Rock Island Armory 1911 Parts ?? - The Firearms Forum

gdmoody · 11-05-2009, 01:30 PM

I was told on another forum that parts for a RIA 1911 were very hard to get. If Rock Island is a standard 1911, shouldn't parts from any 1911 fit it? I read somewhere that Rock Island was a good frame to start a customized pistol. Have I misunderstood that statement?

LDBennett · 11-05-2009, 03:50 PM

My Rock Island 45ACP 1911 wears complete internals for the trigger control system straight out of the Brownels catalog for 1911's. The only part I had to fit was the safety and it was tricky but I got to fit and work correctly. I also put on a Dwyer Group Gripper full length spring guide with its special link, and a bushing that I fit to the slide and barrel as I would have any 1911. To customize the look I added a Bomar rib (full length, 1950's style Bullseye competition gun look) with Bomar sights. It fit exactly like it would have on any 1911.

RI nay sayers just can not fathom that a pistol so inexpensive can possibly be good so they invent negative things to say. I have this one that I customized and also use the frame with my Marvel 22 Conversion Unit 1. The trigger (with its after market parts and some stoning those parts) is sweet and both the Marvel Conversion and the 45 ACP top end shoot very well indeed. My son-in-law has a bone stock RI in 45ACP that shoots accurately, is reliable, and looks fine. We had a extractor tension issue with it when new but I adjusted that just like I would any other 1911. He is completely satisfied with his as am I with mine.

RI 1911's are just fine. Don't believe everything you hear.

LDBennett

tracyballard · 11-06-2009, 01:32 PM

Rock Island parts are hard to get in that if you want to buy some parts made by Rock Island, good luck! RIA parts are selling like hotcakes and production and/or importation hasn't caught up yet. I've been trying to get a slide for weeks and I gave up on waiting for the frames to be back in stock at Sarco, and just bought a Foster. other parts will work just fine if you want to spend more money though.

LDBennett · 11-06-2009, 07:20 PM

tracyballard:

For your usage "parts" may indeed be hard to get but few people who buy whole guns need extra RI slides or frames. All the internal parts are interchangeable with most other 1911 parts, perhaps with some fitting. So for customizing an existing RI, parts that most people buy are NOT hard to get.

LDBennett

Big ugly · 11-07-2009, 01:21 AM

Right you are, I know a feller here in tennessee who just converted one to .460 Rowland with very little trouble/

11-05-2009, 01:30 PM	#1
gdmoody Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Northeast Georgia Contributor Posts: 6,408	Rock Island Armory 1911 Parts ?? I was told on another forum that parts for a RIA 1911 were very hard to get. If Rock Island is a standard 1911, shouldn't parts from any 1911 fit it? I read somewhere that Rock Island was a good frame to start a customized pistol. Have I misunderstood that statement? __________________ NRA Endowment Member GeorgiaCarry.Org Member Retired US Army Postal Worker Personally, I carry a gun because I'm too young to die and too old to take an ass whoopin'.....author unknown (but obviously brilliant) -->

11-05-2009, 03:50 PM	#2
LDBennett Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Hesperia, CA Posts: 5,754	Re: Rock Island Armory 1911 Parts ?? My Rock Island 45ACP 1911 wears complete internals for the trigger control system straight out of the Brownels catalog for 1911's. The only part I had to fit was the safety and it was tricky but I got to fit and work correctly. I also put on a Dwyer Group Gripper full length spring guide with its special link, and a bushing that I fit to the slide and barrel as I would have any 1911. To customize the look I added a Bomar rib (full length, 1950's style Bullseye competition gun look) with Bomar sights. It fit exactly like it would have on any 1911. RI nay sayers just can not fathom that a pistol so inexpensive can possibly be good so they invent negative things to say. I have this one that I customized and also use the frame with my Marvel 22 Conversion Unit 1. The trigger (with its after market parts and some stoning those parts) is sweet and both the Marvel Conversion and the 45 ACP top end shoot very well indeed. My son-in-law has a bone stock RI in 45ACP that shoots accurately, is reliable, and looks fine. We had a extractor tension issue with it when new but I adjusted that just like I would any other 1911. He is completely satisfied with his as am I with mine. RI 1911's are just fine. Don't believe everything you hear. LDBennett

11-06-2009, 01:32 PM	#3
tracyballard Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 1	Re: Rock Island Armory 1911 Parts ?? Rock Island parts are hard to get in that if you want to buy some parts made by Rock Island, good luck! RIA parts are selling like hotcakes and production and/or importation hasn't caught up yet. I've been trying to get a slide for weeks and I gave up on waiting for the frames to be back in stock at Sarco, and just bought a Foster. other parts will work just fine if you want to spend more money though.

11-06-2009, 07:20 PM	#4
LDBennett Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Hesperia, CA Posts: 5,754	Re: Rock Island Armory 1911 Parts ?? tracyballard: For your usage "parts" may indeed be hard to get but few people who buy whole guns need extra RI slides or frames. All the internal parts are interchangeable with most other 1911 parts, perhaps with some fitting. So for customizing an existing RI, parts that most people buy are NOT hard to get. LDBennett

11-07-2009, 01:21 AM	#5
Big ugly Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Knoxville Tennessee Contributor Posts: 2,603	Re: Rock Island Armory 1911 Parts ?? Right you are, I know a feller here in tennessee who just converted one to .460 Rowland with very little trouble/ __________________ "You say the Devil made do it with a smile. Raisin' hell and howlin at the moon. Well I'm gonna put your @$$ back in line. I'm gonna scare the Devil out of you." BlackBerry Smoke Song http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R513dA4peMg Nothing is "proof" against a truly talented fool. Swanshot