I've got a Rock Island/Armscor 1911 mid size. (I think it's the commander? although I'm not 100% on this, it's slightly shorter than the original 1911 with a little bit different method for teardown, but it is larger than mini 1911 style builds like the Colt Defender. I've had it for around 5 years and I really enjoy it. I only have one thing that I sort of dislike and that's the Rock Island/Armscor 1911 magazine (because it sticks out from the bottom of the grip) I've cycled around 3000rds easily through this pistol and have never had a jam, so I guess the magazines are good quality, but I would really like to find a magazine that allows the Mag/bottom of the grip to be flush.
Anyone know if standard 1911 mags would interchange with this build? I've been looking at some Springfield and Mccormick mags online and they seem like they should fit, the only difference i've noticed is that there is a small arm on the follower that isn't on the magazines that were included with the pistol by rock island.
I've searched all over the web and I can find instances of people asking similar questions for other 1911 styles with mixed results, I'm thinking about just buying another mag and trying it out but would love to hear from someone who also owns this gun or perhaps has experience with this model.
as someone with that gun standard size 1911 mags will fit in an officer. however there are some caveats that size 1911 is incredibly picky with mags. buy 1 mag of X brand and test it before buying 5. i have 10 rounders that work fine in my govt but dont cycle worth shit in the officer. the other thing to watch out for with officers is magazine over insertion. you can break your ejector if you go full retard. buy multiple spare recoil springs if you are going to shoot it frequently. expect under 1000 rounds before replacement.
Owen Torres
oh and if you want flush you need officer specific 1911 mags they come in 6 round and 7 round versions. 6 is rare/oudated and 7 just makes shit confusing cause standard 1911 mags hold 7. searching for 7round 1911 mags kinda fucks you if you are searching for the small officer only mags.
Daniel Mitchell
if the gun in the pic is your gun it is an officer not a commander
Juan Miller
Thanks, I bought it from a pawn shop a few years ago. I will start looking for Officer 1911 mags. Any make suggestions? a friend at work kept suggesting Mec Gar (SP?) and Mccormick
Lincoln Rivera
kimber im not going to claim all kimber products are good but the 7 round flush fit mag for an officer has been flawless. it was expensive as shit at like 40 but you know what it works. ive had so many other brands that work fine in normal 1911s fail in the officer that im okay with having a $40 mag because it just works. the actmag the gun came with hasnt been as reliable as that kimber mag.
Chase Nelson
Standard 1911 mags carry 8 7rnd mags are outdated It’s a commander size Same frame size as an original with a different hammer and a 1/4 inch off the barrel it’s goat and I have one too congratulations you picked the optimal size for the 1911 platform All 1911s are slide frame fit, so we couldn’t trade slides like if we both had a BLOCK brand pistol. The pistols might work, or they might not point is that if you want a new slide or frame it has to be fit to your mating part.
More info 9mm 1911s are actually just made for autistic folks and eurofags 1911s come in like 8 diffent sizes in 45acp and they also make mini 1911s in 380 South of the border many 1911s are in 38 because only gringos can have miltary calibers 1911s have the best trigger pull of any semi auto (excluding unicorn guns)
this one is the most similar to mine, note the length of the indentation on the tip of the slide
the indentation is much more elongated here, this is the full size. I was considering this one, but i like to conceal carry my 1911 so i went with the midsize
Henry Rivera
under the slide*
Jace Brooks
You have an officer length gun.
Grayson Nelson
Yeah ur right sorry didn’t zoom in on OPs pic
Nicholas Scott
bro sorry to break it to you but that second gun the commander is the midsize 1911 you bought the shortest
Dylan Sanchez
the shortest one is similar to the colt defender, I bought the mid size. Mine is about 1" shorter than the full size. The shortest one is about the same size as the Taurus millenium 9
David Thompson
ria goes 5 govt, 4.25 commander, 3.5 officer no matter what you say its an ria officer.
a defender isnt an officer either colts officer model is 3.5
Off topic i know, but what is your opinion on the small scale 1911's like the .380 that has the same look on a smaller scale or the small 1911 frames like the defender? I've heard the defender doesn't have much problems with jams and such but I don't really have much information there. I'm in the market for a new pistol but am not sure about what I'm looking for. A few weeks ago i went to the range with a friend and tried his SCCY, another persons Jericho941 and a Glock 43x. I liked the jericho a lot but I kind of want something a bit smaller and easier to conceal.
Eli Morales
defenders and other shorter 1911s are fine. your specific gun is the problematic one and the reason everyone shittalks small 1911s and for good reason. its old tech and officers beat themselves and their recoil springs to pieces. while the springs in shape the guns a reliable but they fail if you shoot em enough. officers are firstgen small 1911s. the smaller ones that came after have more engineering in em.
Levi Allen
I'm not a fan of the Defender length pistols, they eat recoil springs and are very very finicky in my experience.
I have owned a couple of the micro 1911's in the past (P238, Kimber Micro, Colt Mustang), and I always get rid of them because there are better carry options.
I rotate between a Glock 42, a LCR and PPS M2 now depending on how I feel.
Connor Nelson
I've never had a single jam with my RIA 1911 in 3000 or so rounds fired. I have a friend with a Taurus 1911 that will jam maybe 1 in 100rds though, it's always a feeding issue. I don't see how my model is "problematic", but you're entitled to your opinion.
I really like the size/shape of the defender, I just really want the next thing I buy to be larger than a 7+1. I'm not that familiar with the capacity etc on those smaller frames, if it's not a single stack, it might be really cool.
Christopher Price
To my knowledge all of the Micro 1911's are single stack with 6+1 or 7+1 capacity.
