Ken_Bird Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 I got tired of Fuing with it. Sent it to Benny and its shooting great. The guns are very cheap in price, mass produced and due to the price they just do not get the TLC we expect. I like mine and shoot it quite a bit. But is was Hell for awhile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robport Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 Same thing when I got mine. Front sight too low. I called them and they sent me another one, since I wanted to put it on myself. I only did it to make sure I had the right size Dawson FO front, which I ordered after I tested the height of the one they sent me. Works fine now. I had planned to go with a fiber optic front when I first bought it anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zimm33 Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 I got "mine" back after 6 weeks at RIA. They sent me a new pistol (no mention of what was wrong with my original pistol) with "reliability tuning" done by one their gunsmiths and tested for 300rds. Haven't had a chance to run it yet but really hope it runs now. I really like the feel and weight of the steel grip compared to my polymer grip STI 2011. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
datsunrdster67 Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 I bought all versions just because i enjoyed shooting the very first one i bought. My final one for the year was the single stack 2011 TCM 9mm combo. still waiting for pick up date but im sure ill enjoy it just as much as i enjoy what i have now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarlB86 Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 I've gotten a 140MM STI magazine to fit using a lot of filing. I had to reduce the front and rear of the mag to allow it to drop free, as the spring and trigger bar were hanging on the mag. Maybe I reduced it too much, but I can over insert the mag beyond the magazine catch. It requires a lot of force to remove once over inserted. It also can only happen with the slide locked back. I'll try adding something like a sleeve to the mag body to prevent this over travel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theKenny Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 I've gotten a 140MM STI magazine to fit using a lot of filing. I had to reduce the front and rear of the mag to allow it to drop free, as the spring and trigger bar were hanging on the mag. Maybe I reduced it too much, but I can over insert the mag beyond the magazine catch. It requires a lot of force to remove once over inserted. It also can only happen with the slide locked back. I'll try adding something like a sleeve to the mag body to prevent this over travel. I know Mike Seeklander added a set screw to prevent this. I do not know the details. Its also possible that the Dawson Posilok magrelease might help but I do not have one to try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarlB86 Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 I've gotten a 140MM STI magazine to fit using a lot of filing. I had to reduce the front and rear of the mag to allow it to drop free, as the spring and trigger bar were hanging on the mag. Maybe I reduced it too much, but I can over insert the mag beyond the magazine catch. It requires a lot of force to remove once over inserted. It also can only happen with the slide locked back. I'll try adding something like a sleeve to the mag body to prevent this over travel. I know Mike Seeklander added a set screw to prevent this. I do not know the details. Its also possible that the Dawson Posilok magrelease might help but I do not have one to try.I'm probably going to just try putting some material around the body, like a cutout basepad glued on.I forgot to mention that the STI magazine corrects the feed angle issues I had with certain bullet designs. WWB feeds fine without nose dive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFBG Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 I received my 2011 RIA in .40 cal yesterday, I've read quite a few topics on this forum about the 22tcm/9mm pistol mags. Does anybody have any suggestions or experience with aftermarket mags for the .40? Will the STI mags work without modification? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
762rocstarr Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 There is a thread on pro match .40 mags. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nite Ryder Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 I've had a mid sized RIA 22TCM for almost a year now and I really like it. Mine didn't come with an extra 9 MM barrel, I bought my extra barrel from Armscor and had it cut down by a local gunsmith. I bought four 9MM Para mags (double stack) off GunBroker. Lockup on the 9MM barrel seems to be tight enough, because accuracy is better than I expected. This was the 9th 1911 I have and I've bought a double stack grip frame recently and a Pare LDA Carry model two weeks ago. I couldn't be happier with the RIA, altho I do think RIA's customer service could be better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hacksaw556 Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 Lemme see if I got this straight..I purchased an RIA 51679, full rail, magwell, hi cap 9mm. If I order the P18 mags from Greg i will have to get the Dawson base pads and Arrendondo inserts? Sorry if I am beating a dead horse, new to the whole "modifying magazines" thing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarlB86 Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 (edited) I've gotten a 140MM STI magazine to fit using a lot of filing. I had to reduce the front and rear of the mag to allow it to drop free, as the spring and trigger bar were hanging on the mag.Maybe I reduced it too much, but I can over insert the mag beyond the magazine catch. It requires a lot of force to remove once over inserted. It also can only happen with the slide locked back. I'll try adding something like a sleeve to the mag body to prevent this over travel.I know Mike Seeklander added a set screw to prevent this. I do not know the details. Its also possible that the Dawson Posilok magrelease might help but I do not have one to try.I'm probably going to just try putting some material around the body, like a cutout basepad glued on.I forgot to mention that the STI magazine corrects the feed angle issues I had with certain bullet designs. WWB feeds fine without nose dive. Very ugly, but this is a $2.99 plastic loader cut down to act as a spacer to prevent over insertion of the magazine when the slide is locked back. Works well so far. Not that I've got one 140mm working well, time to drop some cash on many more. Edited January 16, 2015 by CarlB86 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fp45liberator Posted January 17, 2015 Author Share Posted January 17, 2015 Lemme see if I got this straight..I purchased an RIA 51679, full rail, magwell, hi cap 9mm. If I order the P18 mags from Greg i will have to get the Dawson base pads and Arrendondo inserts? Sorry if I am beating a dead horse, new to the whole "modifying magazines" thing... correct. Loving mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pastorjohnd Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 Well, I sourced a .40 high cap. I'm picking it up tomorrow & need a holster for it. What are my options? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFBG Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Has anybody had any experience with changing over to a extended mag release in these guns? I need something a little longer, I looked at the STI extended but the picture didn't look like it would stick out further. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarlB86 Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Well, I sourced a .40 high cap. I'm picking it up tomorrow & need a holster for it. What are my options? Blade-tech has a DOS competition holster specifically for the RIA hi-cap with full length dust cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robport Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 I put a Wilson extended mag release on my 22 TCM. It took some fitting (filing on the surface in contact with the magazine followers) to keep from leaving a round in the magazine, but it was relatively easy. You just can't go too quickly and overdo it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pastorjohnd Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 (edited) Well, I sourced a .40 high cap. I'm picking it up tomorrow & need a holster for it. What are my options? Blade-tech has a DOS competition holster specifically for the RIA hi-cap with full length dust cover. Is that legal for Limited? Do you have any experience with it? Will it stay put in a 3 gun stage where you've got to sprint around from spot to spot? Edited January 23, 2015 by pastorjohnd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMike Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 Anything is legal for limited. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarlB86 Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 Well, I sourced a .40 high cap. I'm picking it up tomorrow & need a holster for it. What are my options? Blade-tech has a DOS competition holster specifically for the RIA hi-cap with full length dust cover. Is that legal for Limited? Do you have any experience with it? Will it stay put in a 3 gun stage where you've got to sprint around from spot to spot? I ordered one, but it isn't in yet. I'll report back after it comes in and I play with it a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pastorjohnd Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 I've only put about 200 rounds through mine, and so far I'm fairly happy with it. Functionally the only problem I've had is the slide stop catching the slide every once in a while. I think rounds from the magazine are hitting it so I'm going to file it down a bit. And it seems to like 180 grain Federal FMJ's over 165 WWB. Hopefully when I start loading for it I can shrink these groups down a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingmedicine Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 I actually just picked up a ria 9mm 1911a2... I was on the fence about getting the duel tcm model, but I heard that each round will land differently with the sights. So as nice as duel rounds would be, I could only have it sighted for one. Made that easy to pick. It's odd that the duel round model is cheaper then the 9mm tho... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdwinG Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 Has anyone seen the 2011 9mm (51679) anywhere for sale? It doesn't look like it's listed on distributor sites anymore (Davidsins). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DedOn Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 (edited) Well, I sourced a .40 high cap. I'm picking it up tomorrow & need a holster for it. What are my options? Blade-tech has a DOS competition holster specifically for the RIA hi-cap with full length dust cover. Is that legal for Limited? Do you have any experience with it? Will it stay put in a 3 gun stage where you've got to sprint around from spot to spot? I have one of these for my 45 and it is a nice holster with good retention. I did have to reshape mine a little bit for my double stack to fit it right. I think they are actually molded of the single stack so it was hitting the body around the mag release so it would not seat deep enough for the trigger guard to fit into the molded part for the guard. A heat gun for a few seconds and it is perfect. Now the retention is good enough to let me hold the holster upside down with the gun fully loaded without falling out. It should be g2g for 3 gun. Edited January 31, 2015 by DedOn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zimm33 Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 I bought my 51679 off grabagun. Get on their list if its not in stock. Only took me about two weeks to get the notification email and "grab" it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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