Which 1911

[Jimbo53]

Good Afternoon all. New guy here. I've decided my next firearm purchase will be a 1911. Have narrowed the search to either R.I.A Match .45 or a STI Spartan. I understand the Spartan is basically a R.I.A with a couple of upgrades. Doesn't seem to be much price difference. Will mainly be used for target practice and general plinking. Any ideas? Thanks Jim

 

[hey_poolboy]

Welcome aboard Jimbo!

Never owned either, but from what I hear you can't go wrong with either. I'm hoping to pick up an RIA compact tactical in the next month or so. Currently I'm just a Springfield man, but I'm gonna branch out!

I think both companies have good CS, but I would imagine the edge in fitting/quality would have to go to STI.

 

[wally]

If the price difference is not significant to you, I'd go with the Spartan as it should have a slightly better trigger out of the box. The RIA triggers usually need to have a few hundred rounds run through to get as smooth and crisp as they could be. That said I'm 100% satisfied with all my RIA/Armscor pistols.

 

[newbuckeye]

I have the STI, and I like it!

 

[kyletx1911]

If the price difference is not significant to you, I'd go with the Spartan as it should have a slightly better trigger out of the box. The RIA triggers usually need to have a few hundred rounds run through to get as smooth and crisp as they could be. That said I'm 100% satisfied with all my RIA/Armscor pistols.

love all 3 of mine

 

[38 Super Fan]

The Spartan uses STI small parts, and also is QC'd at STI, it's definately worth the step up in price IMO.