RIA 1911 compact

[Lawlerr]

Last week i bought a Rock island arms compact 1911 . I am very impressed! I grouped well with it right out of the box. My problem is this , i bought as a concealed carry weapon but i still seem to grab my p95. I just can't seem to get oassed the 16 round comfort. What to
do

 

[Hometeached1]

Last week i bought a Rock island arms compact 1911 . I am very impressed! I grouped well with it right out of the box. My problem is this , i bought as a concealed carry weapon but i still seem to grab my p95. I just can't seem to get oassed the 16 round comfort. What to
do

Practice reloading and carry one or two spare mags. Most people agree that you should carry a spare just for malfunctions anyway. Granted if you are more confident with the p95 you can keep the RIA around in case you need to have something fixed on the p95 or for when you are in the mood for .45acp or if you can't find 9mm JHPs. just practice with both and enjoy them.

 

[gym]

I would wait until you had more rounds through it before switching it to full time use. In the meantime just shoot it until you feel it is 100%, like 250-500 rounds down range.
Also there is nothing wrong with rotating your guns, I have half a dozen carry guns that I use depending on what the situation is, or even 2 guns sometimes.

 

[Thompsoncustom]

RIA sells a double stacked 9mm 1911 that's always a option to.

 

[Greg528iT]

Do nothing different.. take them both to the range and enjoy.

 

[Lawlerr]

Thanks guys, i really am impressed with the quality of the RIA. if someone wanted and inexspencive 1911 I do recomend it. I will post again about it after say 500 to 700 rounds.

 

[Foto Joe]

I first shot an RIA last spring in Texas after a buddy of mine picked one up at a Corpus Christi gun show. Given that I'm addicted to S&W 1911's I wasn't expecting to be impressed, I was wrong.

As far as replacing your current carry gun with the RIA I would definitely get some rounds through it before I did. Not necessarily to proof the gun but more to prove yourself with the gun. I would respectfully disagree with gym for most people though. When faced with a high stress life or death situation we tend to revert to our training. It's at a time like that where you really don't want to have to think too much about which gun, safety location, mag capacity, slide release, holster release etc.

For most folks (myself included), switching carry guns regularly might not be the best idea.

 

[bannockburn]

RIA has decent guns for the money. I worked on a nickel plated M1911 a friend of mine bought (added a beavertail grip safety, extended thumb safety, and smoothed up the trigger), and I was very impressed with overall fit and finish as well as the close tolerances in its construction.

 

[gym]

Well if you depend on your guns, as I do. I can sometimes have 3 different guns on me. In 4 decades I never go mixed up or confused about how each one works, especially when using them. That is just practice. Most guys carry a backup gun and usually it is different than their main carry gun. When I was a young man I usually carried a revolver, and 2 auto's, one with a safety and one without. My ankle holster gun usually had a safety, but not my main carry, or revolver.
Rotating guns is very common, and should be no problem to anyone who isn't somehow dysfunctional. Most folks do it at some point, especially if I am home vs going to a bad section or area, I am not going to tote a 2lb gun around the house, so a 12 0z pistol may go in a pocket. When leaving I usually strap on a 45, it's a jungle in the cities now.

 

[Potatohead]

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