Comments on: Rock Island Armory 1911 Government and Officer model wear and tear update http://journal.drfaulken.com/rock-island-armory-1911-government-and-officer-model-wear-and-tear-update/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:03:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Howard http://journal.drfaulken.com/rock-island-armory-1911-government-and-officer-model-wear-and-tear-update/comment-page-1/#comment-118079 Howard Sat, 03 Jul 2010 10:17:11 +0000 http://journal.drfaulken.com/?p=1714#comment-118079 My rock island is an awesome piece I live the functionality of the pistol 100 percent as trust worthy as my colts but and/or abut 1500 rounds I experienced the same problems with the finish so I lightly sanded the slide and frame to just barely remove the finish and hit it with a powder coating of " black chrome" and well let me put it this way I was offered 1000$ for the " beast " and I am now considering just buying then and refinishing them for some profit, so if you can I recommend investing in a powder coated ( about. 75$ from harbor freight) and refinishing you guns yourself ( just go light because powder coating is extremely easy to go to thick on and may kill the clearances on the slides and so forth) but this is by far one of my favorite 45s I own My rock island is an awesome piece I live the functionality of the pistol 100 percent as trust worthy as my colts but and/or abut 1500 rounds I experienced the same problems with the finish so I lightly sanded the slide and frame to just barely remove the finish and hit it with a powder coating of ” black chrome” and well let me put it this way I was offered 1000$ for the ” beast ” and I am now considering just buying then and refinishing them for some profit, so if you can I recommend investing in a powder coated ( about. 75$ from harbor freight) and refinishing you guns yourself ( just go light because powder coating is extremely easy to go to thick on and may kill the clearances on the slides and so forth) but this is by far one of my favorite 45s I own

]]> By: Bug http://journal.drfaulken.com/rock-island-armory-1911-government-and-officer-model-wear-and-tear-update/comment-page-1/#comment-112205 Bug Wed, 05 May 2010 03:06:16 +0000 http://journal.drfaulken.com/?p=1714#comment-112205 Rock Island Armory M1911 A1CS - mighty fine 1911. A little heavy for a compact, but shoots really well. No misfeeds or jams. For the money, you can't beat it. Replaced wood grips with Hogue finger-grooved. Very comfortable, good control. Rock Island Armory M1911 A1CS – mighty fine 1911. A little heavy for a compact, but shoots really well. No misfeeds or jams. For the money, you can’t beat it. Replaced wood grips with Hogue finger-grooved. Very comfortable, good control.

]]> By: metricinch http://journal.drfaulken.com/rock-island-armory-1911-government-and-officer-model-wear-and-tear-update/comment-page-1/#comment-101497 metricinch Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:18:38 +0000 http://journal.drfaulken.com/?p=1714#comment-101497 i carry a springfield gi for most of my daily cary needs. i also use it for open carry on the KLR with a drop leg and a gemtech lanyard. it has a ton of wear. and i like it. living in seattle it is nice to have a 1911 for open carry while on the bike because it is easy to detail strip. i can have it broken down to a bare frame in minutes using nothing but what the weapon provides. thanks JMB for the great design! i have replaced the mainspring and its housing. upgraded all the internal springs to heavier springs from nighthawk and added a full length guide rod. speer gold dots in the 230gr flavor fed from wilson combat 8 rounders. i carry a springfield gi for most of my daily cary needs. i also use it for open carry on the KLR with a drop leg and a gemtech lanyard. it has a ton of wear. and i like it. living in seattle it is nice to have a 1911 for open carry while on the bike because it is easy to detail strip. i can have it broken down to a bare frame in minutes using nothing but what the weapon provides. thanks JMB for the great design!

i have replaced the mainspring and its housing. upgraded all the internal springs to heavier springs from nighthawk and added a full length guide rod. speer gold dots in the 230gr flavor fed from wilson combat 8 rounders.

]]> By: Gremlin http://journal.drfaulken.com/rock-island-armory-1911-government-and-officer-model-wear-and-tear-update/comment-page-1/#comment-101444 Gremlin Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:50:00 +0000 http://journal.drfaulken.com/?p=1714#comment-101444 Heck, the finish on my PF-9 is holding up better than that. I was thinking about duracoating the little 9 for better rust resistance, but if it's that soft, I guess I'll go for one of the epoxy paints I'm seeing these days. Heck, the finish on my PF-9 is holding up better than that. I was thinking about duracoating the little 9 for better rust resistance, but if it’s that soft, I guess I’ll go for one of the epoxy paints I’m seeing these days.

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