Found a nice clean used Rock Island Armory .45ACP pistol priced at $275 OTD. Got it home. Cleaned and oiled it. Shows little signs of having been fired a lot. No scratch from the slide stop being improperly installed. Sights are standard USGI type. Flat mainspring housing w/ 8 linear grooves. No Lanyard loop. Trigger is long and grooved and not short 1911-A1 type. Slide release tab is checked. Trigger pull is nice... tiny bit of creep... then breaks clean. Magazine is a eight round marked NOVAK'S on the side at the bottom and in small print is stamped ACT-MAG / PSI MADE IN ITALY. Feeds .45 ACP FMJ ammo like candy. Does not feed Win. 230 gr. JHP unless you load 7 rounds. Store owner gave me a S&W plastic case to put it in.
And... there was also a S&W 15-3 in the case. Some very minor hazing of the finish on the barrel and cylinder. In every respect a very fine, tight, nice revolver. Got it for $350 OTD. Got it home. Rubbed it with 0000 steel wool and Breakfree oil. Cleaned up very nice. Wood stocks numbered to the gun. Did not expect that. Looking at cylinder and throat of barrel, etc., does not appear the revolver has been fired. No brass rub on the recoil shield. Firing pin shows no wear. No wear on ejector rod. Stocks are the smaller checkered style not the larger target style. Outstanding single and double action. Again, store owner gave me a spare S&W plastic case for the revolver. Pictures will follow when I get a camera to work.
And the best part... when I got home my wife had spaghetti ready for supper! Trust me... she really knows what she's doing when it comes to cooking. Tomorrow is going to be a very good day!
And... there was also a S&W 15-3 in the case. Some very minor hazing of the finish on the barrel and cylinder. In every respect a very fine, tight, nice revolver. Got it for $350 OTD. Got it home. Rubbed it with 0000 steel wool and Breakfree oil. Cleaned up very nice. Wood stocks numbered to the gun. Did not expect that. Looking at cylinder and throat of barrel, etc., does not appear the revolver has been fired. No brass rub on the recoil shield. Firing pin shows no wear. No wear on ejector rod. Stocks are the smaller checkered style not the larger target style. Outstanding single and double action. Again, store owner gave me a spare S&W plastic case for the revolver. Pictures will follow when I get a camera to work.
And the best part... when I got home my wife had spaghetti ready for supper! Trust me... she really knows what she's doing when it comes to cooking. Tomorrow is going to be a very good day!
! I use the Wilsons and Wolff mags ONLY in my .45's. They will feed anything, including LSWC's with them. Has your barrel's feed ramp been ported and polished? If not a good GS can do it for a fair price and it'll gobble them HP's up. The only other mod I would have done is have a good set of sights installed. I like the rear's black and a tritium night sight installed up front. Great for night shoots as you don't lose the glowing FS between the lit up rears. I went with Mepros as I think they're the best out there for the money. With a good set of sights, trigger and quality 230 gr. HP ammo you'll have one heck of a SD weapon! Been trusting mine forever and never feel undergunned. I'm a little guy and with a quality IWB holster have NEVER been made. If any of your mags are stamped Kimber put it/them in the recycle bin. Never seen one mag or 1911 give their owners as many problems as they do. JMHO.
