Tallball
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I traded away my Tisas GI 1911 in 45acp as part of a multi-gun offering for a S&W 629. The Tisas was nice. I bought it brand-new from Bud's some years ago, and it had nary a malfunction. However, as I've gotten older, the tiny GI sights have gotten harder for me to use.
Looking at sold items on Gunbroker, it seemed like the least expensive used 1911 with decent sights and maybe a few other extras was going to run me about $400. In only about a week I ran across a two-tone (nickel and blue) RIA model with larger than GI sights, but no other extras. It also happened to be NIB. The bidding went over $400, but I figured, "What the heck, it's new." I got it for $421 and change. I think it would have gone for more, but the seller didn't take credit cards.
I haven't been feeling well lately, but I did shoot most of a box through it at the range the other day. The sights are quite adequate. Both the front and rear appear to be drift adjustable, though it shoots to POA just fine. The trigger is a nice 1911 trigger. It functioned perfectly with the factory mag, and with a Wilson mag, and a generic mag. I have no complaints. I can shoot it well above average for a service pistol (semiautomatic).
The 45acp is my third RIA 1911. The first was an odball doublestack 40 caliber that I had trouble with, but they eventually made it right.
I don't think I ever posted about my second RIA 1911. I saw a nice revolver at my LGS... IIRC it was a Llama with a very nice trigger in excellent condition. I saw it one day, came back with my trade materials the next day, and it was gone. My friend there felt kind of bad, so he showed me a few pistols he said he could make me an extra good deal on. One was a used Citadel 1911 in 9mm. I knew that it was a rebranded RIA. The sights and trigger were nice. He offered me the same deal that he'd offered me on the revolver, so I took him up on it.
It's a nice pistol. The sights are nice. The trigger is nice. It's in very good condition. The finish is the usual not-so-great RIA finish, but everything is well-fitted and smooth. It has an extended beavertail, plus fancy hammer and trigger. I've shot maybe a couple of hundred rounds through it with no malfunctions. It's accurate for a service pistol. Again, I have no complaints. For a pistol that I gave the equivalent of not much more than $300 for, it was a good deal and will probably last longer than I will.
Looking at sold items on Gunbroker, it seemed like the least expensive used 1911 with decent sights and maybe a few other extras was going to run me about $400. In only about a week I ran across a two-tone (nickel and blue) RIA model with larger than GI sights, but no other extras. It also happened to be NIB. The bidding went over $400, but I figured, "What the heck, it's new." I got it for $421 and change. I think it would have gone for more, but the seller didn't take credit cards.
I haven't been feeling well lately, but I did shoot most of a box through it at the range the other day. The sights are quite adequate. Both the front and rear appear to be drift adjustable, though it shoots to POA just fine. The trigger is a nice 1911 trigger. It functioned perfectly with the factory mag, and with a Wilson mag, and a generic mag. I have no complaints. I can shoot it well above average for a service pistol (semiautomatic).
The 45acp is my third RIA 1911. The first was an odball doublestack 40 caliber that I had trouble with, but they eventually made it right.
I don't think I ever posted about my second RIA 1911. I saw a nice revolver at my LGS... IIRC it was a Llama with a very nice trigger in excellent condition. I saw it one day, came back with my trade materials the next day, and it was gone. My friend there felt kind of bad, so he showed me a few pistols he said he could make me an extra good deal on. One was a used Citadel 1911 in 9mm. I knew that it was a rebranded RIA. The sights and trigger were nice. He offered me the same deal that he'd offered me on the revolver, so I took him up on it.
It's a nice pistol. The sights are nice. The trigger is nice. It's in very good condition. The finish is the usual not-so-great RIA finish, but everything is well-fitted and smooth. It has an extended beavertail, plus fancy hammer and trigger. I've shot maybe a couple of hundred rounds through it with no malfunctions. It's accurate for a service pistol. Again, I have no complaints. For a pistol that I gave the equivalent of not much more than $300 for, it was a good deal and will probably last longer than I will.
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