Rock island makes amazing 1911s, probably one of their most underrated is the double stack gi in 45

I grew up with so many guys like you. (My elders) Many no longer with us. I really value guys like you, Mix. Our kind of people are becoming rarer and rarer everyday.

Love seeing the son so comfortable on cam you can tell how awkward he felt when you first brought him on way back lol. Can't beat the father son dynamic so wholesome. Glad to see yall back my favorite shooting channel hands down!

Palmetto State Armory currently has one of the top end models of .45 1911s from Rock Island, the Pro Ultra Match for $420. Just picked one up this week and it is amazingly well fit and very accurate! Rock Island is killing it for value.

Nice. Bought my first 1911 a week ago, it's the same Rock Island but all the black model, awesome gun for $500. Super happy with it, so far it's performed flawlessly with 150rds of mixed fmj and jhp ammo out of new and used Mec-Gar mags I bought off Ebay

Rock Island Armory never disappoints. Love the 45 ACP models. The 10mm Tac models are beautiful,also. Love the G10 grips. The man is a good shot. Looks like his father taught him well. Bravo,sir.

I've got an RIA compact 1911 that I've had for a few years. It's been ultimately reliable, accurate, and fun to shoot. It's one of my favorite guns.

Glad to see you guys back! I solved the problem with my steel targets jumping off the hooks by getting an old fire hose and making a loop and bolting it through the hole on the target. It doesn't fall off, plus it doesn't walk along the cross bar as badly when I set up the 8 ft. long one for multiple targets. If it gets shredded by spall, I have more firehose and can just make a new one in no time at all.

Yeah, buddy...great pistol.

Thanks from Ireland enjoyed the video something iconic about a 45 proper man’s Gun 🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🍀

I will say that with my RIA 1911s, the mags that often come with them hang up or nose-dive on hollow points. Wilson Combat, original colt mags, and McCormick mags have worked just fine with defensive ammo, though!

Cool!! Love the new “toy.” RIA seems like a great company making quality stuff at a fair price! If anyone knows differently about RIA’s stuff please let us all know! Enjoying your son in the videos, y’all make a great father-son team!!

Rusty? Looks to me like the only trouble you guys had was with the swing on that clanger. 😁 Great job, and a great pistol.

Sweet pistol! So many freedom seeds being planted by you two! 😊 Favorite part is the dirt being kicked up beyond the target.

I just acquired a RIA 1911 in 22 TCM (actually more like a 2011 because it's double stack, 17 rounds) and it's a beast! Nice trigger, no malfunctions in first 100 rounds. Guys at the range were prairie-dogging, trying to see what this fire-breathing, magnum thumping weapon was that was only putting tiny holes in the target! Good to see you two back out, now that the pot pie baking weather has passed.

Mixup, you're son never disappoints! It's obvious that he's been trained by one of the best! You're still lightening fast and accurate from the leather, yourself. I bought my first RIA 1911 in the year 2011. The factory mag proved to be problematic so I switched it out for some Wilson 47Ds left over from my IPSC days and haven't had a problem since, it's been utterly reliable. It's my EDC now, here on the family ranch in central Texas. Semper Fi, TreeTop

I have the exact same pistol. Nice shooter. Original magazine had issues, replacement perfect. Magazines seem to be the thing to watch on these.

Good to see you guys back. Sweet looking 45

It's good to see you two out again! I grew up with 1911's. Got my first one in the 1960's, a 1953 Colt Commercial. I still have it! I have shot most all brands and the smoothest is an RIA two tone (Nickle on bottom and blued on top) I still have it too. Lately my Son bought me a Sig P320 Compact and I am getting to know it. So far so good!

Sweet! Luv the burnt bronze. Nice shooter. Nice shootin'.

Warms my heart. Father and son shooting. My son moved away. We used to do this.

Your back! Happy to see you again.

I bought the same exact RIA 1911 used. Saw it on the internet and ordered it. Picked it up at a local FFL. It was well used and never cleaned. I think who ever had it before me shot it till it stopped working. Came in a gun rug, no papers, and one magazine. I took it home, gave it a quick cleaning and lube. Took it to the range and fired about 10 rounds thru it before I started having failures. Took it home again, detail stripped it, scrubbed and lubed every piece. I used Wilson Combat oil on the rails. The next time I went to the range, I took 150 rounds. Only had one failure to go into battery after about 120 rounds. It's just breaking in. I love it.

Great to see you guys back at it. I enjoy seeing the guns and the relationship between father and son.

I bought a RIA cs1911a1 45 back in 2015 I've got around 3000rounds through it never had any issues at all it will cycle any 45acp rounds out there even steel and aluminum cased ammo. Great gun. RIA definitely makes great firearms and has great customer service plus life time warranty......

Rock Islands quality has really come around, you guys did some good shootin'

GREAT to see you both back at it. 👍

Wow, that burnt bronze is absolutely beautiful. And you guys certainly taught that steel Target a lesson. Don't hang around when the boys are in town!

Son is a pretty darn good shot. Also love the blooper footage at the end. Alot of time and effort goes into editing a slick video. I enjoy seeing the mistakes along the way. Nice to see you both out there again.

The student is starting to learn very well from the master but that is what an instructor does he passes along as knowledge

The Filipinos make some of the best budget 1911s. Always fun to watch you guys out in the desert shooting.

Just a joy watching you guys having fun sending some lead down range with a beauty like that. 😍👌🏻

That’s one pretty pew! I have a RI 22TCM 1911 and it’s one of my favorites. Keep up the great work gents. Love what you boys do!

Can't go wrong with a Rock Island 1911 to start your 1911 ownership. God bless.

Great to see you two shooting again. Great pistol especially for the price. Heck yeah

Good video good to see you both back. Rock Island makes great 1911's, I have 2 that I can shoot 5 different calibers out of. Being able to buy slides, barrels and needed parts from Rock Island makes it possible.

Great to see you two! $499?! 🤠👍

I remember back in like 2012 when we use to get these for 275 dollars. Worth every dollar. Most gun for the money around. Still worth it in 2023

A Father's Joy is for his son to outshoot him!.. or to outdo him in All sorts of positive endeavors.😊 It means he has improved his lineage 😊 ...that is only my point of view 🙏

I’ve had several. I have one now in 9mm. It’s incredibly accurate. I was shooting with law enforcement guys in a class and they were blown away

I finally broke down and bought this exact version 3 years ago and it's turned into my favorite pistol.

I have the same model in 45 . However mine is the basic black. Love the color of yours. I use 2 MecGar 7rnd mags. 1 KimPro 8rnd, & an Ed Brown 8rnd. Only problem I have had in 2 1/2 yrs is a Russian steel case ammo that didn't have a pass thru between the primer pocket & the case. Locked her up tighter than Scrooge @ Christmas. Did no damage to the firearm. RIA "rocks"

Nice to see something other than a poly nine!!! Thank you!!

Great gun channel. A man that knows a lot about guns, loves guns and has his son with him having good times shooting guns. Don't get any better or more American than that.

I have the TCM 22/9mm Rock Ultra 1911 and like it a lot. Flatest shooting 9mm pistol I own. Very accurate with good trigger

Nice buy. The frame to slide fit looks better than my Colt Gold Cup. Good to see you guys make another video. Stay cool.

Magazines marked ACT are made by ACT in Nevada. Get some Wilson Combat, Chip McCormick or Mec-Gar and the Rock Island will run flawlessly.

Best gun channel on the planet...glad you guys finally made it back from your hiatus following the Motor City Madmans "Adios Mofo" tour...Mixie, you find the absolute sweetest deals on lead slingers....was good seeing your boy, "dead eye" & Christian Bale doppelganger back and on the mark as usual....young eyes I reckon....keep em coming men!...FJB..

I have two rock island 1911's. I love both of them. I purchased mine in southern Nevada when I lived there. (pahrump). One has a stamp on the underside of the frame, that says Pahrump. Got both from a local dealer when I lived there. Great shooters

You guys really make it look fun.

THAT is a very nice looking 1911, that happens to shoot very well, in the right hands. Mix, I love watching a guy shoot who knows how to shoot. I carried a MK IV, Series '70 for half of my career. Awesome gun, served me well.

You are are good Dad sir, I Dad pass away years ago and I never got a change to spend no time with him, but I do have a 1911 RIA .45 and the 10mm they are some good shooter I really love to pick another one up, maybe the 9mm, hmmmm a big maybe. When I went into the Army back in 1972 they had them and I hated when they got rid of them. Awesome time with your son sir.

It’s not a Mec-Gar magazine, but another Italian manufacturer known as “ACT”, also referred to as “Advanced Tactical”. I’ve got two of these for my RIA M1911A1FS “Tactical II” .45 and they both work just fine. My gun is the same as yours except grey finish instead of burnt bronze, a red fiber optic front sight, and two white dots on the rear sight, which is fully adjustable. Got it for $700 out the door a year and a half ago. Jammed three times in the first 70 rounds but has been practically flawless in the subsequent 600 rounds or so. Reliable and accurate, happily digests every brand/type of ammo I’ve fed it, including hollow points.

I recently bought my first ever 1911. It's a tisas replica of the GI issue 1911a1. So far, I love it. Once I tried a friend's ww2 production 1911, I knew I just had to have one. It's currently my edc.

I sold my Glock 21 and all my .45 ACP ammo to a friend a few months ago. Now I want this pistol!! Thanks guys!!

It is always so good to see both of you. I like the new intro with still pictures. PSA had a $299 deal on RIA 1911s a couple of weeks ago. Not sure if it is the same kind or not. Thank you for another great video.

Looks like a real nice weapon. Always liked the RI 1911s and that one in that color is awesome looking. Glad you're back.

Meatloaf said "Two Out of Three Ain't Bad" so 7 out of 8 must be better! Nice looking pistol, and great shooting as always! Glad the weather let up a bit so that you boys could get out there 👍👍

U guys r fun to watch,,got a old second hand rock,,bout 20+ years ago. As close to a clone colt 9mm as you can get. Still got it an it is a little loose,BUT IT GOES BANG EVERY TIME U PULL TRIGGER,,NEVER FAILS!!!! It's had 20 + years of just SHOOTIN

Glad to see you & Ed back out slinging lead (you know, one of these days Ed's going to hit 9 out of 8). If that model RIA had been available for $499 when I bought my Girsan 1911, I would've chosen RIA. That's not a knock on the Girsan.

I love these guns for the money. I own 4 different 1911 from them and there all great, I did have some magazine issues with my 10mm but it was an easy fix. I love that there guns are toed using colt machines.

My basic $339 Tisas Service Special has been real good as well. It's amazing what they can do with the precision of machinng (as opposed to costly hand fitting) these days. With the Commander style hammer I didn't even have to bevel the hammer (fleshy hands) like I normally do on basic 1911s. A little skate boad tape on the front of the grip frame and its very serviceable.

Always a pleasure big man , stay cool out there , 100 today in Alabama , too hot to shoot and enjoy it .

Absolutely love rock island 1911 it just works so smooth and great ergonomics on it! Great vid

Fun video, excellent editing, no extraneous jabber, just good minimal spot on 'talk'. Bravo!

It's great watching you guys get out there. We haven't been under 100 degrees since June 13 2023. 🥵 I don't like indoor ranges too much so we're waiting a little longer. I'm getting an itchy trigger finger but at least I'm saving money on ammo, lol. Congratulations on the new pistol. It looks great and the price was excellent.

Thanks guys! Shooting and having a good time doing it is my favorite thing. And the 1911 is my favorite platform. So, good video!

It’s nice to see that bond between a father and son. I’m definitely getting one of those bronze colored 45’s

I agree. Rock Island makes a very solid 1911 at good price point. I own the 10mm and the TCM-22, both 1911s. I hope one day you can dive a review on the TCM-22, an exclusive cartridge from Armscor. That and the 5.7 x 28mm are one of the best kept secretes in firearms today. Tiny and fast for both defensive and varmint hunting. Next to zero recoil, but plenty of devastation on your chosen targets.

Such a good dad letting Jr take a do over. That sure is a sweet looking 1911. I may have to look into it.

My buddy bought one for his daughter and it shot great.

Love the sound of the echo in the mountains.

Best Gun Channel on youtube! Love you guys. I never watch a video by you that fails to make me laugh. Love seeing a father and son enjoying things like this together!

I've had a 9mm Rock Island Tactical 1911 for years, and it's one of the best made, most reliable guns that I own. It compares favorably to my Springfield SA35 and my CZ75BD.

Good to see you brother! Great pistol and video! Mine main love is the .45 1911. This one is a beauty! God bless all here.

I shot a more expensive 1911 today and liked it quite it a bit. The owner recommended I look into rock island, so it was quite the coincidence to see this when I got home.

I have two Rock Island Armory 1911’s I first bought the .45 ACP G.I. Series. The I bought the 9 mm G.I. Series model. I practice with the 9 mm which has a 4 lbs trigger pull. I carry conceal the .45 ACP which has a 3 lbs trigger pull. It a great way to practice. I will never give up my 1911’s ever!!!

Good to see you guys.

Nice .45. I have an older model in the commander size.. that is very nice.. gotta have a large bent paperclip to break it down for cleaning. But it's a great shooter. And in this heat, nobody is walking home.

I've yet to hear any negative about Rock Island Armory firearms. Although I don't own any of their firearms, your video may have just put me in the position to pick up one of those 1911's.👋🤠👍 Great review as always.🇺🇸😏👍

I really enjoy my Rock Island Armory 1911. I haven't had any problems with the magazines and the fiber optic front sight is easy to see. I wish my Ruger SR1911 had the same sights.

Great to see you guys back out there. I recently got my hands on a RIA 1911 in 22TCM / 9mm, can’t wait to get back out to the range again. It’s been HOT!

I own 2 RIA 1911's. 1 is 45acp, other is 9mm. Love them both. Both are Just plain Hammers!!

I love RIA 1911s. They are cheap, but they run pretty well once they are broken in and cleaned well. They come pretty gritty, but I clean the heck out of them and get everything nice and lubed. I have a full size 10mm and it's my favorite full size pistol I have.

I got that same model but in smoke grey, but I tell you rock island armory makes incredible M1911s and I got lucky and picked mine up for $399 during a black friday sale, the price of the gun may be cheap but its reliable and you definitely get your bang for your buck

I've been eyeballing one of the pearl-handled nickeled RIA 1911 for quite a while. Just an itch I want to scratch. I think you've put me over the edge, so I'm going to grab it!!! Great job as usual, hot as hell here in Texas too. You guys take care out there!

I picked up the ultra ms tactical 2 and just love it! Outside of the finish it is really comparable to my Kimber and Sig 1911s

Another outstanding video.! Sir ! You can't beat a Rock Island Armory 1911 ! Just. as good as Colt and kimber .for half the price tag. ! (My opinion)

I have a Citadel branded Rock Island and I have no regrets about the purchase. It didn't like hollow points when I first got it but after I polished the feed ramps it was fine.

I was in my local Bi-Mart last week when a Rock Island .45 in the showcase caught my eye. Lo and behold, it had a set of adjustable sights on it. It cost only $399.00 so I gave it a lookover and bought it. I previously had bought a Tisas match with adjustable sights and was real happy with it. I went to my local outdoor range and put some of my handloads through it. I’m going to have to have a runoff with it and my Tisas because it’s every bit as accurate. I see they have a slightly fancier version of this out now and they might just be closing this one out. I had no idea it would be that good. No hangups in the first 200 rounds.

The only thing I didn't like about that pistol was the finish. I lean more toward black. You two are pretty good "Rusty" Shooters. Those were some mighty tight groups y'all shot right at the beginning! Sounds like a really good price too. I own a Rock Island 1911A1 in 9mm and I love it. I actually had issues with the magazine it came with so I bought two Mecgar magazines and they ran just fine so I bought two more magazines. Congrats on your baby and I hope it serves you well in the future!

Kids got a eye for sure. Word to the wise. The 10 mill will take the 45 mags..got my extra mags from Wilson and was pleased they fit both. Also round nose ammo only, no wad cutters they don't cycle. Thanks good video , makes me appreciate my son

These RIA are actually Armscor, which is from the Philippines. If you don't know, 1911s are practically a RELIGION over there. It's pretty endearing to see an iconic piece of Americana picked up and embraced by a foreign culture like that.

Awsome video. Im very glad i found your channel.i live in Pennsylvania. Nevada looks beautiful. You and your son are ver good shots. And you shoot awsome pistols. I love 1911 45 also .i learned them in the US army. God bless

love where yall shoot, the echo sounds reminds of the old western movies I love. Wish we had some where like that shoot in Texas where I am at

Wow, you get some great buys out where you're at! Glad to see the both of you shooting again! Always fun to watch you! 8D

Welcome Back Gentleman . Guys you our so missed

Another 1911 manufacturer comparable to RIA is Tisas and I just bought me a Tisas Duty B9 and it is a very nice pistol that shoots good ....Good shooting you two.

I'll be honest, while I like the look of 1911s....I'm too practical to spend 800-900 for a decent 1911 that I'll rarely carry (granted I'm not that practical with revolvers). That being said, the more I see RIA 1911 reviews, and if you can get a beauty like this one for $500, I'd gladly put off buying another .357 4 or 6 for an M1911...........which would justify buying one of those Hi-Point .45 carbines (that I've always kind of had an eye on) to go with it. Great vid and equally great to see you back in action.....SW American summers can be brutal.

Half the fun of your videos is watching the wonderful relationship you and your son have.