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I am just wondering..I picked up a nice hard chromed RIA last week and this afternoon I got to put 100 rounds or so thru it.. Flawless!! Just finished cleaning it and I am really impressed w/ the tightness/fit of this gun. Let me qualify this observation. I am a 1911 newbie. I have just been in 1911's for just over a year and currently owns two colts, a kimber,a Para LTC, Hi-Standard and now a RIA. I have been very lucky w/ my 1911s though, withe the exception of my Colt Combat that had feeding problems earlier (solved by mags updrades) ,they all are flawless shooters.
So I am wondering if any of you owns any of the subject guns and have had the same positive experience that I have ?? Your thoughts ??

Thanks,
Rey

Hi Reysc

Yes I have a RIA Tactical 45 I have never shot it but I just now lubed loaded and holstered it!
Pretty much all I hear are good things on these RIA pistols.

I also have the AO Thompson's 45 1911 A1 model same thing never shoot it either just a lube job and back in the box............a gift for one of my son-inlaws for Christmas this December.

I've got a RIA 3.5 in. and it's a great 1911.

Diode wrote:I've got a RIA 3.5 in. and it's a great 1911.

I have one of the 3.5 inch on back order dont know when Ill get it.

RIA, Hi Standard, Charles Daily, and several others are made by Armscor in the Philippines. Armscor is the largest gun maker in the Philippines. The STI Spartan is built in the Philippines by Armscor frames, slides, and barrels with STI internals. I own one of the Spartans it has performed flawlessly.

The "New" (Khar) Thompson 1911s are another sleeper in the 1911 world.

MoJo wrote:RIA, Hi Standard, Charles Daily, and several others are made by Armscor in the Philippines. Armscor is the largest gun maker in the Philippines. The STI Spartan is built in the Philippines by Armscor frames, slides, and barrels with STI internals. I own one of the Spartans it has performed flawlessly.

The "New" (Khar) Thompson 1911s are another sleeper in the 1911 world.

Ahhhh! The STI Spartan.. Yes, I got my eyes on those, too.One thing w/ those guns are they are good quality and relatively inexpensive due to the very inexpensive labor in the Philippines then factor in currency exchange (peso vs.dollar) and you've got a very affordable 1911!!

Reysc wrote:I am just wondering..I picked up a nice hard chromed RIA last week

You STOLE that gun last week

I have a 5" govt model. I just love it. We have pretty much a "full" steel silhouette range at our range. The thing that really got me happy about the gun was banging steel pigs at 100 yards with iron sights.
I was laughing out loud like a ten year old, cause it was so easy and so much fun.

OK, here's mine!



You know what I am thinking ?? I am tempted to trade my Colt Combat 1991A1 w/ novak style night sights, carbon fiber grips, wilson's trigger/hammer/beavertail for an equally equipped /or close commander size STI/Spartan or RIA.Hmmm.. Maybe it's time to have a cocktail

Rey

OH Rey its Beautiful I want it!!

Here is mine.



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carlson1 wrote:

Reysc wrote:I am just wondering..I picked up a nice hard chromed RIA last week

You STOLE that gun last week

Ok.. OK.. Carl. But I sure took care of the seller to make up for the stolen goods! we had a great dinner and some premium canadian blends! ScubaSigGuy joined us, too! Needless to say I had a great evening!!

Rey did that come from RIA like that? Haven't seen one like it before.
Makes me want one,, maybe a new bar-b-que pit, too.

lrb111 wrote:Rey did that come from RIA like that? Haven't seen one like it before.
Makes me want one,, maybe a new bar-b-que pit, too.

Wait till I install a genuine elephant tusk grips on that baby then we both could go shopping for a matching BBQ pit !!I have those nice real ivory 1911 grips for awhile now and they cost just as much as the RIA,

Dougmyers5 wrote:OH Rey its Beautiful I want it!!

Here is mine.



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Hey Doug,
Is that the RIA Tactical ?? Are those night sights ambi-safety??

Thanks,
Rey

Yes Rey it is it has Novak sites set into dove tailed notches front and back but not night sights also comes with a Novak Mag and a spar mag.

And the safety release is on both sides they are extended it comes with the web hammer and web trigger also.