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Rock River Arms Polymer 1911

So why should they enter the 1911 market? It’s flooded with excellent weapons as it is, all commanding a high dollar price for anything considered a quality weapon. The answer for that comes in their new design, the 1911 Poly. It’s called the 1911 Poly because of it’s polymer frame (with a 4140 Billet steel insert). I know other companies have made a polymer 1911, but the one from Rock River is a little different. It is made with a 5 inch, stainless barrel and a parkerized 4140 billet steel slide. The gun has a beavertail safety, commander hammer, and dovetailed sights. These all appear to be standard sized parts, and are fitted into the polymer frame.

What sets this gun apart is the polymer frame.

via www.gunsamerica.com

While this IS interesting, the review is premature. Nothing really can even be implied regarding an unfinished proto-type, which cannot be shot, except that it looks and feels cool Wilson Combat was showing a polymer 1911 prototype as early as 1997 if my memory serves me well.

Another caveat regarding this review, is that Rock River Arms now, is not the same company that once produced those referenced 1911's of the past. The companyhas changed hands several types since then. Current Rock River 1911 models are made in the Phillipine Islands. They are basic military style knock-offs, which are basic but fairly decent low-end arms.

Dress Up Your Mini 14 – Mounting Solutions Plus

The one complaint I used to hear was that the Mini-14 was that there were no accessories for it. With the exception of mounts for a scope, they aren’t nearly as modular as say, an AR-15. They also had simple sights, with little to no ability to upgrade them making their accuracy somewhat problematic.

I found that MSP has worked to rectify that. They carry numerous stocks, mounts, and accessories for guns. They have a whole section for the Mini-14 with everything from stocks, mounts, to whatever you want. One mini-14 at the booth was all “tacti-cool” with an expanding style pistol grip stock that even has a bullet drop computer mounted to the side.

That aside, the most interesting thing I found was their new mounting system for a muzzle brake / flash suppressor. Usually, the front sight of the Mini is held on as part of a collar that is pinned in place on the barrel. What MSP did, was create a collar to replace

via www.gunsamerica.com

You may want to follow this Gunsamerica link and get the full skinny on this one. The Ruger Mini-14 is a time-tested alternative to a "Black Rifle" AR Clone. It looks much more domestic, which is important in some states where it is illegal to "look badass", which unfortunately has been the goal of many.
There have always been ways to accessories this carbine, but they are a bit round-about. On my list of "inventions" that i have hoped to get to in time, I have had something similar to this. Maybe I'll get there someday. But meanwhile, this may be worth checking out. I haven't looked at it firsthand, but it sounds promising.
The Mini-14 looks like a little beafier 10/22, but of vourse it is a semi-auto .223. If you are nto aware of these two carbines, you may want to look them up.