I just purchased a Rock Island 1911 officer size 45 ACP in stainless steel for a gift to my oldest Grandson. Here are the pros and cons I found with the pistol. Cons first. This is a CA. compliant pistol that must pass a 3 foot drop test in my state. It had a heavy duty firing pin spring installed to pass that test. I removed the factory firing pin spring and replaced it with a new Colt standard spring to avoid any possible mis-fires that I have seen on other CA. compliant 1911 style pistols.
I disassemble the pistol for cleaning and and upon reassemble I had problems with the slide stop lever snapping into place. I had to remove 20 thousands of metal from the slide stop plunger and polish it and the surface of the slide stop where the plunger makes contact. That cured the problem.
Now the pros. The barrel lockup is tight as would be expected from a hand fitted 1911. No movement at the barrel hood or at the bull barrel muzzle. Big surprise on that one.
The slide to frame fit was very tight, but smooth in operation. On the tear down I could not see any tool marks and the frame rails and slide rails were as smooth as would be expected if they had been hand polished. Another big surprise for a low budget 1911. Trigger pull was 5 pounds and crisp and no hint of burrs and very little over travel.
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After viewing the above items, I felt this officer size 1911 will be an accurate one over other 1911's that cost far more in price. This pistol was $639.00 before taxes and FFL fees. A trip to the range proved me right. The 5 shot target is Winchester hardball and the 7 shot target is my reloads using 185 gr. Golden Sabre bullets. The targets were fired off hand with barricade support at ten yards. I would love to get this pistol into a Ransom rest at 25 yards to see what it can do.
If you want a officer size 1911 with 3.5 inch barrel for concealed carry, do not overlook the Rock Island Armory 1911. It is a pistol that preforms in a class that is over twice the amount of money. Also has very good sights that both front and rear are drift adjustable for windage.
I disassemble the pistol for cleaning and and upon reassemble I had problems with the slide stop lever snapping into place. I had to remove 20 thousands of metal from the slide stop plunger and polish it and the surface of the slide stop where the plunger makes contact. That cured the problem.
Now the pros. The barrel lockup is tight as would be expected from a hand fitted 1911. No movement at the barrel hood or at the bull barrel muzzle. Big surprise on that one.
The slide to frame fit was very tight, but smooth in operation. On the tear down I could not see any tool marks and the frame rails and slide rails were as smooth as would be expected if they had been hand polished. Another big surprise for a low budget 1911. Trigger pull was 5 pounds and crisp and no hint of burrs and very little over travel.
After viewing the above items, I felt this officer size 1911 will be an accurate one over other 1911's that cost far more in price. This pistol was $639.00 before taxes and FFL fees. A trip to the range proved me right. The 5 shot target is Winchester hardball and the 7 shot target is my reloads using 185 gr. Golden Sabre bullets. The targets were fired off hand with barricade support at ten yards. I would love to get this pistol into a Ransom rest at 25 yards to see what it can do.
If you want a officer size 1911 with 3.5 inch barrel for concealed carry, do not overlook the Rock Island Armory 1911. It is a pistol that preforms in a class that is over twice the amount of money. Also has very good sights that both front and rear are drift adjustable for windage.
