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The Davidson’s/RIA 1911 features
an ambidextrous thumb safety that
operates with proper tension.skeletonized, target type with a properly
adjusted overtravel screw. The trigger on
my sample broke cleanly at just under
five pounds—a good trigger weight for
use as a defensive handgun.
I shot 300 rounds of SIG Elite
230-grain full-metal-jacket rounds in rap-
id-fire drills along with and followed with
multiple types of defensive ammo and
competition reloads at distances from
five to 25 yards—about 1,000 rounds in
all. Feeding was 100 percent from the
supplied magazine, as well as from mags
from Wilson, McCormick and Brown.
As the accompanying accuracy chart
indicates, at 25 yards, the Rock Stan-
dard FS shot nearly all ammo tested into
three-inch groups. Many of the groups
had three and four rounds in a cluster of
less than two inches with a flyer or two
that I must claim. The best of the three-
round groups had every round touching.
All loads tested shot well, with accuracy
on a par with far more expensive 1911s I
have used.
Overall, this 1911 performed very well,
and my only criticisms are that it should
come with an additional magazines, and
I would like to see an extended mag well
for faster reloads.
Retailing for just over $600, the David-
son’s exclusive 1911-A1 Rock Standard
FS has all the features you want for sport
shooting or defensive carry. The exclu-