My RIA M1911A1 will only feed ball reliably. Was going to send it back to them... but the literature had stated that it's only guaranteed to feed ball, not hollow points. Not sure if Armscor would still look at it and tune it for that. The are fabled for good customer service though...
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Commercial 1911s tend to be ammo sensitive. 1911s were designed in an age of hand-fitting. The military ones were very loose fit on purpose to increase reliability, but the fit also reduced accuracy. The process does not work as well when translated to modern machining. The most reliable 1911s are still all hand-fit, but are very expensive. The Nighthawk that I just wrote the article on is $3800. On the other hand, modern pistols such as the XD, S&W, Glocks, Sig, HK etc, don't seem to be ammo sensitive and are more reliable than most 1911s.Originally Posted by willtill
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Try Federal Guard Dog ammo in .45 or 9MM. It's a hollow point with a cover to feed into a 1911 short feed ramp. I personall would not carry a RIA1911, I have one, love it for a plinker but not as an EDC. A good G19 Gen 3 costs about the same. Good luck.
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Another option is Corbon's Powerball. It is an expanding, round nose. I agree, I prefer higher capacity handguns that are not ammo sensitive. S&W M&P, HK VP9, Springfield XDs, Sig P320, Glocks are all great choices.
If you are not part of the solution, YOU are the problem.
Where the people fear the government you have tyranny. Where the government fears the people you have liberty.
Agreed, striker fire with no external safeties or a Sig.
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Personally, I never got into Sigs double action triggers, though, I just bought their P320 which is a striker
If you are not part of the solution, YOU are the problem.
Where the people fear the government you have tyranny. Where the government fears the people you have liberty.
Should have read, a striker fire because of no external safties....oops. Sig is an animal that takes practice but many enjoy it because the first shot has a strong trigger pull and less chance of an inadvertent discharge. Ummmmmm, ok. I say better trigger discipline but I understand.
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Some striker guns do have safeties! I know that S&W M&P has a version with a safety. Some of the micro guns do as well
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Where the people fear the government you have tyranny. Where the government fears the people you have liberty.
What do you know, I found one just before class last night in FDE. It is now mine. Couldn't resist the color.
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Yes, I have seen the above ammo before, but have not tried it. For the record, I don't carry because it's damned near impossible to get a CCP in Maryland. I've been wanting to get a non-resident Utah permit but really haven't had the need to carry outside of Maryland. When I do eventually move to a state with Freedom, I will most likely apply for a CCP.
My RIA is for recreational shooting... I wouldn't to CC with it due to the size of it.. would want something smaller and less printable.
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