steviesterno Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 Ok so I was totally not going to blow any gun money and keep saving for an STI. But, Springfield came out with a Range Officer Operator, basically a railed and Novak sight version of the ro. I want one pretty badly for range fun and HD. And maybe competitions where capacity isn't an issue. Anybody get one yet? Thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatJones Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 Does the 9mm make weight in single stack? Is the rail short enough for single stack? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quack Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 (edited) Or spend a little more for a Lipsey's edition. Street price is ~$1400+. Tool steel hammer & sear. The extractor is bar stock. http://www.lipseys.com/itemdetail.aspx?itemno=SFPE9209LP (Not mine. Pics from GB auction) Edited January 19, 2016 by Quack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twister Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 I think for the difference in price, I'd have to go with the more expensive gun. But, if you are not planning on any changes to the stock gun, it is a great deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aircooled6racer Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 Hello: The Range Officer Operator in 9mm are going for $850 or so. I can do a lot for $550 to that gun to make it better than the Lipsey's one. The Lipsey one does look good and has some good features but I would start with the RO Operator as a base gun. I am trying to find out if the Operator will make weight but no one I know has one to weight it for me. I may get one to play with. Thanks, Eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrydoc Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 Already chasing them up with the importer here in Australia, will make a great mate for my .45 loaded Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbopower18 Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 Just something not right with a rail on a 1911 to me.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steviesterno Posted January 20, 2016 Author Share Posted January 20, 2016 I'm thinking the 9mm tri topped would be a great shooter. I had Gans work on my Range Officer Compact and it really changed how it shot. Can't imagine it doesn't make weight but I think we will need to see them in the wild Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aircooled6racer Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Hello: A guy on another forum weighted his RO operator with mag. It came in at 48ozs. Looks like Tri-topping and maybe some metal out of the frame as well. Thanks, Eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisC Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 I bought a stainless steel 9mm range officer last Friday and it went straight to the gun Smith. It says41 oz...I imagine the operator is heavier. Sent from my Nexus 6 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chadxr650 Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 (edited) I have a Ro 9mm I just had done I have a adjustable rear sight tuned mags front slide serations tool steel parts and a fiber fs I have the same as the lipseys operator into to it minus the front strap checker and rail color it's definitely a toss up this is the second ro I've done now the only benefit I see is doing it the way that best suits you I guess. Mine meets the weight also it had a svi trigger and Dawson magwell with plastic mainspring housing so it's a single stack legal gun. Edited January 22, 2016 by chadxr650 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steviesterno Posted January 24, 2016 Author Share Posted January 24, 2016 Hello: A guy on another forum weighted his RO operator with mag. It came in at 48ozs. Looks like Tri-topping and maybe some metal out of the frame as well. Thanks, Eric Eric I'm following that thread, too. Looks like with a little tai-topping it should make weight, and the rail out front and light slide should give it a good, almost limited gun feel. Not that 9mm in a full steel gun is that sharp to begin with. I don't know why but all of a sudden I'm wanting one of these. Maybe buy a 2011 frame and build it to work with this top end, so I would have a single stack and double stack option set up the same, depending on the game. or is that just crazy talk? really wanting an STI double stack in 9mm, but can't stomach the cost. it's really $1200 extra bucks to get double the rounds? that seems nuts to me. I have the ROC in aluminum and had the slide tri topped. it might be my favorite gun to shoot at the moment. Light, little recoil, surprisingly accurate. Shot a perfect score on my CHL with it. the instructor made me open my group up a little bit because the 3 yard target just had one hole in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingman Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 Hello: A guy on another forum weighted his RO operator with mag. It came in at 48ozs. Looks like Tri-topping and maybe some metal out of the frame as well. Thanks, Eric Eric I'm following that thread, too. Looks like with a little tai-topping it should make weight, and the rail out front and light slide should give it a good, almost limited gun feel. Not that 9mm in a full steel gun is that sharp to begin with. I don't know why but all of a sudden I'm wanting one of these. Maybe buy a 2011 frame and build it to work with this top end, so I would have a single stack and double stack option set up the same, depending on the game. or is that just crazy talk? really wanting an STI double stack in 9mm, but can't stomach the cost. it's really $1200 extra bucks to get double the rounds? that seems nuts to me. I have the ROC in aluminum and had the slide tri topped. it might be my favorite gun to shoot at the moment. Light, little recoil, surprisingly accurate. Shot a perfect score on my CHL with it. the instructor made me open my group up a little bit because the 3 yard target just had one hole in it. Check out SPS. I have a Pantera, very nice. I know they are shipping in 9mm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2MoreChains Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 Maybe buy a 2011 frame and build it to work with this top end, so I would have a single stack and double stack option set up the same, depending on the game. or is that just crazy talk? I have a 2011 and 1911 frame that share the same 9mm slide top end. In 2011 configuration it is my 3-gun pistol and in 1911 it is what I shoot in USPSA SSD. It was a project(s) that evolved over time which helped to spread the cost out. Local gunsmith set up both frames to work with the same slide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimcrew Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 I bought a stainless steel 9mm range officer last Friday and it went straight to the gun Smith. It says41 oz...I imagine the operator is heavier. The spec sheet for the RO Operator says it's 41oz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbopower18 Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 Had the pleasure of handling one of these today. Fit and finish were very nice. Really liked the 10-8 rear. One complaint i do have is for $1400 you would think it would have fromt cocking slide serrations. Overall a really nice 1911 from SA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrydoc Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 (edited) Interesting that the SA website pic shows the std RO without serrations but the Operator with. Yet the Lipsey doesn't have them I wounder what they mixed and matched? Edited January 26, 2016 by terrydoc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Climbhard Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 I dont get rails on competition guns Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steviesterno Posted February 19, 2016 Author Share Posted February 19, 2016 Rails can add weight up front, which some people like me prefer. Some of us also use our competition guns for more than just competitions. My 3 gun M&P is also my HD gun. 24 rounds of ammo, good trigger, I have a lot of practice with it, and it has a good light on it when it's bedside. I think this is one of the only railed 1911s I've seen under a grand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSwift Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 (edited) I think this is one of the only railed 1911s I've seen under a grand. Pick up a mag like Shotgun News, you'll see 12 different flavors, rails are old news on 1911s and definitely aren't reserved for expensive ones. Edited February 19, 2016 by KSwift Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aircooled6racer Posted February 20, 2016 Share Posted February 20, 2016 Hello: There is no way a stock RO Operator in 9mm weights 41ozs with empty mag. I just carved up a Para single stack in 9mm with rail and had to take weight out of the frame and slide to make the 43oz limit. Not sure how much could be taken out of the operator under the grip. I would like to take a look at one to see what could be done. Thanks, Eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steviesterno Posted February 20, 2016 Author Share Posted February 20, 2016 I think this is one of the only railed 1911s I've seen under a grand. Pick up a mag like Shotgun News, you'll see 12 different flavors, rails are old news on 1911s and definitely aren't reserved for expensive ones. sorry, I meant decent 1911s with rails. Kimber is out, Colt I won't buy and it's $900 I think, and that leaves what, RIA? also really hard to get 9mm 1911s it seems currently. all the STI options are Trojan and nicer, and the Springfields have been loaded or better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aircooled6racer Posted February 20, 2016 Share Posted February 20, 2016 Hello: I just lightened up a Para and it's fit and finish is very good. It does have a rail as well. Funny how us competition guys want front serrations and how the other guys just hate the front serrations. I think they look good either way. Thanks, Eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twodownzero Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 (edited) My thought is that a 9mm 1911 is an absolutely terrible choice for home defense. I wish they'd up-scale the EMP to full size; I'd buy that in a minute! I will take mine with a rail and steel frame in 5" and aluminum 4.25 without rail for a little bigger carry gun than the 3". The latter they already make in 4" as of this year; here's to hoping they come out with a steel frame 5" soon! Edited February 21, 2016 by twodownzero Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nebwake Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 (edited) The 9mm vs .40 vs .45 debate on lethality has been busted for quite some time. Get some good Hornady critical defense or Win PDX and you are good to go. Shot placement is what matters far more than size of the flying lead. Plenty of bad guys have taken multiple .45's and kept on doing what bad guys do. The "stopping power" is BS also. . But at the OP, nice guns for sure. My buddy just got one in .45 and it shot great. Took a few hundred rounds for it to loosen up enough to run reliably, but after that it was spot on. Edited February 21, 2016 by Nebwake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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