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<blockquote data-quote="HackerF15E" data-source="post: 1371593" data-attributes="member: 9689"><p>I own several different 1911s, from high end to low end...and the RIA is as good as any of them.</p><p></p><p>You have to be careful when you evaluate the RIA -- they're an exceptional pistol <u>for the money</u>, but you have to still understand that this is a base model pistol. Many on the internet rave about them, and certainly mine (a pre-2006 model with the cast slide) is certainly as accurate, well made, and fun to shoot as any other 1911 I've ever owned. Be careful to not get swept away in all the praise and go thinking you're going to be getting a Les Baer for $400 -- again, above all it's still a budget 1911.</p><p></p><p>The frame is cast, but if your RIA was made after 2006 the slide is forged barstock. Although some make a big deal of that fact, the reality is that quality cast 1911s (like Caspians) have been on the market for decades without significant quality problems or breakage. The same goes for the MIM parts; of course MIM parts are more prone to breakage than tool steel parts, we're talking about slivers of percentages in quality difference. For the average shooter, you're not going to ever shoot enough rounds to ever see the difference between a RIA with a cast frame and MIM parts and another 1911 with a forged frame and tool steel parts. If you're Rob Leatham, maybe it matters. For the rest of us, it's mostly a bunch of internet hot air that a lot of people get needlessly caught up in.</p><p></p><p>I put together a photo-comparison of the RIA 5" and the Springfield GI, since those two are often compared. IMHO, the RIA comes out the 'winner' based on quality of the individual parts and fit-and-finish, but judge for yourself.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.thehighroad.us/showthread.php?t=414414" target="_blank">http://www.thehighroad.us/showthread.php?t=414414</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HackerF15E, post: 1371593, member: 9689"] I own several different 1911s, from high end to low end...and the RIA is as good as any of them. You have to be careful when you evaluate the RIA -- they're an exceptional pistol [U]for the money[/U], but you have to still understand that this is a base model pistol. Many on the internet rave about them, and certainly mine (a pre-2006 model with the cast slide) is certainly as accurate, well made, and fun to shoot as any other 1911 I've ever owned. Be careful to not get swept away in all the praise and go thinking you're going to be getting a Les Baer for $400 -- again, above all it's still a budget 1911. The frame is cast, but if your RIA was made after 2006 the slide is forged barstock. Although some make a big deal of that fact, the reality is that quality cast 1911s (like Caspians) have been on the market for decades without significant quality problems or breakage. The same goes for the MIM parts; of course MIM parts are more prone to breakage than tool steel parts, we're talking about slivers of percentages in quality difference. For the average shooter, you're not going to ever shoot enough rounds to ever see the difference between a RIA with a cast frame and MIM parts and another 1911 with a forged frame and tool steel parts. If you're Rob Leatham, maybe it matters. For the rest of us, it's mostly a bunch of internet hot air that a lot of people get needlessly caught up in. I put together a photo-comparison of the RIA 5" and the Springfield GI, since those two are often compared. IMHO, the RIA comes out the 'winner' based on quality of the individual parts and fit-and-finish, but judge for yourself. [url]http://www.thehighroad.us/showthread.php?t=414414[/url] [/QUOTE]
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