ROCK ISLAND ARMORY 1911 (owner satisfaction poll)

[danielson]

Ive been spurred on on by the latest post about RIA 1911s, and want to see a chart, to bring into focus, the overall satisfaction with them.

Dont lie, if you dont like them, but have no real grounds for it, THATS FINE.. But if your not an owner or former owner of a RIA 1911, or dont personally know someone who is/was, you have no business contributing here.

 

[red_zr24x4]

I have personally owned a RIA 1911, and have been pleased with it.

X2 I liked the first one so much I bought another

 

[SERparacord]

I personally have owned a RIA 1911 and it sucked. Their customer service was even worse.

 

[GunSlinger]

My RIA 1911A1 FS has been flawless!

 

[halfmileharry]

I liked the first one I bought. I bought a couple more. They sucked. Then the first one I bought fell apart. Time will tell. I learned out of my wallet.

 

[sbond]

I have bought two and they shoot just as well as my Kimbers,Sig's,Springers for half the $$

 

[j4jenk]

I personally have owned a RIA 1911 and it sucked. Their customer service was even worse.

I'm curious about these as well. Can you elaborate on the suckage that you experienced? Are we talking FTF/FTE issues, or trigger wasn't as good as my Gold Cup issues?

 

[aaron580]

I MIGHT buy one just to keep in the glove box. Ill stick with my sig 1911 for everything else though.

 

[SERparacord]

I'm curious about these as well. Can you elaborate on the suckage that you experienced? Are we talking FTF/FTE issues, or trigger wasn't as good as my Gold Cup issues?

Never got to the firing stage, even after 15 weeks at their "customer service shop".

 

[Osprey]

I have the mid size tactical version with hogue 45000 grip. Shoots and feels great.

 

[hookedonjeep]

I bought one from their sister company, Citadel (made in the same house, I believe). Love it. Goes bang every time I squeeze the trigger, spot on for accuracy, couldn't ask for more for what I paid for it. Is it as nice as a $1400 Les Baer, or a $1300 Kimber? No, it is not as pretty, but does the exact same job, and if I scratch it up carrying it, who cares!

 

[res04]

I had one and sold it to a friend. It performed flawless for a 300.00 gun.

 

[BMDRAKE71]

I own two Government Models. One in 45 and the other is setup as a switch barrel 9mm Para/38 Super (I use Starline's 38 Super Comp which is a rimless 38 Super case). I love taking them to the range.

 

[church]

The one I owned was terrible. When folks ask, i usually tell them my first firearm was a revolver because i dont want them to run off and think RIA makes great beginner firearms(had that happen once). The over-all quality of the machine work was horrible, the fit was lousy, the sand casting was absolutely crap because i could see what was left of the "orange peel" everywhere i looked. As i recall, I could hear the hammer rocking back and forth everywhere I went when I carried it too.

 

[threedhuntr]

As i recall, I could hear the hammer rocking back and forth everywhere I went when I carried it too.

Just curious as to how the hammer would be loose as to rattle. I had a s&w 1911 that the grip safety would rattle when carried. A little tweek on the spring fixed it.

 

[Dirty Steve]

I have a RIA 1911A1 with VZ grips. It has been flawless after about 2000 rounds through it. Goes bang everytime, no feed or eject problems and is pretty accurate.

Dirty Steve

 

[Mgderf]

Not an owner, or even a former owner, but I started the other thread mainly wanting to know one thing.

How does the "Armscor" RIA compare to the NON-Armscor RIA?

Is it like the Marlin/Remington fiasco?

 

[cakelly1962]

I've had mine for 4+ years. It wouldn't feed 200grSWC ,but had the feed ramp ad throat polished ad now it loves them. By the way I use this gun in USPSA.

 

[halfmileharry]

Friday morning at 8:35 and I see on the poll that ONE in EIGHT have had problems. That's on the extremely low side of the Happy Scale. I hope RIA gets the hint that their customer satisfaction is in the tank. 1 out of 8 is not good? Or is that 7 out of 8 are good? I'm trying to find a way to make the #s look good.

 

[Bang-bang]

I have a RIA 1911A1 with VZ grips. It has been flawless after about 2000 rounds through it. Goes bang everytime, no feed or eject problems and is pretty accurate.

Dirty Steve

ditto, and I have shared mine with many friends, they all like it, Ya, it's a cheap 1911. BIG DEAL! Never any problem, but time will tell.