Rock Island M1911 A1 Cal. 9mm Range review  

I have the same gun and find that is very hard to load the clip as well. I left the clip loaded for about a week and it really made a huge difference. I have had this gun for about 4 years now and have had no issues whatsoever. It runs like a boss.

I have a Rock Island chambered in 10 mm. It’s a very nice activity and reliable pistol. In a side note. Every 1911 in any caliber I own , the first thing I do is replace the magazines with Wilson Combat magazines. They solve 99% of any reliability problems!

My RIA 1911 in 9 mm comes with a 9 round mag. You may be trying to get 1 extra round in that mag. That would explain why it is difficult to load that 10th round.

Man I’ve got to say, you’ve just brightened up my day, I came across you today finding some content with this 1911, it’s my first handgun and I have to say your content is great and incredibly well done, reminded me of my Grandaddy a whole lot, keep up the work man it’s awesome! And God bless from NC

I just bought this online from a local store & will pick it up tomorrow. I like the grips you have. Mine comes with one 9 round magazine so I bought 2 more Mec-Gar magazines which should be here next week.

I havent fired a handgun in almost a decade but I've been feeling that itch, and my first purchase is going to be a 1911. Thank you for the solid review.

1911's are always gonna be my goto gun. its first out at the range, first up to show off, and first outta the leather. thanks for showing us this beauty. take care Al. have a wonderful night. see ya soon my friend

Another GREAT video pard !🤠💥💥💥💥💥💥

Another great video! Love seeing that Combat Slide Stop!

Hard to go wrong with a 1911! Enjoyed the video, Al

I’m new to your channel. I really like how you can actually shoot, and how you’re just a good ol’ Southern gentleman, who appears to have a lot of fun loving God, guns and Old Glory! Thanks for the review and God bless you, sir.

I got one last year, dripping in 10w-30. The first full sized 1911 I ever touched, and I had to learn to fully dissamble and clean before I could even shoot it. I put the same Hogue grips on it as well with a curved Mainspring Housing. I found I didn't like the sharp edges on the grip safety. So I swapped in a Wilson Combat beavertail. But to do that I had to swap out that long spur hammer. Since I swapped the hammer I also swapped the sear. Great trigger with insanely short reset. Mecgar mags are the best. RIA OEM mags nosedive too much. Swapped the rear sight for a plate and added a Crimson Trace red dot. Fun plinking spent shotgun shells! That slide release is rather badass!

God Bless! Great pistol and great review, thank you!

I have one of those I like it shoots really good and by the way you're a very good shot with that 1911 enjoy the video thanks

love mine!!!

Hey Al I bought one and really like it yes the mag is tight oil the mag a little more than normal after a while it does get easier shoots great and eats everything as always Stay Safe and God Bless 🙏🙏

Good running & accurate pistol. Once that mag spring gets broken in it will be fine. That little bit of orange on the front sight sure helps. Good possum pistol lol. Stay warm ☕ & dry next week if you can. 👍 🇺🇸 🙏 ☕ 🍩

Just purchased this pistol in 9mm. The manual says to give it 500 Ed’s to break in. I had a jam or two during the first 300 rds. After that…. Never had a malfunction and the mag spring seems to loosen up a bit. The loading of the mags seems much easier. Great shooting 1911!!

Rock Island has acquired a pretty good record. Good video Al.

Watching this, I thought, "Hey, if it's 9mm, you could get a .22 TCM conversion kit for it!" I love the TCM. Great little round, totally underappreciated. It was a big thing for like 5 minutes when it was new on the scene.

Great piece Al👍

Nice to walk with you today. I do like this pistol.

Al seems to be a good shooter Mags can sometime be a problem until the spring break in a little. Good video Al

I give you credit Al ... you need to be a Hercules type guy to load those mags. I really like the accuracy ... but that jam would worry me some ... especially if it shows up again. Do continue to feature this pistol, so that we can see if those mags ease up, and if the gun functions cleanly. Thanks for a fun video.

There's nothing like shooting a 1911. Another fun video, Al.

Nice Rock island 1911 Al Stay Safe Stay 2A Strong 🇺🇸

Good morning my friend, have a blessed day brother

I have a Taurus PT1911 on my GunBroker watchlist right now 😁. Thanks for another great 1911 review and have a wonderful weekend.

That’s a cool looking gun. I like 9mm caliber, planning on getting me a glock 9 soon to match my KELTEC SUB2000!

I bought one at Rural King for $299 black Friday sale

Rock Island is decent guns at a good price!

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Looks and shoots good Al

Seem to shoot good. 👍👍

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Sorry my friend for being 2 days late on this but I don't think ya can beat a 1911 ? You just have a great day and God Bless 🙂🇺🇸🙏👍

really need to get me one of those

Have the same problem with the magazine.

good job man, i love rock island 9mm! i owned one indeed!

Got mine today!

Seems pretty good for the price. It jammed once but perhaps it just needs to be broken in a little. Rock Island usually makes decent products.

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A fun one it looks like. I suppose the trigger could be worked on a bit. I wonder if other manufacturer’s mags, such as Springfield’s would work. 🤛🏻🔫🇺🇸

I used my ed brown perfect sear jig and an Arkansas stone and brought my trigger down to just about 4 pounds and super clean and crisp. Which I would have gotten the match ultra, I really hate the sights

Do you remember what grip that is?

Good sir, that Combat Slide Stop is sooo cool! I cannot find anything like it online. Not a single picture anywhere. Where did you get yours???

I have this one, and its meat and potatos, not a lot of shinny shit, but works well :)

Got one last week for $450 plus tax. Fired a couple of mags worth for a function check . Works good. Guess we think alike.

Just picked up a Taurus 1911 and I am very interested in the grip that you're using. Where did you get it from what is it called

I'm sure you've been around long enough to know how to break in a mag

A 1911 in other than 45 ACP, just doesn’t seem right.