RIA 1911 Fluff & Buff

[Ringel05]

Plus some upgrades.

I will be switching out the grip safety for a better beavertail and replacing the hammer with a skeleton Commander hammer plus adding a skeleton aluminum trigger. Currently buffing the parkerized finish off the barrel then will buff some of the internals. I have a set of faux ivory grip panels that are pretty but really beefy so I'm replacing them with a thin G10 set.
Also will be refinishing the slide and frame as the RIA parkerized finish is cheaply done. Debating between a silver slide on a black frame or a OD Green slide on a black frame.
Here it is now:

 

[Ringel05]

Then you'll be all ready to go out and look for an American to shoot with it!

Good huntin!

Why would I do that? That's pretty stupid.

 

[Anomalism]

Why would I do that? That's pretty stupid.

Some people don't understand that guns can be fun. Meh.

 

[DudleySmith]

I clean my .38 every 5 years, whether it needs it or not.

 

[Lord Long Rod]

Is Hi Point making 1911s now?

 

[Ringel05]

Is Hi Point making 1911s now?

 

[hjmick]

Why would I do that? That's pretty stupid.

Consider the source...

 

[Ringel05]

Wow, two of the items I ordered, aluminum ultra light match trigger and skeleton hammer showed up today. According to tracking they weren't supposed to arrive until Monday.

 

[Ringel05]

Did the fluff & buff on the duty pistol and no more sticky trigger.
Mostly removed the finish on the trigger bow, polished the flat on the disconnector and did a general clean & lube. Used a 400 grit sandpaper then polished with a Dremel buffing wheel and micro fiber cloth. Everything on it now runs smooth as silk.

 

[Ringel05]

A couple of the upgrades , one unfixable fit problem and the other made my grip safety useless, didn't work but that's okay. I have a set of black and white G10 thin grips on the way but these will do for now.

 

[1srelluc]

IMHO Tisas (Turkey) makes a far better M1911A1 clone for the money than RIA. Hell, the last i checked they were only $50.00 more expensive than a .45 High Point!

The only thing I did to this one other than lube it properly was replace the grips with GI ones.

 

[Ringel05]

IMHO Tisas (Turkey) makes a far better M1911A1 clone for the money than RIA. Hell, the last i checked they were only $50.00 more expensive than a .45 High Point!

The only thing I did to this one other than lube it properly was replace the grips with GI ones.

Oh I agree. I have their older Tanker model and yesterday picked up my new Tisas 1911 Duty 9mm B9.

Also currently looking at a Tisas 1911A1 .45 for $320 with free shipping...........

 

[Ringel05]

Seriously considering getting rid of all 3 of my tactical tupperware pistols.

 

[1srelluc]

Seriously considering getting rid of all 3 of my tactical tupperware pistols.

I got a couple of G17s (one I use in my Roni) and a couple of G19s. Meh, they serve but are nothing to get excited about.

Given the glut of them on the market now I'll just wait till the next panic before I decide to part with one or more of them.

 

[Ringel05]

By the way, the Cool Hand thin G10s I bought specifically for this arrived yesterday.