bisleyfan41
Blackhawk
Part for part.Are they made to the same specs as a common mil spec U.S. made 1911 ?
Part for part.Are they made to the same specs as a common mil spec U.S. made 1911 ?
I have been buying spare parts for my Rugers for years now. I recently started buy parts for my Winchesters and muzzle loaders as money allows. In owning misc Rugers for over 40 years, I have only had to replace one part on a 1954 Standard model that has almost zero finish left. That part was a extractor. Many of the Ruger parts I bought years ago can no longer be bought new. Get parts now before ATF declares that trigger for your Bearcat a machinegun.Part for part.
RIA pistols are made in the Philippines and are excellent quality. They are bargains for what you pay and what you get.I can't answer in regards to the Turkish knock-off's but I can say for a fact that my two RIA 1911-A1 "Full Size" guns take Wilson generic 1911 fire-control parts, Wolff springs, and work great with Springfield and USGI pattern mags. I know that because those are the 'just in case' replacement parts I've tried in them....Hope this helps.
DGW
Any 70 series 1911 parts will fit the Turkish guns . My Turk 1911 is on the way and I'm already looking for extractors and recoil springs that will fit any standard 1911A1. 3 of my coworkers have Tisas 1911s and they all dropped in aftermarket partsOf all these aftermarket 1911's, how about replacement parts ? I have a Auto Ordnance 1911 and have no problem getting replacement parts that fit. If you buy one of these Turkish made guns, are parts gonna be a problem ? Are they made to the same specs as a common mil spec U.S. made 1911 ?
CHEVYINLINE6.
Where did you find the 357sig setup???RIA makes a pretty decent 1911. In general they skimp on fancy finishes but they're pretty solid performers. I have a few. One is an ultra FS 10mm that I found and bought a Commander length slide and .40 barrel for and that little bugger rocks. I also have a 6" .357 Sig slide for the Ultra FS.
The second is a BEAUTIFULLY nickle finished 1911A1 clone in .38 super, the other is a TAC II Commander single stack in .40.
All three work like clocks with any ammo I feed them.
It's a .40 so the slide and mags were already there, I only needed a barrel which I had made for me.Where did you find the 357sig setup???
RE:This is an interesting thread. Old, but I'll comment since it's still close to the top of the list of threads.
I had a RIA 1911, I shouldn't have sold it, but I did. I shot it for years and never had one jam or FTF.
One reason why I sold it was I spoke with a gunsmith and they said the cheaper 1911's might not be worth upgrading to make it "better" because of the lower quality metal they might use.
Not sure if he was correct or not. I should have gotten a second opinion.
If I remember correctly the gunsmith I spoke with was doubtful about putting in a bunch of money to customize a "lower end" quality gun. Yes, he was questioning the amount of stress the metal would take.RE:
"I had a RIA 1911, I shouldn't have sold it, but I did. I shot it for years and never had one jam or FTF.
One reason why I sold it was I spoke with a gunsmith and they said the cheaper 1911's might not be worth upgrading to make it "better" because of the lower quality metal they might use."
I don't get what is was that your gunsmith was saying...If the gun you had was already 100% reliable, what could have possibly have needed to be made so much "better" that the steel it was made from wouldn't have been able to stand the stress ?....Just wondering.
DGW
That right there is the main reason.RIAs are made by Armscor in the Philippines,
Thank the labor unions for that.I have never heard of a company going overseas because something can be made better. They go overseas because it is cheaper.