Rock Island 1911 45 Compact Review

But beware of some initial break in potential for hammer bite and terrible gi sights.

Rock island 1911 45 compact review. Photo by ralf s pix. It takes practice to learn to master the short grip of the compact 45. Even though there are clear differences between the two you can barely notice them. The barrel is 4 25 long and the overall capacity is eight rounds.

A look at the sig p238 a year later. 45 acp 1911 pistols 1911 shop shops. The bbr 3 10 is a short and stout double stack 1911 or 2011 that carries a whopping 10 rounds of 45 acp in the magazine. The rock island 1911 gives good performance with lead bullet handloads.

Rather it s a representation of the original m1911. That is some serious firepower for a sub compact 45 acp handgun. The new rock island armory 3 10 is an ideal choice for those wanting a concealed carry. The rock island 1911 is a great starter priced 1911 around 500 that maintains the look of a standard gi model with decent parkerizing and surprisingly good trigger.

Rock island armory bbr 3 10 in 45 acp. The rock island 1911 isn t a replica. 2020 academy sports outdoors. Quickly lining up the pistol demands practice.

Review of the rock ultra cs 45acp. Rock island armory recently introduced a new sub compact pistol to their 1911 line called the ria bbr 3 10. So am i purchasing the ria 1911 gi midsize 495. The sig sauer p238 was the first 380 acp bug to grace my gun safe a welcomed addition to the 9mm polymers 38 spl revolvers and 45 acp 1911s.

The original m1911 was similar to the model t ford in that you could have any variety you wanted as long as it was the same one that came off the factory floor. The rock series is rock island armory s most well optioned line of 1911 pistols built in the traditional 70 series design with the addition of next level upgrades. It simply takes acclimation to master the. The original gun had a 5 long barrel and the seven round capacity.

Just the same a compact 1911 is faster into action than practically any 9mm compact or a short barrel revolver. Like all rock island 1911s each is built using 4140 ordnance steel on the industry s best cnc machines while being hand fitted and tested to strict tolerance guidelines for.