Re: rock island 1911 45acp
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: boone</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Downzero</div><div class="ubbcode-body">The Taurus is junk, so if the fit is anything like a Taurus, I'd pass. I'd be more confident in the RIA, however, because the Filipinos love our 1911.
All parts on any 1911 should be fitted. Amazingly, no two are ever the same, even in the year 2009. </div></div>
Do you have any information backing that statement up? Do you or have you owned a PT1911? I have 2000 rounds down mine with out a single hiccup. That is not uncommon for the Taurus either.
The GI has a forged frame like the Taurus and full of MiM.
Every 1911(90%) shy of a full blown custom has MiM parts in them. Food for thought. </div></div>
I never said anything about MIM. In fact, if you search, you'll probably find a lengthy post in which I blasted people for attacking MIM. MIM isn't the problem. MIM parts are in nearly every pistol on the market because they work well and are cheap. Any problem with them is related to quality control, not an inferior production process.
I have not owned a Taurus PT1911. A friend of mine bought one a year ago because he wanted to get into USPSA single stack (with me). He sold it shortly thereafter. The fit was horrible and the trigger was worse.
I think they really tried to make a $600 1911 with a lot of functional upgrades, but failed because their quality control sucks. In my opinion, the 1911 needs to be made on SAE machines. The problem with making it on metric machines is that it was drawn in inches, the specs are in inches, and the fit seems to suck on any pistol that comes from a country that does not pattern its parts after the original drawings.
Taurus raves about its warranty but I think anyone who has owned one of their pistols or revolvers can say that their quality is lacking. They're cheap for a reason.
If nothing about the fit and function, and trigger of the Taurus 1911 mattered, I'd still complain that the grip was so far out of spec, and the radii on the front strap and in the rear where the main spring housing were so badly out of spec that it feels like you're holding onto a 2x4 and really ruins the good, ergonomic 1911 grip feel.
Other than a slide stop that had lots of problems, seldom ever locked the slide open properly, and eventually broke, his PT1911 was decently reliable. He has since sold it and bought a Kimber.
I just don't think $600 can buy a decent 1911. $800-850 maybe, $1000 budget would be better. The 1911 can be finicky when it doesn't fit right.
