highlander 5
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I have 4 1911s in 9mm S&W,Ruger lightweight comander,RIA and a Springfield RO all function very well and are as accurate as I can shoot. The Ruger needed a slightly heavier recoil spring to improve feeding.
Isn't the RIA TAC 9 a double stack? At least I think that is what the OP is talking about. https://www.armscor.com/firearms/ria/tac-series/tac-ultra-fs-hc-9mm/In 9mm I've had good luck with metalform and, of course, Wilson Combat.
I thought about getting something like super or 45 because I do load but I am trying to keep cost down.I have a Springfield Range Officer in 9x19. It shoots fine.
I prefer a 38 Super over the 9mm in a 1911 but I do reload.
Now that’s funny!This.
Shooting a 9mm 1911s is like riding a moped sure is kinda fun until your buddies see you.
Why?The number one question you need to answer is where are you sourcing magazines from?
If you have that figured out, you're probably OK.
I agree 100% it’s a traditional thing but again I am cheap and need to cut cost anywhere I can.Jesus man. That’s like buying a muscle car with a V6 or decaffeinated coffee or wearing a skirt and calling it a kilt. .
In all seriousness I just like 1911’s in .45. There are plenty of awesome 9mm choices and I am sure a 9mm 1911 would be great but there is just something about that platform and .45 that just needs to be for me. This isn’t a caliber/ballistic thing just a gun nerd thing.
Either that or the rock series which looks like the GI but black.Isn't the RIA TAC 9 a double stack? At least I think that is what the OP is talking about. https://www.armscor.com/firearms/ria/tac-series/tac-ultra-fs-hc-9mm/
I don't think either Metalform or Wilson Combat offer mags for that gun.
That's pretty much my point in post #25 above. You can probably count double stack 1911/2011 makers on one hand and not all double stack mags work in all of them. STI/Staccato is probably the best of breed, and I don't believe their mags work in the RIA guns.
Isn't the RIA TAC 9 a double stack? At least I think that is what the OP is talking about. https://www.armscor.com/firearms/ria/tac-series/tac-ultra-fs-hc-9mm/
I don't think either Metalform or Wilson Combat offer mags for that gun.
That's pretty much my point in post #25 above. You can probably count double stack 1911/2011 makers on one hand and not all double stack mags work in all of them. STI/Staccato is probably the best of breed, and I don't believe their mags work in the RIA guns.
Isn't the RIA TAC 9 a double stack? At least I think that is what the OP is talking about. https://www.armscor.com/firearms/ria/tac-series/tac-ultra-fs-hc-9mm/
I don't think either Metalform or Wilson Combat offer mags for that gun.
That's pretty much my point in post #25 above. You can probably count double stack 1911/2011 makers on one hand and not all double stack mags work in all of them. STI/Staccato is probably the best of breed, and I don't believe their mags work in the RIA guns.
It all depends on how you value your reloading time. I enjoy reloading as a hobby unto itself.I thought about getting something like super or 45 because I do load but I am trying to keep cost down.
They probably do, and Para is out of business.I think the RIAs use Para double stack mags.
If it is a double stack 1911 you are asking about it is because they are not common.Why?
https://www.armscor.com/firearms/ria/rock-series/Either that or the rock series which looks like the GI but black.
I have Ruger lightweight CMDs in 45 acp and 9mm - recoil with the 9mm is noticeably less.
Lightweight 1911s, especially in a CCO or Officer is really where the 9mm shines. Nice compact carry package with 8 or 10 +1 that shoots smooth and easy with that fine, fine 1911 trigger.
Whereas lightweight .45s, while nice, are a good bit slower with the recoil and not nearly as pleasant to shoot at the range.
If I want a lightweight 1911 for carry, I want 9mm or .38 Super.