I can’t wait to see who buys this from you when it fails.
We have both owned at least three of the same guns. Two of them you owned twice, and two of them I owned twice. Maybe more.I have first right of refusal on all @fieldgrade 's guns. But he sails them to me with a call option allowing him to get them back. I need to add a put option to make him take them back if I don't like them.
We both know what we are. We are just haggling over price!
That's the way to judge all firearms. What does it need to be "YOURS". I have lotsa guns folks look at funny. Wasn't their money and ain't their gun.I don't think the ambi-safety is *bad*,
it's just *bad* for me.
We have both owned at least three of the same guns. Two of them you owned twice, and two of them I owned twice. Maybe more.
Which magwell did you go with? I have S&As on my other 1911sI have the same 1911. I changed the grips, magwell, and added a extended magazine release. Around 800 rounds through her with no issues. Shoots great.
Which magwell did you go with? I have S&As on my other 1911s
Also, which extended magazine release? I've got an EGW, but it won't lock in place as it should. Not sure yet where the fit issue is.
Let us know what happens around 5,000 rounds! lol.I have the same 1911. I changed the grips, magwell, and added a extended magazine release. Around 800 rounds through her with no issues. Shoots great.
Get one of the act mags and try it, one of the original suppliers of the ria mags for some reason these seem to work the best in the ria pistol s, Wilson and chip McCormick will function for a while then you'll start to have failure of the slide locking back or the mysterious binding of the mag in frame,( had a McCormick mag in when it happened in my forty five).After 150 rounds or so it failed to lock back on empty. Could have been the mags, who knows, but I've had that happen before with others. What I haven't had happen before is it didn't want to drop the empty mag. Press the mag release, nothing. Rack the slide back, nothing in the chamber, still won't drop the mag. The mags were all Dawson's. (( which are MetalForm, same as Dan Wesson ships with theirs)). I futzed with it a minute and it decided to let go of the mag. Head scratcher
I just finished blending the skinny cheap one that is on it. I've been interested in the new "owner installed" Chen magwells. I may run this thing like it is for awhile.
The one thing the RIA did that I've never had happen before...
After 150 rounds or so it failed to lock back on empty. Could have been the mags, who knows, but I've had that happen before with others. What I haven't had happen before is it didn't want to drop the empty mag. Press the mag release, nothing. Rack the slide back, nothing in the chamber, still won't drop the mag. The mags were all Dawson's. (( which are MetalForm, same as Dan Wesson ships with theirs)). I futzed with it a minute and it decided to let go of the mag. Head scratcher.
Megar took over production of rias mag, act was the the second maker of their mags, the first ria ultra's that I bought came with a novak marked mag Why theirpartnership with act ended I don't know. I'm guessing costIt shipped with one Meggar.
Hmmm
Wonder why they don't ship with their own mags?
Sounds like the follower jumped the slide lock...it happens on .45s also. The hybrid follower in the .45 Tripp Cobramag (one example) will almost certainly prevent that from happening. For some reason they have a different follower in their 9mm mags...haven't used that one yet.
Just back from the first range trip. This gun ran as well or better than the four other 1911's in 9mm I own, or have owned.
They've got a Springfield Range Officer in 9MM up at FG&G. If I was going to buy anything else in 1911 9mm, I would want to try one of these. Plus, the parts I've installed on my stainless RO in 45 have all darn near dropped in and required nearly no fitting, be they Wilson Bulletproof (thumb safety), Smith and Alexander (magwell), or EGW (mag catch/release).Well, darn. No new RIA 1911 in 9mm for me this week.
They've got a Springfield Range Officer in 9MM up at FG&G. If I was going to buy anything else in 1911 9mm, I would want to try one of these. Plus, the parts I've installed on my stainless RO in 45 have all darn near dropped in and required nearly no fitting, be they Wilson Bulletproof (thumb safety), Smith and Alexander (magwell), or EGW (mag catch/release).
If you are up at H2O Friday you are more than welcome to shoot my Range Officer in 9mmThey've got a Springfield Range Officer in 9MM up at FG&G. If I was going to buy anything else in 1911 9mm, I would want to try one of these. Plus, the parts I've installed on my stainless RO in 45 have all darn near dropped in and required nearly no fitting, be they Wilson Bulletproof (thumb safety), Smith and Alexander (magwell), or EGW (mag catch/release).
Thanks for that offer!If you are up at H2O Friday you are more than welcome to shoot my Range Officer in 9mm
Yes...it has the ramped barrelThanks for that offer!
Does yours have a ramped barrel?
That has not been a criteria in the past since so many others don't, but this RIA does, and it seems to run ammo that others won't, Colt included.
I'm jealous. I wanted to use my 1911 9mm in a match next Saturday! Dang it.....but I got the G19 that's going well......hmmmmm.....All that said, the pistol runs great with the Dawson/Metalform mags. I had the one hiccup on the maiden voyage out of six mags running 150-200 rounds. I’ll still run it in a match next weekend.
Gun ran great today. No hiccups running ammo that won’t run in a Colt at all. Not *quite* as accurate shooting steel at 100 yards as my other 9mm, but what idiot shoots steel at 100 yards with a pistol?
Fit an EGW mag catch (1/16th” longer) this afternoon. Same length as what comes on a Wilson CQB standard. Makes it easier/quicker to drop the empty mag on the clock.
Ordered a Wilson mag well that hangs on the bottom two grip panel screws, just like the one that comes on this RIA Ultra, but hopefully works a little better. Only $30.
I'm jealous. I wanted to use my 1911 9mm in a match next Saturday! Dang it.....but I got the G19 that's going well......hmmmmm.....
round nosed Blue bullet reloads. Locks the gun up. It also doesn’t like flat nosed conical factory FMJ.Can I ask what ammo you have that won't run in a Colt and does your Colt have the newer double recoil spring?
Is USPSA really as much running around as it looks like on videos? I want to do one this winter, but I'm old, slow and fat....I can't move like the young men I see in those clips! LOL. I still want to try one, though, just because I can!I use my Glock 19 for USPSA and like it pretty well.
Is USPSA really as much running around as it looks like on videos? I want to do one this winter, but I'm old, slow and fat....I can't move like the young men I see in those clips! LOL. I still want to try one, though, just because I can!
Never heard of that before. Factory Mecgar mag? I don't like them.I got a RIA ULTRA FS this week and gave it a workout today. Mine is the HC model. I agree with you about the ambi safety - that’s gotta go. It digs into my right hand when I’m shooting. Mine fed, fired, extracted and ejected perfectly. My only issues were four times it locked back with one round left in the mag. You have anything like this happen with yours? Probably operator error but every time at the same point? I dunno.
That's a double stack right?I got a RIA ULTRA FS this week and gave it a workout today. Mine is the HC model. I agree with you about the ambi safety - that’s gotta go. It digs into my right hand when I’m shooting. Mine fed, fired, extracted and ejected perfectly. My only issues were four times it locked back with one round left in the mag. You have anything like this happen with yours? Probably operator error but every time at the same point? I dunno.