RIA 1911

[Junk Yard Dog]

Same guy did the voice of scooby doo, learned that last night watching Cajun pawn stars, the amount of useless crap you can learn watching TV is astounding.

[pacanis]

In some great animated indulgence, I'm sure Astro was probably descended from Scooby-Doo

[Junk Yard Dog]

[finloq]

Same guy did the voice of scooby doo, learned that last night watching Cajun pawn stars, the amount of useless crap you can learn watching TV is astounding.

If you wanted to know how effective the media was.
In one minute, a New Yorker learned from a Louisanian that a Hollywood actor worked in a specific job decades ago. All by watching the boob tube.

[Junk Yard Dog]

A voice actor, and not that old, 50 at the most, he did the voice so I guess he was the real guy, or one of them who has done the voice over the years. Scooby came out in '69 so this guy wasn't doing it then.

[Junk Yard Dog]

I have to keep my eye open for Scooby memorabilia, the guy said some plastic crap toys from the 90's were worth a grand, the seller only got half that of course. Idiot, I would have had that crap on the internet for full price.

[finloq]

I have to keep my eye open for Scooby memorabilia, the guy said some plastic crap toys from the 90's were worth a grand, the seller only got half that of course. Idiot, I would have had that crap on the internet for full price.

That seems to be a theme on these shows. These stores have overhead and risk and still need to clear a profit. Many a time, I wonder why the person doesn't invest 30 minutes in research and keep the 30%-40% that they lose by selling to a bricks & mortar?

My favorite is always the lowered expectation that comes from having no idea what your item is worth:

"-How much do you want for it?
I want $5000!
-The most that I could go would by $500.
Could you go $750?"

[Junk Yard Dog]

Like Pawn stars and Pickers, or mountain men these shows are all scripted, and settled before the camera rolls. You ever see anybody on them who was camera shy, or lost their nerve when the camera was rolling. Even look at the camera or comment about the sound equipment? Nope. They all act like professional actors who deal with that every day.

[Hombre]

I have a High Standard 1911 45ACP that I bought a few years ago. It is said to be the same as the RIA except for the markings, the wood grips, and the magazine.

I have noticed that the slide is about 1/8 inch shorter than my Springfield Armory GI 1911 and my Colt 38 Super. It became apparent when I tried to put the extractor from the SA in the HS. It worked ok but the end of the extractor stuck about 1/8 inch at the rear of the slide.

[Jolly Green Chopper]

$375.00 if that's the total you did good. My dealer wanted $450..including all Taxes and shp for that size I think. I thought the price was a little high so I'm glad I waited. I have a 1985 Colt Stainless model 80 Mark IV Officer Compact . Every collection needs a 1911 .45 but one just don't seem enough so I'm gonna keep looking. The RI 1911 I tried out was very much like my old Combat Commander so I think I may have to try again to scratch that itch. Good luck thanks for the pics. JGC

[MoSEEN.Nut]

As per my earlier post on this thread I now have the RIA M1911 A1 at home, cleaned and lubricated. Ready for the range. A little caveat, I am in my 70's and somewhat frail so handling a 1911 is not like a P22. I have never owned anything .45 let alone a 1911. But I had to have one. As mentioned earlier picked this up for $375 plus California DROS fee and tax for a total of $437.18. Always do you homework with anything you are not familiar with especially a gun. Read up, watched a few videos on U-Tube on field stripping a 1911. So it's been field stripped, inspected closely, cleaned, and lubricated and ready for the range. In the process I got the hang of handling this gun. It did not cycle smoothly. There was reason, it was actually very clean inside, but dry as a bone, bare metal against metal. It looks like it had been cleaned in the past and not lubricated!! Anyway, some cleaning, especially the bore, light oil like I always do and a little tiny bit of white lithium on the guides. It's smooth now. It turns out that breaking it down and putting it back together is not that hard if you pay attention to detail. I think I can do it now in less than a handful of minutes. A little satisfaction in that. It's a heavy big handgun for me, but I am ready for the range. In a couple days if everything goes right. If anybody is interested will let you know how it fires. I can't wait.

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[desdem12]

Sweet looking pistol. I will bet you will like the feel of it when you fire it, and of course we are always interested in how guns shoot.

[Celt]

no probs shoots great and the best thing there the only gun company that has a lifetime warranty

And hi point.

That's a nice pistol! Always wanted one of those. Its on the long list.

[Celt]

We always like reports!

[finloq]

I just like the way a 1911 feels. It's well balanced and I have smaller hands so the single stack magazine and slim profile work well for me.

[Kyle]

The price on the RIA's is going up too. When I bought mine in 08/11, it was $372, just check on Buds and it is up to $402 now.

[SA1911a1]

RRR.... So your a pirate????

Great custom grips... I wouldn't mind getting an RIA 1911... Maybe in a commander size.

I missed this post when it was fresh, but that comment deserves a belated thumbs up.

I got my son some of the personalized grips for his 1911 last Christmas. They look like they came from the same place. They were very decent quality grips and the price was quite fair. My boy loved them. I was tempted to buy me a set.

[Jolly Green Chopper]

I have a Colt Officers MarkIV series 80 Stainless Compact ,and really like the stainless steel because I am a part time Boat captain on salt water,so I would like to know if Rock Island makes a Stainless Steel model .45 . and what people think about it,

[MoSEEN.Nut]

I have a Colt Officers MarkIV series 80 Stainless Compact ,and really like the stainless steel because I am a part time Boat captain on salt water,so I would like to know if Rock Island makes a Stainless Steel model .45 . and what people think about it,

No, as far as I can gather they make the M1911A1 and other models in of course Parkerized, Polished Nickel, Matte Nickel, and at least one gun in "two tone" Nickel/Parkerized. Their MI model (M1911 A1 Military) only comes in Parkerized or Polished Nickel. That's the only information I could dig up. The Original U.S. issue M1911 A1 was Parkerized but of a quite different tone (kind of greenish) versus RIA's more matte basically grey/black monotone. But I like the looks of it anyway. It looks utilitarian and that, from what all I read, it is. Will know Thursday, range day, with luck.

[MoSEEN.Nut]

In a couple days if everything goes right. If anybody is interested will let you know how it fires. I can't wait.

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Made it to the indoor range. Sorry no pictures of the target at 12 yards, I am old and shaky so hitting the target I can, groups??. Not yet anyway. Bottom line I love this gun. It performed flawlessly. Only fired a bag of 50 reloads bought at the indoor range. But that was enough to test the gun and the magazine. Everybody is right about Military issue sights need some getting use to especially in relatively dim light indoor range. I learned what I need to do for the next trip. Safety googles I have versus safety glasses as I must use my +1.25 reading glasses to see the sights in less that a dull blur and still be able to make out the target. Little things like that. Also I used the McCormick Shooting Star relatively inexpensive magazine I bought. It worked perfect with this particular gun. So will stock up on those. To reiterate I love this RIA M1911 A1.