It's been something like 20 minutes since there has been any controversy over RIA vs other 1911s, so I thought things had calmed down enough to post this thought for discussion: Are the Armscor built 1911s such as the GI spec version they offer closer to the M1911 spec than other 1911s that have strayed from the original? If you look at some WWII era 1911s, they are not the perfectly fit guns with impeccable machine work that most 1911s of today are. Could the RIA GI Spec in .45 with a set of plastic double diamond grips be more 1911 than something like, let's say, my Sig Scorpion?
The RIA, in particular, takes a beating from folks that have little respect for the entry level guns but if you compare an RIA to a war time production Remington Rand, how does it stack up to the true icon we hold in high regard? Sure, the internal parts are MIM but so are those of Colt and Kimber. Both Colt and Kimber ship with plastic MSH which is totally wrong for a WWII 1911.
So, is it the RIA owners that should be looking down at our modern production Colts, Sigs, Kimbers and Ed Browns? Are we, with our fancy mag wells, night sights and extended everythings, the ones that are moving away from what a 1911 is? If a GI from WWII had to grab a 1911 and there were two on the table, one a Sig Scorpion and the other an RIA GI Spec, which would he instinctively grab?
What does the INGO brain trust think?
The RIA, in particular, takes a beating from folks that have little respect for the entry level guns but if you compare an RIA to a war time production Remington Rand, how does it stack up to the true icon we hold in high regard? Sure, the internal parts are MIM but so are those of Colt and Kimber. Both Colt and Kimber ship with plastic MSH which is totally wrong for a WWII 1911.
So, is it the RIA owners that should be looking down at our modern production Colts, Sigs, Kimbers and Ed Browns? Are we, with our fancy mag wells, night sights and extended everythings, the ones that are moving away from what a 1911 is? If a GI from WWII had to grab a 1911 and there were two on the table, one a Sig Scorpion and the other an RIA GI Spec, which would he instinctively grab?
What does the INGO brain trust think?