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While they both may be reliable I don't consider them anywhere near the same class of gun as modern Springfield Armory, Colt, Dan Wesson, or S&W 1911s. They're not - they cost less. As for titanium, it will be interesting to see how RIA handles the galling problems that have plagued Ti frames.
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Could be, but most Al alloy /Scandium frames outlast their owners, so it's almost a moot point............just sayin'.
MM I believe our own Waders shot his alloy frame Kimber until it cracked and Kimber said it was only designed for light use.
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Could be, but most Al alloy /Scandium frames outlast their owners, so it's almost a moot point............just sayin'.
MM I believe our own Waders shot his alloy frame Kimber until it cracked and Kimber said it was only designed for light use. MontanaMan implied a properly-fit alloy/scandium frame. 
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It is good to be a patriot and a gun guy right now. Mr. Patriot, how were the pro-gun/anti I-594 rallies you recently attended in your own home state? Just like I am too sick to drive 5 miles from my home to duck hunt, or go to a gun show, I am far too weak right now to go to such a rally. Kidney function is down to only 21%. My resting heart rate is most often well above 100BPM because it is so hard for my heart to get blood through my blocked kidneys. My internet chatting right now is my only time out of bed all day today. My arms and legs are covered in unsightly sores from my lack of kidney function and I am chronically fatigued, out of breath and exhausted. Thanks for asking, though. Nice to know that you care. Yet, you were in Florida immediately after the rallies you couldn't attend. http://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/ubb/showflat/Number/9461912Odd. I don't recall any of my maps showing any areas of Florida within 5 miles of Walla Walla, WA, nor any airports in the WWW area capable of getting you to Florida. Spokane, yes; Boise, yes; Portland, yes; Seattle, yes, but none of them are within 5 miles of Walla Walla, either, and remarkably one of them would have been almost on top of where that rally you were too sick to attend was being held.
America needs to understand that our troops are not 'disposable'. Each represents a family; Fathers, Mothers, Sons, Daughters, Cousins, Uncles, Aunts... Our Citizens are our most valuable treasure; we waste far too many.
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They are imported, but well made, sturdy guns. They are not in the "finish" league of Kimbers, but I also hear a lot less problems with them than I do Kimbers also.
For a shooter grade gun, they will outlast all of us.
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I always wanted to see a titanium slide, and an alloy frame, to get the most weight reduction, but apparently titanium is just a problem to use in the slide. I don't know if it's difficulty machining, or some of the properties cause problems. Titanium forms intensely strong bonds with chemicals that touch it - which is why it's so corrosion resistant. It forms a very strong bond with oxygen in the air, and resists further attack by other chemicals. The downside is, if it contacts other metals, it will try to bond to them. You wouldn't think a fairly soft piece of titanium can eat up a piece of carbide, but it will 
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They are imported, but well made, sturdy guns. They are not in the "finish" league of Kimbers, but I also hear a lot less problems with them than I do Kimbers also.
For a shooter grade gun, they will outlast all of us.
This. Very good pistols that run well and shoot accurately. Their customer service is excellent as well. My experience is that they are tough pistols. And then there's the pricing....
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Who in the fugg keeps buying all these 1911's?
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Trump being classless,tasteless and clueless as usual. Sorry, trump is a no tax payin pile of shiit. My young wife decided to play the field and had moved several dudes into my house
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your flippant remarks which you so adeptly sling
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4Ager,
Yes, one can fly directly from WW to Ft LAuderdale. My son flew us out to be with him and his kids, my grandkids, over Christmas. Big deal. The airport is only 1 mile from our house and sleeping on an airplane is something I can do. Sleeping at my sons house is also something I can do. Had not seen my grandkids in two years, and my surgery (Bi lateral Kidney transplant) is not something that 100% of people survive.
A couple of you REALLY need to quit acting like stalkers, mind your OWN business, and quit hijacking threads. You are an embarrasement to yourselves. And these rabbit trails add nothing to the content of the threads you try to screw up. Try staying on topic for a change. It would do us ALL some good. I can document my illness much better than I have, if I need to but would rather not. I come here to get away from all of that and talk about guns and better times.
LOVE God, LOVE your family, LOVE your country, LIKE guns and sports.
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BACK on topic, if the titanium frame guns come out in some fast, fun calibers, I am going to have to figure out a way to get one!
LOVE God, LOVE your family, LOVE your country, LIKE guns and sports.
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Who in the fugg keeps buying all these 1911's?
Travis People who appreciate a nice gun.
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I come here to get away from all of that and talk about guns and better times. Then go through one thread without mentioning it. Just one. You couldn't even do that with the post about how somebody else was sick.
your flippant remarks which you so adeptly sling
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I come here to get away from all of that and talk about guns and better times. Then go through one thread without mentioning it. Just one. You couldn't even do that with the post about how somebody else was sick. Ouch.
America needs to understand that our troops are not 'disposable'. Each represents a family; Fathers, Mothers, Sons, Daughters, Cousins, Uncles, Aunts... Our Citizens are our most valuable treasure; we waste far too many.
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MontanaMan implied a properly-fit alloy/scandium frame. What!!! Are you saying Kimber is not the god of all firearm manufacturing?   My RIA is carried every day and has been shot a lot. It still has yet to malfunction in any way.
The first time I shot myself in the head...
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MontanaMan implied a properly-fit alloy/scandium frame. What!!! Are you saying Kimber is not the god of all firearm manufacturing? My RIA is carried every day and has been shot a lot. It still has yet to malfunction in any way. Except melting, of course. Yours is also steel frame and slide. Ti has a nasty habit of galling, and slide rails to frame cuts are not immune from crud, from being slightly out of line, being battered, etc. Having a Ti frame NOT wear itself or the slide rails is going to be one helluva trick of engineering, machining, and metallurgy.
America needs to understand that our troops are not 'disposable'. Each represents a family; Fathers, Mothers, Sons, Daughters, Cousins, Uncles, Aunts... Our Citizens are our most valuable treasure; we waste far too many.
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People who appreciate a nice gun. Well then why don't they buy one? Travis
Trump being classless,tasteless and clueless as usual. Sorry, trump is a no tax payin pile of shiit. My young wife decided to play the field and had moved several dudes into my house
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I come here to get away from all of that and talk about guns and better times. Then go through one thread without mentioning it. Just one. You couldn't even do that with the post about how somebody else was sick. Ouch. Did not bring it up here, and would not have, until I was challenged by a stalker about why I was not at a rally. I truly would rather have not had to go down that road.
LOVE God, LOVE your family, LOVE your country, LIKE guns and sports.
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People who appreciate a nice gun. Well then why don't they buy one? Travis I am pretty sure he has had a couple of 1911's....
LOVE God, LOVE your family, LOVE your country, LIKE guns and sports.
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I come here to get away from all of that and talk about guns and better times. Then go through one thread without mentioning it. Just one. You couldn't even do that with the post about how somebody else was sick. He merely did so to reply to one of your fellow trolls.
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