superlifer03

Rock Island Rock Ultra FS 40 S&W 8 Round Pistol, Parkerized - 51719 | Palmetto State Armory $581 in stock What have you got to lose. Get this and put good guts in it.

Shoot what you got the most of! .45 is scarce around here, if it wasn't, I would shoot .45. 9mm is the funnest. I got alot of .40, so I shoot .40.

I tried a couple different 10 rd magazines in my .40 and couldn't get them to run reliably. I gave up, and I now run plain jane Wilson 47D .45 acp mags in both my .40 1911s. They work great now. The 1911 in a .40 is a different animal that one in .45(ergonomics are the same, but recoil impulse, cycling, just feels completely different to me) , and the 9mm in a steel frame 1911 is very nice to shoot. My recommendations if you want an out of the box gun to shoot, give up on the .40 and get a Dan Wesson PM9 in 9mm. OR get the Rock Island .40, put in a Koenig hammer, EGW sear and disconnector, Wilson Ultralight trigger, Dawson front sight and Dawson ICE Magwell, and Wilson 47D magazines. Good luck with your decision.

I would like to try the one on the bottom.

This is the gun they should have made. P365XL on a Macro Grip. Holster is Tulster, and I am carrying it appendix. I like the holster. Romeo Zero is holding up so far. Loved the XL, but this grip makes it so much more "shootable". Gun is stupid accurate and you can run it like a real pistol now. I prefer barrel length to a "comp".

If you can get your hands on a Rock Island, add sights, magwell and trigger job. I used to shoot Limited and switched to single stack. Made M class with a Rock Island shooting minor 9mm. Eventually got a Dan Wesson PM9 and then had one built from the floor up on a Caspian frame. You are eventually gonna want to get a gun built, use the Rock Island for a backup gun. Mine runs pretty dang good. It is not a Dan Wesson or a handbuilt gun but I wouldn't hesitate to shoot a match with it. I just switched over to .40 major in single stack and started with an old Kimber series one Stainless Gold Match in .40. They don't offer them anymore but it is a great gun if you can find one. I just had a JEM frame and slide and Kart barrel put together to shoot .40 and that is what I am shooting now. You are gonna like a .40 in a single stack gun. Good luck on your search for one. The 10mm rebarrel idea is a good one too!

EGW Sear, Disconnector and Koenig hammer in all my 2011s and 1911s. No issues at all. Doug Koenig is a fantastic shooter and good dude, and commented to me one time, "Nice Hammer!"

They explained the way those sights are made, the front and rear of the sight that hang over the slide should have space between the bottom of the sight and the top of the slide. Unlocking and feeding caused weight transfer and it broke at the weakest point. Dave Dawson was real helpful and made it right. This only happened on a super short .140 height .090 width sight. If it was taller, I probably would have had enough meat there to keep it from breaking. I ended up with a sight that was just a tad shorter front and rear so I got a little less fiber optic exposure. Hope this explains it.

I had the same issue with a .090 Dawson front sight with two front sights. They special built me one that was shorter front to back and I don't have any problems now.

I run the Double Tap safety that is shielded on mine for that exact reason. They have them at shootersconnection and they aren't cheap but my thumb used to drag real bad. I have them on all my limited and single stack guns.

Have a bunch of 200 gr coated bullets and Titegroup and N320. Anybody have recommendations on where to start for a minor load? Thanks.

Just got mine today. Gun looks great except for beaver tail grip safety which was not blended at all and of course the trigger sucks. Checkering looks great on front strap, not real sure about the checkering at the memory groove on the grip safety. Feels weird. Front and rear serrations look good and I am pleased with the sights. Gun is typically way over sprung in both the recoil spring and mainspring. I dont have a way to test actual weight if either spring but it is a lot more than anything I own. Shot 400 rds of assorted factory and reloads. Gun ran great with both hollow points and flat nose. Gun was as accurate as I could be with a heavy trigger. Did have to adjust sights considerably to the right but things look somewhat centered up now. Gun shoots to tip of front sight at 25 yds with rear sight screwed all the way down. Lucked up there. No problems with feeding or ejecting. Only used Wilson 47D .45 mags and they all locked to the rear and ejected as designed. Won’t do any more shooting with it until I get the Series 80 trigger stuff gone and smooth out the beaver tail. Something to do in these troubled times. Gun has real potential though. Too bad they didn’t take the extra time to blend the grip safety. I am definitely not a gunsmith but I can break a gun better than anyone. What could go wrong?

You talked me into it. Just ordered one. Will let you know what I think when I get it.

Wilson 47d .45 mags work excellent with .40 in my Series 1 Kimber Stainless Gold Match. It is all I have used and zero problems with factory length ammo. I don't have to load long at all.