polly 1911

[burn360]

http://www.rockriverarms.com/index.cfm? ... ory_id=559

[86 slo-vo]

Interesting. I wonder what the weight difference is.

[bigelowe]

they say it weighs 2.04 lbs.

[BK Meyers]

Interesting. I wonder what the weight difference is.

Read an article on it recently in the Aug. 2012 issue of Shooting Times. They list the weight as 32.75 ounces empty. For comparison (from the article) a Taurus PT1911AL aluminum frame unit weighs 33 ounces and a "normal" steel frame unit comes in at 36-38 ounces.

BK

[RecoilSensitive]

Ya not too impressive.

[Tyler]

This is wrong

[SNL]

If its more than $25 cheaper ppl will buy it

[burn360]

I wouldn't want it for being lighter it would be nice not to have to worry about rust and stuff like that

[JustShootIt]

I wouldn't want it for being lighter it would be nice not to have to worry about rust and stuff like that

^^^^This.........

But a poly 1911 might anger the 1911 gods.........

[burn360]

Oh well I'm a fan of polly guns

[jackalo626]

This is wrong

I don't even like 1911's but this is wrong.

[Toddinlou]

I like poly guns but this would piss off the 1911 gods and JMB

[ChopperDoc]

Interesting. I wonder what the weight difference is.

Read an article on it recently in the Aug. 2012 issue of Shooting Times. They list the weight as 32.75 ounces empty. For comparison (from the article) a Taurus PT1911AL aluminum frame unit weighs 33 ounces and a "normal" steel frame unit comes in at 36-38 ounces.

BK

So you are getting aluminum frame weight without the aluminum frame CONS. Maybe not a bad idea for a duty gun.

I would tend to believe that if polymers were as good back in JMB's day he would have done innovative things with it then. I am sure the purist's will be pissy anyway. I might buy one just to get their blood pressure up...

[burn360]

Being a RRA I'm sure it won't be cheap

[Toddinlou]

I would tend to believe that if polymers were as good back in JMB's day he would have done innovative things with it then. I am sure the purist's will be pissy anyway. I might buy one just to get their blood pressure up...

That would do it...

[BK Meyers]

Being a RRA I'm sure it won't be cheap

The article shows an MSRP of $800. I'm guessing a real-world price in the $650-$700 range.

BK

[burn360]

I didn't see that. Not bad really

[Mexican Kerry]

But a poly 1911 might anger the 1911 gods.........

I'm not angry, just disappointed! Oh well, its not the first time the people have worshiped a false idol.

[kokopelli]

Plastic 1911's are not new.
I am NOT a plastic pistol fan. Yes it is PLASTIC -you can use polymer if you want but that's just a fancy name for PLASTIC!!

Having said that....I owned a BUL M5 compact - made in Israel, where they know a little bit about weapons, and it was an awesome gun. Its a plastic framed 1911, but where it differs from other plastic pistols is they used a metal insert for the rails.
Kimber imported them and sold them as under their brand as well as Wilson Combat a few years back. Charles Daly imported them until they went belly up. I'm not sure who's bringing them in now, if anyone.

[nogomoto]

If I wanted Tupperware, I'd go get a "me too"... I mean a Glock.

[climber211]

Why????

Just give me one good reason....

[burn360]

Why????

Just give me one good reason....

It won't rust....

[guncrank1]

Lighter weight
JMB would have used plastic if he had the tech then.
He used what tech he had avaiable.

As a toolmaker I know something about plastic

[justang1997]

Im just interested to see RRA making 1911's again.

[guncrank1]

And as pointed out in another forum these are polymers which have filler mixed with the resin.
Plastic is a monomer.