Anyone have a Rock Island Armory Compact?
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What's this, I thought you where looking at the Sig p239 or the p232. Quit a jump from those two to a RIA 
. From what I have gathered RIA make some decent stuff for the money. I played with a full size model in .38 Super, it seemed pretty solid, but a hair trigger it had not.
. From what I have gathered RIA make some decent stuff for the money. I played with a full size model in .38 Super, it seemed pretty solid, but a hair trigger it had not.
W Turner
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I bought one in February of this year and have put around 700 or so rounds thru it since then, mostly in IDPA matches. Zero malfunctions of any kind and I have been getting 3-4" groups when I do my part.
Here are the mods I have made:
- trigger job by a local gunsmith ($25)
- installed Trijicon front night sight and colt take-off rear ($25)
- coca bolo grips (SA take-offs) and grip tape on the frontstrap
- replaced the factory grip safety with a Colt take-off due to hammer bite
My gunsmith was very impressed with the quality/price point ratio. No MIM parts and he said the only difference in these and Colt/SA/Kimber was the slide and frame are cast, not forged. The fit on the trigger was a little sloppy, but it is serviceable.
I have a grand total of $435 in mine and feel that it is a great value, especially for someone who wants to get into the 1911 game without laying out a whole lot of money. The mods that I have made have been for personal preference only, not out of a real need. Future mods include a beavertail to actually cure the hammer bit problem, and a King's extra long trigger to make it fit my hand better.
Mino
Here are the mods I have made:
- trigger job by a local gunsmith ($25)
- installed Trijicon front night sight and colt take-off rear ($25)
- coca bolo grips (SA take-offs) and grip tape on the frontstrap
- replaced the factory grip safety with a Colt take-off due to hammer bite
My gunsmith was very impressed with the quality/price point ratio. No MIM parts and he said the only difference in these and Colt/SA/Kimber was the slide and frame are cast, not forged. The fit on the trigger was a little sloppy, but it is serviceable.
I have a grand total of $435 in mine and feel that it is a great value, especially for someone who wants to get into the 1911 game without laying out a whole lot of money. The mods that I have made have been for personal preference only, not out of a real need. Future mods include a beavertail to actually cure the hammer bit problem, and a King's extra long trigger to make it fit my hand better.
Mino
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