RRA: Polymer 1911

[Lug's Spear]

Looking forward to seeing these come out. I really like my aluminum framed 1911, but I bet I could get into a polymer one. Weight is listed at 2.04 pounds. I hope it comes in at an affordable price.

http://www.rockriverarms.com/index.c...ategory_id=559

http://www.gunsamerica.com/blog/rock...-polymer-1911/

http://www.shootingtimes.com/2012/08...1-poly-review/


http://cheaperthandirt.com/blog/?p=17848

[TexasDrugAddict]

I will pass. I love RRA and think they make great products but this seem wrong. I wonder if the recoil will be softer in the Poly frame.


Edit from link

Then I put it to a side-by-side recoil comparison with a steel-frame 1911 weighing 38 ounces. Probably due to differences in weight distribution between the two, the Poly seemed to torque around a bit more, but recoil felt just a bit lighter. Several other gun club members were on the pistol range that day, so I asked two of them to shoot both guns with 230-grain hardball and then tell me if there was any difference in felt recoil. One declared no difference whatsoever, while the other picked the Poly as “slightly” more comfortable to shoot. Two out of three in favor of the poly-frame gun for comfort is not bad when we consider that the steel-frame gun outweighed it by a quarter of a pound.

Read more: http://www.shootingtimes.com/2012/08...#ixzz2Dfw5pjOB


not a bad idea I guess but the thicker grip would annoy me. I like a 1911 to feel super slim. I even bought slim grips for mine RRA Tactical.

Either way, its gonna be better then the Aluminum Kimber I had. That thing was jam city.

[jlagman]

Didn't Charles Daly (RIP) used to import a polymer framed 1911 that was made by BUL in Israel or something?

[Phreaxer]

Can someone please post a pic and some specs? I can't get to any of those links from work. This might be my intro to RRA. I've been debating them for a while now.

[Phreaxer]

Originally Posted by TexasDrugAddict

a bad idea I guess but the thicker grip would annoy me. I like a 1911 to feel super slim. I even bought slim grips for mine RRA Tactical.

Definitely a case of "different strokes for different folks". I love the idea of a thicker gripped 1911.

[TexasDrugAddict]

Originally Posted by Phreaxer

Can someone please post a pic and some specs? I can't get to any of those links from work. This might be my intro to RRA. I've been debating them for a while now.

here are some.



Price around 800$

grip thickness

The grip of the RRA 1911 Poly is considerably larger than that of a single-stack gun. Grip panels available for the typical single-stack 1911 pistol vary a bit in thickness, but grip circumference usually runs around 5.25 inches. In comparison, the grip of the RRA Poly measures 5.63 inches, or only 1/16 inch smaller than the grips of the high-capacity STI Eagle and Kimber Polymer. With its grip panels removed, the grip of the RRA gun is still slightly larger than a standard single-stack grip wearing panels of medium thickness

Read more: http://www.shootingtimes.com/2012/08...#ixzz2DjcMEGHl

couldn't find weight anywhere though.

[jericksen5]

One thing I always really liked about the 1911 is that its very well balanced, as far as weight distribution and how it handles recoil. I can only assume this is going to detract from that severely. I would still like to shoot one though and find out first hand.

[Lug's Spear]

I'm just hoping that making the frame polymer will make well built 1911s cheaper. I think it would be a good advancement in at least making 1911s more affordable. I hope it doesn't make the trigger pull shitty though.