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11-11-2008
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| Plinker Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Lafayette, IN
Posts: 72
 |  Rock Island Armory .45 question: Namely, how durable are they? And, if so desired, can you get a .22LR conversion kit for one? (I really liked my brother-in-law's Kimber that was set up that way..)  PS: In the same shop, I saw a used Para Ordnance compact .45 on the shelf...anyone have experience with one of these? |
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11-11-2008
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| Check your 6   Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Indianapols, IN
Posts: 1,347
  | I was in plainfield shooting supplies the other day and tried the trigger on a Para 1911. It has the "LDA" Light double action trigger and it sure was smooth all the way through. I really liked it, but it was on a compact gun and I am shopping for a full-size.
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11-11-2008
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| Handicap Parking  Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: N-Space
Posts: 1,466
| Rock Islands are as durable as any GI 1911. Any 1911 .22 kit should work on a RI also.
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11-11-2008
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| Cocked, Locked, and Ready to Rock  Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Avon, IN
Posts: 913
| I personally I have never shot a RIA 1911, however I have heard only good things for them. I almost bought one a few months ago but ended buying a colt instead. Fort Liberty Firearms in Avon usually has some for around $399. Not a bad price at all for a 1911. |
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11-12-2008
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| Marksman Join Date: May 2008 Location: Summitville,IN
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11-12-2008
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| Cocked, Locked, and Ready to Rock Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Avon, IN
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Good to hear. Good buch of people over there. That is where I picked up my colt. good prices, good people, cant complain. | |
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11-11-2008
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| Plinker Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Lafayette, IN
Posts: 72
|  Quote:
 Same place also had a Rock Island pistol that looked identical to the .45, but it was chambered in .38 Super instead.Last edited by pheenix42; 11-11-2008 at 11:54. Reason: clarification | |
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11-11-2008
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| Not an expert... always learning!  Join Date: May 2008 Location: Wabash
Posts: 1,505
 | The RIA is the Glock of the 1911 world. I just had my first failure to feed, and I'm still trying to explain it all the way. I did polish the feed ramp to a mirror afterward, and no more problems. (Ammo that hung up on the frame's feed ramp was an old style Hydra-Shok.) Josh <><
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