Rock Island Armory .45

[WILLIAM A FARLEY Jr.]

WELL, GUYS AND GIRLS!

I HAVE TRY ROCK ISLAND ARMORY ACP 45 cal... I TRY THIS 45 AT JACKARMS...INDOOR RANGE. AFTER FIGHTING 250 ROUNDS. OF AMERICAN (CHEAP AMMO FOR A CHEAP 1911) THIS IS MY OWN FINDING.

1.)  TOO LIGHT WHEN HOLD THE FIREARMS.

2.) THE TRIGGER PULL IS WAY TO LIGHT...IT MIGHT THINK YOU HAVE A HAIR TRIGGER.

3.) THE BALANCE OF THE WEAPON...IS HOW COULD SAY IT...IT DO NOT FEEL LIKE A MAN GUN..IT MIGHT BE GREAT FOR A LADY
     GUN.

4.) THE SLIDE DO NOT LOAD OR LOCK THE AMMO FULLY IN THE CHAMBER.

5. IT WILL MAKE A GREAT PAPER WEIGHT TO HOLD DOWN PILE PAPER WORK I AM TRYING TO CATCH-UP!

I WILL RATE IT 5 1/2 BULLET'S..

PRICE WISE, NOT BAD FOR SOMEONE TO BUY AND OWNED THERE FIRST 45 cal

[2HOW]

Yes they are made by Armscore, no the metal isnt any softer than any other pistol , they are cheap because they are made in the Phillipines, Like most 1911s they have a break in period and probably need a fluff and buff , they need 500 to 1000 rds run thru them to start running right. The best bang for the $ on the market. Mr Farley Im not even gonna reply to your uneducated report .

[Michael Bane]

Agree with 2HOW on the break-in period, especially for less expensive guns. I know Walt Rauch's Taurus 1911 was a bear for 300 or so rounds, then settled down and ran just fine. I'll typically dump a quick 100 rounds of ball through any new gun before I even try to do anything with it, hopefully knock the rough edges off.

That "softer steel" myth has been around for a long time. The Rock Island guns are made to current American specs (the highly rated STI Spartan is also manufactured in the Phillipines).

If you want softer steel, check out some of the older Spanish semiautos...Silly Putty, but good enough for the mission at the time.

Michael B