So I had spent some time and money with my wife's RIA 9mm Tactical this past several months.
Gun is great right out of box, and really didn't need much(most are to make it look nice. Slide stop and GI plug is only thing I felt was "Needed". And smooth wood grip didn't do much on the way of providing a grip either.
Anyway, overall, heres are whats been added/done
Fusion thick bushing with matching GI plug
WilsonCombat extended slide release
WilsonCombat solid Short trigger
4.5# trigger job on OEM fire control group(with polished hammer flat)
EdBrown MSH/Magwell
EdBrown BeaverTail grip safetymore on this later)
VZ Posey Pink in Recon
11degree Target Crown(muzzle left in white)
Polished barrel hood
Replaced checkmate with Springfield/Metalform mag with hot pink bumper(Which I hate, but wife seems to like it, so oh well)
Dual Tone CeraKote
Initially after coating was done, somehow OEM grip safety failed to block triggers. So I ordered EdBrown Grip safety(BTW, if anyone is wondering, .250"rad grip safety will drop in to RIA Tactical frame. All you need is to fit outer shape to match frame tong).
But I was less then pleased with how my smith didn't smooth the gap between grip safety to the frame(I forgot to take the pic of the fitting. grip safety is intentionaly left in slight over size, so that there is enough metal to fit in to skinnier frame tang It needs to be smoothed out more). I'll have to dremel it to smooth it out.
But when I reassembled the gun with OEM grip safety, which initially failed to function after cerakote was applied, worked as it was intended. So for now, I'll leave it on for the better fit it offers. Sometime in future, I'll bust out my dremel and smooth out the gap.
Gun is great right out of box, and really didn't need much(most are to make it look nice. Slide stop and GI plug is only thing I felt was "Needed". And smooth wood grip didn't do much on the way of providing a grip either.
Anyway, overall, heres are whats been added/done
Fusion thick bushing with matching GI plug
WilsonCombat extended slide release
WilsonCombat solid Short trigger
4.5# trigger job on OEM fire control group(with polished hammer flat)
EdBrown MSH/Magwell
EdBrown BeaverTail grip safetymore on this later)
VZ Posey Pink in Recon
11degree Target Crown(muzzle left in white)
Polished barrel hood
Replaced checkmate with Springfield/Metalform mag with hot pink bumper(Which I hate, but wife seems to like it, so oh well)
Dual Tone CeraKote
Initially after coating was done, somehow OEM grip safety failed to block triggers. So I ordered EdBrown Grip safety(BTW, if anyone is wondering, .250"rad grip safety will drop in to RIA Tactical frame. All you need is to fit outer shape to match frame tong).
But I was less then pleased with how my smith didn't smooth the gap between grip safety to the frame(I forgot to take the pic of the fitting. grip safety is intentionaly left in slight over size, so that there is enough metal to fit in to skinnier frame tang It needs to be smoothed out more). I'll have to dremel it to smooth it out.
But when I reassembled the gun with OEM grip safety, which initially failed to function after cerakote was applied, worked as it was intended. So for now, I'll leave it on for the better fit it offers. Sometime in future, I'll bust out my dremel and smooth out the gap.