It’s a tried, true, and tested weapons system, which is why so many companies are manufacturing them and their derivatives. The ejection port is cut lower, and a flared relief cut is added at the back to allow unimpeded ejection of fired casings. The Rock River Arms 1911 Carry Pistol is guaranteed to shoot 2.5-inch groups at 50 yards with Federal 185-grain Gold Medal Match ammo, so I put it to the test. Noted 1911 gunsmith Ned Christiansen says the increased slide velocity and recoil of the 230-grain +P can be a source of problems in 1911s, but the Basic Limited handled the +P loads with no problem. This is a more difficult task because it requires great focus, and a flyer or two is often the result of inattention to the basics. In fact, you can count on finding cheaper ones, but they may not afford you with the quality of Rock River Arms. The Carry Pistol's rear sight is low profile and adjustable for windage. The steel slide stop and magazine catch are both serrated. I’m surprised you didn’t mention that 1911’s are available in 9mm and that the 1911’s come with an accuracy guarantee along with their rifles. Does it meet your expectations as far as ruggedness and accuracy are concerned? There is so much that you can’t tell about a weapon until you physically hold it and actually fire it. Hypothetically speaking, if I had to purchase a complete AR-15 sight unseen, I would be confident and comfortable with buying a model from RRA. There are multiple versions and configurations, but it’s pretty standard stuff when you get into the guts of it; and to be clear, that is not meant in a bad way as a put-down. They also produce 1911s. The chamber area does not have a fully supported ramp, but one isn't necessary for shooting .45 ACP ammunition like it is for other cartridges, such as .38 Super. There are several versions of the RRA 1911, as well as parts and components of all sorts. I ran the strings of fire in close—five to 10 yards—and fast. Sam is an avid firearms enthusiast who loves sharing his knowledge and experience with fellow gunivores. Ever since Eugene Stoner designed, released, and improved his AR system back in the mid 20th century, everyone and their mother has been using it and working off of it.

ISS Prop House gives us the rundown on the guns used in Enemy at the Gate. Their AR-15 line, which they named the LAR-15, is varied. I think Rock River’s weapons are much more than that. As a company, RRA went through some controversial times, particularly in the summer of 2017 when a questionable gun law was passed in their home state. In the mid-’90s, the Larsons set up shop as Tolerance Plus in Illinois, and the business was later renamed Rock River Arms. If you're willing to make the investment, you'd be hard-pressed to find a better made, better... A fitting tribute to the legacy Dan Wesson left behind. Their guns provide a 7+1 capacity, which is pretty standard for these types of models. Overall average accuracy for three, five-shot groups with each load was 1.73 inches at 25 yards. Your email address will not be published. The magazine has a removable bumper pad/baseplate. Sources tell me that RRA shelved production of the pistol for reasons not yet disclosed, and essentially re-launched the Poly RRA 1911 this year. |   In my early years my oily fingers fumbled the disassembly more than once and launched the cap. Speer's Jared Hinton shows OSG's Lynn Burkhead the new Speer Gold Dot G2 Duty Handgun load. I love a good AR-15. All Handguns subscribers now have digital access to their magazine content. The fit and finish of these rifles is nothing short of exemplary. Basic Limited pistols are finished in RocKote, a durable baked-on coating, but Rock River also offers a more traditional blue finish for purists like me. Ever since the mid-90s, when they first started, Rock River has been into the 1911 game. The pistol's finish is parkerized. The capacity of the single-stack magazine (made by Check-Mate) is eight rounds. That is what the Basic Limited is about: a 1911 with many high-end features that are found on pistols costing far more. Heck, Cabot Guns is selling 1911s made from a bonafide 4-billion-year-old meteorite.

Both sight surfaces are serrated to reduce glare and offer a crisp sight picture. The Rock River Arms 1911 Carry Pistol is guaranteed to shoot 2.5-inch groups at 50 yards with Federal 185-grain Gold Medal Match ammo, so I put it to the test. All fire-control parts are tool steel.

According to the company, they slowed down their production of 1911s around 2008, after they saw a significant rise in their AR sales. It moved fully into battery with a soft click. Rock River Arms Poly 1911 Review. Series 80 guns incorporate a firing pin safety to increase drop safety, but to the chagrin of many 1911 fans, this additional safety makes the trigger pull worse. So they poured more focus into ARs for several years, and then reintroduced their 1911s later on, with the polymer model joining their lineup in 2014. I mounted the Rock River Arms 1911 in my Ransom Rest for that shooting in order to remove the human factor as much as possible. RRA can now be found in Colona, Illinois in a state-of-the-art facility. Accurate, manageable, reliable to all sorts of distances (depending on your setup). At the time of this writing, Rock River Arms offers the polymer-frame 1911 and six steel-frame 1911s. In this era of polymer frames and dark nitride slides, there remains a special place for superbly crafted, blued handguns. It comes as no real surprise, since they were partners with Les Baer, who make some of the best 1911 pistols around. This often causes a right-hander's shots to go low left and lefties the opposite. It is click adjustable and holds solid zero even in the face of the recoil of the heaviest 230-grain +P loads. In the cookbook of handguns, steel and wood are the original main ingredients. ©2020 Outdoor Sportsman Group. The trigger pull of my sample averaged 4 pounds, 4.8 ounces over the five times that I measured it with my RCBS trigger-pull scale. The trigger is serrated and adjustable for overtravel. They ALL are capable of shooting a single bug hole at 100 yards, if you do your part. The safety is the original Swenson design, and the thumb ledges are wide enough for fast access but are not overly obtrusive. Also, if you’re not into the “complete rifle” thing, their barrels are one piece of equipment which you should think about for your AR setup or build. The points of locking are steel, which makes a big difference in the long run. The Carry Pistol's chamber is throated and polished, as is the feed-ramp. Overall length of the Rock River Arms 1911 Carry Pistol is 8.88 inches, and height is 5.75 inches (from the bottom of the magazine to the top of the rear sight). The Rock River Basic Limited is a handgun that could serve as a competition single-stack pistol and also as a defensive carry pistol for those who don't mind the size and weight of a full-size 1911. I have carried a Series 70 for more than 30 years and have no qualms about it.

The width of the front sight is 0.12 inch and offers a good sight picture, with enough light on both sides, as seen through the rear sight, to work well on both close- and long-range targets. Then in late 2012 the company got back in the Model 1911 business with an all-new polymer-frame Model 1911. If you’re looking for a good model at a fair price, RRA is a safe bet.

Ever since the mid-90s, when they first started, Rock River has been into the 1911 game. Let us know what you think in the comments section! They are more than your run-of-the-mill 1911 with drop-in-parts pistol. Like other 1911s, it is about 8.75 inches long, 5.25 inches tall and 1.3 inches wide across the grips. Over multiple range days, I shot more than 1,000 rounds of both ball and hollowpoint .45 Auto through the Basic Limited. I take issue with that. We look at the futuristic .450 Bushmaster and how it compares to the tried and true .45-70. Further, two-piece units inevitably shoot loose and unscrew in recoil. In 2015, the company started building a steel-frame Rock River Arms 1911 again. The bottom of the grip frame is beveled, and the grip safety is a beavertail style with a serrated memory bump. In speaking with Steve Mayer at Rock River, he explained that while, yes, the 1911 market is huge, there is a niche for quality, built-to-order handguns. The Basic Limited comes with one eight-round magazine. Rock River Arms is considered by some to be “middle of the road” and nothing more, but they do have some models which are significantly more than that. The Rock River Arms 1911-A1 Carry is an all-steel,.45 ACP pistol with classic lines that weighs about 39 ounces unloaded. They have a good reputation, many years of experience with a variety of people and companies, and also a lifetime warranty for the original purchaser. Unloaded, the pistol weighs 39 ounces. Sure, you have guys like Cimarron Firearms and others, who are so niche that they have some measure of well-earned exclusivity. Winchester Model 70 Extreme Weather SS Review, Springfield Armory M1A Tanker .308 Review, First Look: Springfield SAINT Victor .308 AR Pistol, The Future Of Special Operations Small Arms. Rock River Arms began building AR-15 rifles and Model 1911s in about 1996 and eventually offered a bunch of different configurations.

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