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gunman496 · 01-04-2008, 12:37 PM

I'm now in the market for a 1911, well i will be by summer time and i'm doing all the research now so i can make a purchase i'm happy with. I want the most basic 1911 you can find, i read a good write up on the RIA ones can anyone give me some pros and cons?

http://www.advancedtactical.com/sweeneyarticle.pdf

**Frenchy** · 01-04-2008, 12:48 PM

For me, there hasn't been any "cons". The gun has worked right from the box, and the customer service is becoming legendary.
It's finished well, it's accurate and has a decent trigger. A good entry-level pistol.

**Ed Ely** · 01-04-2008, 06:21 PM

For the price, probably the most decent
1911 on the market. Me bought two, just
in case I needed spare parts. One is still
NIB occupying space on the bottom shelf
of one of Bud's safes.

Buy: **** out of *****.

Ed

**DanTheEldest** · 01-04-2008, 06:41 PM

No first-hand experience, but I have a friend who owns both a Colt and an RIA, and when you compare the tightness and fitting of the RIA to the Colt, it's surprisingly good. The trigger is also nice, requiring a minimum of fluff-and-polish to make it smooth. I second the opinions that it's the best-kept secret in low-cost 1911's on the planet.

Plinkomatic · 01-04-2008, 09:34 PM

RIA is awesome.
Incredible comfort, accuracy and unbeatable value.
Customer service is best in industry.
Consider springing the extra for the Tactical- novak cut sights, target trigger and hammer, beavertail grip, and ambi safety.

**Frenchy** · 01-04-2008, 11:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Plinkomatic

Consider springing the extra for the Tactical- novak cut sights, target trigger and hammer, beavertail grip, and ambi safety.

I agree...For the small price difference, the Tac carries a lot of extras.

Detachment Charlie · 01-06-2008, 10:49 PM

The RIA Tactical is the best value on the market, if you want a shooter or carry piece. For resale and bragin', "pony" up the extra and get a Colt. If you shoot the Colt better than the Rock, you're a better shot than I.

jmeister · 01-07-2008, 06:30 AM

Love my RIA GI model... just wish I had ponied up a little more for the tactical.
Waiting on their commander now.

orrminator · 01-07-2008, 03:00 PM

I love my RIA. Got it at a great price and had Springer Precision do some work for me. Got a fully pimped out 1911 for way less than if I had gone the Kimber or Dan Wesson route.

billbrasky · 01-07-2008, 11:32 PM

where can i browse the entire RIA lineup of models and options. I heard they dont have a formal website, is that correct ?

01-04-2008, 12:37 PM	#1
gunman496 XDTalk Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 69	What do you guys think of RIA I'm now in the market for a 1911, well i will be by summer time and i'm doing all the research now so i can make a purchase i'm happy with. I want the most basic 1911 you can find, i read a good write up on the RIA ones can anyone give me some pros and cons? http://www.advancedtactical.com/sweeneyarticle.pdf

01-04-2008, 12:48 PM	#2
Frenchy XDTalk 10K Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Mid-Missouri Posts: 13,257	For me, there hasn't been any "cons". The gun has worked right from the box, and the customer service is becoming legendary. It's finished well, it's accurate and has a decent trigger. A good entry-level pistol. __________________ ~SC Harvey~ "You are the instruments that God is going to use to bring about universal change, and that is why Barack has captured the youth. And he has involved young people in a political process that they didn't care anything about. That's a sign. When the Messiah speaks, the youth will hear, and the Messiah is absolutely speaking."...Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan RON PAUL IN 2008

01-04-2008, 06:41 PM	#4
DanTheEldest XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 6,378	No first-hand experience, but I have a friend who owns both a Colt and an RIA, and when you compare the tightness and fitting of the RIA to the Colt, it's surprisingly good. The trigger is also nice, requiring a minimum of fluff-and-polish to make it smooth. I second the opinions that it's the best-kept secret in low-cost 1911's on the planet. __________________ To make mass murder palatable to the public, one must first strip the victims of their inherent humanity. First were the native Americans ("savages"), then the black slaves (only "partly human"), then the Jews and gypsies in Hitler's Europe ("parasites on society"), and now America's unborn (also "not fully human"). Save the Americans--end abortion now. Insights and documentation on our nation's Christian heritage: www.WallBuilders.com

01-06-2008, 10:49 PM	#7
Detachment Charlie XDTalk Newbie Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 25	The RIA Tactical is the best value on the market, if you want a shooter or carry piece. For resale and bragin', "pony" up the extra and get a Colt. If you shoot the Colt better than the Rock, you're a better shot than I. __________________ One of the 10 most famous Obscure Americans. All bleeding stops, eventually.

01-07-2008, 06:30 AM	#8
jmeister XDTalk Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Lexington, KY Posts: 95	Love my RIA GI model... just wish I had ponied up a little more for the tactical. Waiting on their commander now. __________________ S&W 3913TSW - 9mm Browning Buckmark Camper - .22LR Rock Island Armory M1911 GI - .45ACP Rossi 972 - .357mag Mossberg 500 Persuader - 12ga Chinese SKS - 7.62x39mm Mosin Nagant M44 - 7.62x54mm Hi Point 995 Carbine - 9mm Marlin Model 60 - .22LR

01-04-2008, 06:21 PM	#3
Ed Ely XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: 37.65N -84.76W (Elev. 932 ft) Posts: 7,669 Blog Entries: 1	For the price, probably the most decent 1911 on the market. Me bought two, just in case I needed spare parts. One is still NIB occupying space on the bottom shelf of one of Bud's safes. Buy: ** out of ***. Ed

01-04-2008, 09:34 PM	#5
Plinkomatic XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,309	RIA is awesome. Incredible comfort, accuracy and unbeatable value. Customer service is best in industry. Consider springing the extra for the Tactical- novak cut sights, target trigger and hammer, beavertail grip, and ambi safety.

01-07-2008, 03:00 PM	#9
orrminator XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Gresham, Oregon Posts: 811	I love my RIA. Got it at a great price and had Springer Precision do some work for me. Got a fully pimped out 1911 for way less than if I had gone the Kimber or Dan Wesson route. __________________ ************************ Chris If it ain't broke....gimme a minute. ************************

01-07-2008, 11:32 PM	#10
billbrasky XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: suburban detroit Posts: 2,564	where can i browse the entire RIA lineup of models and options. I heard they dont have a formal website, is that correct ?

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