9MM 1911 - $329.99

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I believe the pistol is an Armscor/RIA product due to the "M1911-A1 FS" marking on the right side of the frame forward of the slide stop pin and the seven-digit serial number; Tisas uses different markings. The bottom of the right-side safety lever is also shaped very differently between the two guns.

More directly, a photo of the Taylor at PSA versus a photo of a RIA at PSA.
 
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I've got a Rock Island A1 FS Tactical in .45 ACP. It looks just like the pic. It's an awesome gun that handles anything you put in it. I got rid of the ACT mag and the grips.
 
hawg said:
I got rid of the ACT mag
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I've had very good luck with ACT Mags. They are made in Italy by former employees of Mecgar. The original 1911 ACT Mags imported into the US were branded Novak; they also supplied 1911 mags for S&W.

I also have had good luck with ACT Mag magazines for my SIG 220 and 320. The mags for the SIG 320 are branded Armscor
 
I personally don't like them because I don't like bumper mags but I have read stories of them splitting. Whether that's true or not I don't know and won't use one to find out.
 
hawg said:
I personally don't like them because I don't like bumper mags but I have read stories of them splitting. Whether that's true or not I don't know and won't use one to find out.
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some of the bumbers are pads thats bolted to the bottom vent holes, so if it broke, it would not affect reliability.
 
sparkyv said:
Pardon my ignorance and curiosity, but what disqualifies them from being CA compliant? I thought 10 round mags made them compliant.
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Guns aren't generally California compliant.
To be sold in California, a pistol must be specifically listed by make, model, and caliber on the Roster. The manufacturer or importer having paid a bribe, uh, testing fee, and provided guns, three, I think, to be destructively tested.
I understand that to be added to the Roster now also requires a pistol have a chamber loaded indicator and a magazine disconnect. Neither of which anybody is likely to scab onto a 1911, least so at the entry level.
 
I have dropped a bunch of magazines over the years and not broken a plastic floor plate yet.
I have popped the welds on a couple of all metal clips, though; using early 10x38 Super for 10x9mm.
 
9mmepiphany said:
Yup,Taylor & Company 1911s are manufacture by Armscor.

Good price for an entry level 9mm 1911
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Yes, and these are easily converted to .45 ACP. The frame accepts .45 parts. I used one of these 9 mm guns to make one of my WW2 clones.

Here's the finished product (the WW2 clone):
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Here's the RIA box it originally came in:
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And here are the RIA / 9 mm parts that had to be replaced to make the clone:
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Jim Watson said:
Reminds me of the guy here who put an Argentine .45 upper on a .38 Super lower in aid of ammo standardization.
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Well, when original WW2 guns in nice condition are going for north of $2,000, it makes sense to build a clone on a Filipino frame. Of course it helped that I had replacement slides, etc., in my parts box.

(The other route would be to upgrade a Thompson / Kahr. At least those slides are usable, even though they use the Series 80 firing pin safety.)
 
AlexanderA said:
Yes, and these are easily converted to .45 ACP. The frame accepts .45 parts. I used one of these 9 mm guns to make one of my WW2 clones.

Here's the finished product (the WW2 clone):
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Here's the RIA box it originally came in:
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And here are the RIA / 9 mm parts that had to be replaced to make the clone:
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Loving your WWII clone guy. Plus with all the parts left over you are well on your way to another!
 
Just sucks that between shipping, taxes & FFL fee's add like $100 bucks onto that l dont get me wrong its still a deal especially if you were already in market for one cause your going to be paying those regardless unless your shopping local. Wish I was in a Tax free state.
 
Trav_man said:
Just sucks that between shipping, taxes & FFL fee's add like $100 bucks onto that l dont get me wrong its still a deal especially if you were already in market for one cause your going to be paying those regardless unless your shopping local. Wish I was in a Tax free state.
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The struggle is real. My local dealer has a 9mm Tisas for $359 but only in a GI model. Buy it and immediately start buying parts, or buy this gun and pay shipping, $45 or more for transfer etc. Is it so wrong for me to want a tricked out 1911 for $300 :D
 
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