, one had an issue with extracting. The other four are still running strong after 8 years homie. Nice flannel btw
I had a 10 mm Rock Island break the grip safety and lock the entire gun up within the first magazine. I also had a 45 ACP Rock Island broken the cam ring off the barrel within 500 rounds. Rock Islands are pieces of shit.
Lmfao the amount of guns RIA puts out compared to any other manufacturer. The amount of issues you hear compared to other manufacturers is crazy. Just like buying a Toyota and it blowing up 10k into ownership not every Toyota is bullet proof. But if you want a solid entry level and reliable 1911 it’s a great gun. If you don’t want to deal with the possibility of a lemon just pay 2500 right away and have a gun that’s worth 2500. Or just buy a Bul Armory for a bit more than RIA and a Fraction of the cost to high end 1911’s.
Hideous upgrades. very feminine looking color. rock islands are always very positively reviewed by people that actually know what they're talking about.
rock islands are trash, been saying it for years. i've never shot one that didn't have some sort of issue. tisas is a way better budget option, not even close.
So basically, you took a working gun and made it not work, then got mad and blame the gun? That means operator error. They didn’t make the gun so some backyard amateur gunsmith could crap it up. Lmao.
@@user-hz5eq7wq7y no stupid. I took a non working and a geometrically fucked gun into one that works, did you even watch the video? Or are you white knight knighting for pot metal trash?
Not at all, I watched the video of Elmer Fudd, and I heard what you said. Still say operator sux. Edit: thanks for having to try and make it personal with insults. your poon tang is sore because you suck when it comes to 1911s. Move around boy.
Lot of people don't realize that the break in period of a 1911 pistol is around 500 rounds. What I hate about most 1911 pistols? The two part feed ramp and the factory magazines are usually garbage. Bought my first 1911 in 1986 and none that I owned weren't as reliable as my 9mm pistols without needing work by a gunsmith. My Les Baer Custom put a total of 150 rounds through it and needed another 400-500 rounds to break in. Depending on the manufacturer tolerance? Can be very tight.
I recently picked up the Compact GI 3.5" and it feeds-n-fires like a beast. However, my only complaint is the finish is already coming off around the ejection port on top of the slide and frame color is more gray in color than black like the slide, which looks kinda cool, but seems like it might be because it wasn't coated (prepped?) properly. Currently, I'm still waiting for RIA's warranty dept. to get back with me concerning the finish issues, considering it's only just over a month that I've owned it. Fingers crossed.. lol
I got the cheapest version, RIA GI FS 9mm 1911. Fixed sights, no skeletonized trigger or hammer. So far I put 900 rounds of FMJ through it with no problems. Only issue was the 6 pound trigger. That dropped a little after a few hundred rounds. I put in a reduced power Wolff sear spring & 19 pound hammer spring & that got it to 3.5 pounds. Fixed sights are spot on & it's accurate. I paid $456 some I've heard some find them under $400 sometimes. Anyway, I believe you did get a bad one. It happens. Even S&W, Ruger, SIG, etc occasionally put out a lemon. It sucks & I probably would have returned it without fixing it.
I bought one, wasnt worth a damn. They say fire at least 500 rds. I fired couple of thousand .Still had problems with slide not going forward all the way!
This is a common issue with these RIA 1911. A 1911 should have a smooth action, that's what a 1911 is known for. I've seen Ramsets that function smoother than these RIA 1911s.
I have had my RI 1911 FS for about 3 years now. Within the first year I put about 2-3,000 rounds through it. Great gun, but I needed more under the hood so made some upgrades with Wilson Combat parts. I have put about 8-10,000 rounds through it. Probably my favorite gun that I have. I guess I got lucky.
@joshuahawkins2743 it's the whole I've owned a gun for 20 years and not had a single issue for me. You even shoot it? If you shot 500 rounds a year, that would put you at 10k through the platform and the typical MRBR for a reliable gun is considered 2k, so at the very least you should have had 5 issues. This is where you lose me. The numbers Mason, what do they mean?
@@JKCullens I haven't kept up with how many rounds Ive put through it the only thing that I have changed is putting a match grade barrel in it and put houge grips on it nothing has ever malfunctioned on it guess it's time for one so until that happens it's ran flawless sorry no numbers for you
Sadly brother, seems like you got the one of the very few lemons out of the bunch. Let’s be honest all companies are guilty of this. However more expensive firearms are more expensive due to the the CONSISTENT quality of their firearms, glad you got it running smooth though. Unlike all these other fellow RIA owners I think constructive criticism is essential to companies pumping out better products.
Sent it back to Armscorp. Came back with a new mag and the same issues. Going back again soon. My old Tokarev and Makarov never gave me this many problems.
I’m 46 I bought my first basic ria for $400 when I was in my late 20’s and still haven’t had a failure to fire f2f ..I also polished my feed ramps immediately but it eats handfuls of ball ammo and defensive loads ..shot many a three gun match over the years ..still going
Sounds like you're full of it. I've been in to 1911's for longer than you've been alive. I've owned 'em all and the RIA is an excellent gun. Maybe you should buy a gun and just leave it alone. Or if you just think that you have to have a modified gun let a competent gunsmith do the work.
I've got the RIA Tac II 1911, Baby Rock 1911 .380 and the 1911 10mm. Have not had a single issue with any of them... They are really good guns, in my humble opinion...
My RIA 1911 FS HC TAC .45 performs flawlessly. Unfortunately, like cars, one runs across a lemon when purchasing guns. My 1st pistol was a Taurus 92 in 9mm. Basically, a Baretta clone, as they were manufactured in Brazil at the old Baretta factory. Great gun. Personally, I wouldn't want a 1911 in 9mm. Too plinky for that platform, imo.
I've had 2. A gi style 45 I got 10 years ago was happy with roughly 5k on it and a 2011 hi cap I intended to use for lim minor in 2016. Extractor failed in 200 rounds. Cast extractors are garbage. Hammer started to follow just by gripping the gun hard. The main spring housing was so out of spec it would push the leaf spring making for a 6lb trigger. I wasn't willing to make a 650 dollar gun a 2500 dollar one like you did and dumped it. Was much better served with a shadow 2.
I have 175,000 rounds down mine. All +p+ and never had one malfunction. Still 1” at 50 yards with a 5 shot group , when I do my part and call my flyers.
