I have the chance to buy a Rock River Arms 1911 style pistol in 45 ACP. I'm not sure what the model/designation is, it just says Rock River Arms on the side of the slide. Looks like a mil-spec type gun... matte finish, nothing fancy. Has anyone shot one? How was it? Fair price for one? (It's new in the box). I know their AR-15's have a good reputation, but I know nothing about their pistols. Thanks in advance for any info!
quote:Originally posted by Pecos45: Rock River? Did you mean Rock Island?
Nope, Rock River Arms.
They make a fine AR-15, but I don't know anyone that has shot their pistols.
www.rockriverarms.com has pistols, but they're all a step up from the one I can buy. The pictured guns are all match guns of one flavor or another, this one is plain-Jane mil-spec.
I first learned of Rock River a couple years ago because of their 1911s. They focused on the bullseye market and make nice wadguns (why I was looking in the first place). Not being interested in a mil-spec piece, I've never looked at theirs but if it's on par with their target jobs it ought to be fine. For what (little) it's worth..
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Posts: 1121 | Location: Florence, MT USA | Registered: 30 April 2002
I would suggest you head over to Pistolsmith.com. The forums there tend to focus on the 1911 platform although others are discussed as well. http://www.pistolsmith.com/index.php
Posts: 172 | Location: Danville, VA, USA | Registered: 08 October 2001
CB, the reason I asked was there was a big article on "Rock Island" 45s a few issues ago in Shotgun News. The Rock Island is made in the Philippiens. They gave it fairly good review but you are obviously look at a different cat.
Sorry.
Posts: 19677 | Location: New Mexico | Registered: 23 May 2002
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