ria barrel question

[shorty01]

i was looking at the threads in the ria barrel and thought that ... to me that they were almost not there... i compaired it to a old used ww2 1911 barrel... and the ww2 one has deeper threads...

is this normal???

[ArmscorBA]

Are you talking about the Grooves??? Or the Lands???
Ivan

[shorty01]

deeper lands? it just looks half used like half way to being smooth....

but the barrel isnt the most important problem im having with it

[Bud White]

Got pics i know its hard to get a pic inside the barrel

[ArmscorBA]

1911 45 ACP barrel's generally have " Shallow" Grooves.
Thanks
Ivan
PS
Looks are decieving, How does it shoot?
I

[shorty01]

havent shot it yet.... might sell it to get another one... the finish is worst ive seen on a parkerized pistol

[Auto Mag]

havent shot it yet.... might sell it to get another one... the finish is worst ive seen on a parkerized pistol

shorty01, the finish will not effect the way that it shoots!! Shoot it and you will really like it. If not then just send it to me!!! :D :D :D

[shorty01]

shorty01, the finish will not effect the way that it shoots!! Shoot it and you will really like it. If not then just send it to me!!! :D :D :D


sure i know what but when i spend my money on somthing i expect it to look as it should... plus it will be a display piesce for my World War 2 reenacting... im bithing my lip and living with the horrid parkerized 2 tone but the green splotches and the brown gunk around the mag release is unacceptable...

"I may go out and buy a car... but i dont want the sales man telling me the scratch on the paint wont affect the way it drives"

[Auto Mag]

shorty01, I know what you mean!!! I did not know it would be a display piece. Maybe Ivan can help you with it!!

[ArmscorBA]

Short01,
You do know the RIA is NOT a replica of a WWII 1911??
Thanks
Ivan

[shorty01]

i posted about it yesterday... havent heard anything yet...

but yeah the ria cames at a great price but not when you have to go out and repark it...
my friend has a ria too... hes lucky and got the pistol before the slide metal change and the frame and slide match... but other than that i dont want people to tell me here that what i have is normal cause my friends ria has a flawless beautiful finish...
its not just the green areas but the small pitting and the odd cosmiline/rust stuff on it to that wont come off...

other than all of that im sure the shooting part wont be a problem..... "I hope" lol with my luck

[shorty01]

Short01,
You do know the RIA is NOT a replica of a WWII 1911??
Thanks
Ivan
yes i do... so do you know anything of the green splotches or cosmoline/rust stuff.. around and inside the mag release button?

I know its not a replica... ive ordered parts for that part of it and the ejection port part and others illl live with... but what ive been talking about was the over all finish...

if you findout anything please let me know

[ArmscorBA]

How about this???
Send it back and I will get you a pistol with even parkerizing???
Thanks
Ivan
PS
It might take a little time!!
I

[shorty01]

im not sure if an even parkerizing can be done without alot of work timing of the bath.., since the change to the new stronger slide italian steel.. the 2 tone i guess if i have to, ill live with it... at least i got a parkerized barrel... if i could get a matching toned pistol id love it... but the main thing is the odd brown stain on it and the green splotches.....

i hope its not too much trouble..
how and who do i send it to...
would i be getting the same pistol back or new one... would i get the pistol sent to me? or a ffl again..... also the wait time? to get it back?
i appreciate it

thanks again

note: i got it yesterday its never been fired

[ArmscorBA]

Send it back to:
Armscor Precision
150 N Smart Way
Pahrump, NV 89060
Attention Ivan
I will send you a new pistol direct to you. No FFL required. I will pick one out that is the same color, Or as close to it as I can get. How about that??
Thanks
Ivan
PS
Anyone want to buy his returned RIA GI pistol???
Ivan

[Auto Mag]

Ivan, message sent!!! :)

[shorty01]

would this be a pistol made from the last quarter of '06? "new slide metal" "parkerized barrel"? how long would it take for me to get one back...

im extremely great full for you helping me with this..... sorry for being a problem
its probably the most ridiculous reason one has gone back...
it is brandnew so i hope it wont be too much of a problem

thanks again

[Auto Mag]

shorty01, Ivan will take good care of you my friend!!! His customer service is second to no one!!! :) :)

[shorty01]

I bet hes thinking "its just the F***ing finish!!" lol
but for him to help me out like this ****! this is amazing customer service... i hope they will have a 9mm soon

[ArmscorBA]

Shorty01,
Not a problem!!! I can understand your concern!! I'm thinking 1-2 weeks??
Ivan

[shorty01]

would this be a pistol made from the last quarter of '06? "new slide metal" "parkerized barrel"?

1 to 2 weeks is not a problem

[shorty01]

Shorty01,
Not a problem!!! I can understand your concern!! I'm thinking 1-2 weeks??
Ivan


im leaving for europe on the 14th.. ill be back the 1st.... would it be a problem if i had it send to my work and had my boss sign for it??

thanks again

if so ill include a note in the box....

[ArmscorBA]

Going to IWA in Nuremburg???
Ivan
That will be fine!!
Ivan

[shorty01]

No.. but I wish... I missed Shot show in FL too:( I'm going to Slovakia...

would this be a pistol made from the last quarter of '06? "new slide metal" "parkerized barrel"?

thanks again...

[ArmscorBA]

Whats in slovakia??
It will be new manufacture.
Ivan

[shorty01]

I hope its of the latest from the manufacturer...
"better steel slide parkerized barrel"

Slovakia? friends and girlfriend

btw whats the best way to get it to you without it costing an arm and a leg

fedex? ups? dhl?

[mo' guns]

shorty01,

I guess I'm dead late on this issue, but what is this "better steel slide"/ "new slide metal" that you keep asking about? Was there ever bad steel? I think I missed that topic. :confused:

[shorty01]

its all good steel.... i was wondering why the pistol was 2 tone my friends is not... i asked awhile back... someone from RIA said that a year or so back they changed the steel slide to a better italian steel.... thats why the slide is darker now than matcdhing totally like on the old ria 1911s...

the ria pistols has chrome barrels then blued and in the last quarter of 06 they started to parkerize the barrels.... i was goign to have to buy another barrel and have it fitted but i got one of the pistols that came with the parkerized barrel....

i just hope i get this new one parkerized as well

[97th Signalman]

Short01,
You do know the RIA is NOT a replica of a WWII 1911??
Thanks
Ivan
There are some of the 1911 makers who do make pretty good WWII replicas. The Springfield GI series looks like it comes pretty close.

[shorty01]

you guys know a good way to ship a pistol? i looked up ups price and it looks like around 60 bucks???

[97th Signalman]

you guys know a good way to ship a pistol? i looked up ups price and it looks like around 60 bucks???
It seems popular to ship it disassembled and call it gun parts if asked (no one seems to ask). The main reason folks like UPS want next-day-air is that way it spends the least time in their possession and is touched by the smallest number of people. This is thought to reduce the chance of theft by UPS employees. It also helps if you and the recipient can dream up a company name in the shipping destination address that is generic and does not indicate firearms. Example: ship a long skinny box to Remington Arms and everyone will know what it is.