RIA 1911 Nightmare!

[Panzerschwein]

I'm pretty sure the follower and spring are in correctly. I made certain to put them back in properly... I'm not sure were some are getting the opposite thought.

RIA sent me a pre-paid label via email. Once I get the original RIA slide stop, I will send the pistol back in with pictures and a full description of the issues. 4-6 week turnaround... great. Hopefully they can fix it.

If I get it back and the pistol won't reliably feed ball, it's out the door. I'll just go back to my revolvers. TYVM.

 

[railroader]

My buddy recently sent his tactical back to armscor because it wouldn't make it through a mag like your gun. It took a month to get it back but it runs great now.

 

[Panzerschwein]

My buddy recently sent his tactical back to armscor because it wouldn't make it through a mag like your gun. It took a month to get it back but it runs great now.

Hopefully they can get mine to work. If not, I'll probably sell it and just go for a Colt Rail Gun.

 

[Paul7]

Hopefully they can get mine to work. If not, I'll probably sell it and just go for a Colt Rail Gun.

Wise move, I'm not a RIA fan.

 

[PabloJ]

It is time to send the "Nightmare" to RIA service center. Not to criticize anyone in particular I do not understand why gun owners spend extra money on magazines and parts for newly purchased firearm that do not work to begin with. Does any other customer do that with another product?
I would not buy a gun from company that suggests several hundred round break in period. I don't feel obligated to buy ammo because some at gun manufacturing companies also own ammo companies or invest in them.

 

[X-Rap]

I doubt most take into account the additional $150-$200 in "break in" ammo when they buy a discounted gun nor the extra $100 spent on functioning magazines. I also read many stories of multiple trips back for warranty work.
Personally I'm much more satisfied with a used gun bought within margins I've long found I'm comfortable with.

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[Olympus]

Having owned and sold a ton of Rock Island guns, my rate of issues on brand new gun was 50-60%. I can't even tell you the number of guns I've had to send back for warranty work. The situation reached a head last winter when a customer had me send back their gun for warranty. It was gone about a month and the customer asked me to call and get a status report. I called the main number and couldn't get an answer at ANY extension I tried, even the marketing and accounting extensions (hoping to get to talk to an actual person who could transfer me to someone else). Most of the extensions had messages that their voicemails were full even! I decided that was it. I stopped carrying Rock Island pistols and I am no longer a dealer for their guns. I won't even special order one for a customer because I don't want to deal with their problems. I've since started selling Metro Arms 1911s as my "budget" option. They appear to be a lot nicer in terms of fit and finish. I just have a lot of negative things to say about Armsor/RIA and I choose not to do business with them.

 

[PCFlorida]

I've had my 10mm for over a year now, over 1K rounds through it and no problems at all.

 

[stu1ritter]

My RIA 1911 Target model wouldn't feed hollow points. Now, is that asking a bit much for a target gun? So, I contacted RIA and they had me send it back. Came back with a highly polished feed ramp that will now feed anything I put in it. Oh, they also went over the trigger and tweaked it a bit. No Charge, warranty. Give them a try, you might like it.

Stu

 

[orionengnr]

Wow. Only one failure per mag? That is about 700% better than my 3" Charles Daly (Armscor/RIA) 1911.
I documented three out of 25 rounds that actually cycled correctly.
That was a long time ago (2006). I attempted to contact Armscor by phone and email. Zero response.
I came to the same conclusion Olympus that did--life is too short.
Sold it (cheap) with full disclosure to a Bass Pro employee who claimed that his BIL was a gunsmith.

 

[Ritchie]

Extractor tension

is too light. This is allowing the case to slide down and hit the step in the mag lips, then the front of the case gets hit by the still-moving slide. One, get the extractor tension fixed. Two, use mags with the GI tapered lip profile. This allows the case to slide back up if it falls off the extractor, and a better chance of leaving the area. Saint Browning, PBUH, had this figured out from the Early Days.

 

[Delmar]

There are two ways you can test your extractor tension. One is to chamber a round and drop your magazine. Fire the chambered round. If it ejects out of the ejection port, your tension is probably okay. The other is to remove your slide from the frame, and then try sliding a loaded cartridge into the breech. Once the round is centered, shake your slide side to side-not violently, but enough to get some wiggle in the round. It should stay put with the proper extraction tension.

 

[stchman]

It never ceases to amaze me that people will just start replacing stuff willy nilly on a gun BEFORE contacting the manufacturer.

I would give them a shot first. Heck, the gun might actually be a bad apple and they could send you another one or refund your money, give RIA a try first.