I've owned 3 Rocks
all GI models...cause I prefer to put the parts on 'em that I prefer
they've filled the niche for me in the inexpensive 1911 category .
and what I've discovered after owning a bunch of 1911s in the last 5 years
(last count is 20 or so from 5 or more different manufactures)
Most costing 2 to three times as much...
what I've discovered is...Rocks are a pretty decent 1911 in their own right..regardless of price
and the two 45 cal Rocks were much more accurate than one would expect.
Shooting 1.5" groups from the bench at 20 yards with my most accurate reloads....fo-reel !!
here's the three I pimped
all started out just like this.
plain Jane GI
here's my first one and what started my introduction into Backyard Wannabe Armorer sKool
Bobbed and semi-melt, with molded in sights
Pimped, painted and polished
my 38 super.
and the only Rock i had to make run right .
had extractor probs that two stock RIA ext'rs wouldn't completely fix.
An Ed Brown Hardcore finally got it squared away
my latest Rock
and one of the most accurate 1911s I've owned or shot
here's a 20 yrd group .
Pistol was right of the box .
The only thing i did to it was paint the sights and tune the stock trigger parts.
There's 4 or 5 bullets in that 1" hole
here's what she looks like now
I don't knock any man's choice of 1911.
a lot of what you hear about this manufacture or that by "most" guys are just parroting what they hear from others.
2/3rds of them are regurgitating someone elses bias view
Most of 'em have little to NO
personal experience and are just talking out their ...hat
I like Springfields, Colts ....and sure enough, Rocks too!
..l.T.A.