Rock Island Armory TAC Ultra 10mm
Model: 51914
Rock Island Armory TAC Ultra 10mm
Model: 51914
Full Specifications
About This Firearm
The Rock Island Armory TAC Ultra is a parkerized single-action 10mm 1911 built for hunting and range work. It has an MSRP of $839. Its rear sight is a low-profile adjustable unit over a dovetailed fiber optic front, and the dust cover runs the full length of the frame with an accessory rail machined into it, so a zero for one hunting load and a weapon light are both set from the box.
The frame, slide and barrel are 4140 ordnance steel under a matte parkerized finish, and Armscor hand-fits the gun. The barrel is 5 inches and button rifled, with a full-length guide rod beneath it. The trigger is Armscor's MR3 with an overtravel screw and a listed pull of 4 to 6 lb, behind a thumb safety and a grip safety. The grips are black and gray G10 and the magazine holds eight rounds. There is no optic cut.
If you're cross-shopping, the Kimber Camp Guard 10 is 1.8 oz lighter at 38.0 oz with tritium night sights front and rear, and an MSRP of $1,476. The Ruger SR1911 Target weighs 40.4 oz with adjustable target sights and has an MSRP of $1,329. Both of the dearer guns leave out the accessory rail this one has, so a light on either means a grip-mounted unit.
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Strengths & Limitations
- Parkerizing is a porous phosphate layer that holds oil in the surface, so an oiled gun stays oiled instead of shedding it onto a holster.
- A full-length guide rod runs under the barrel, which keeps the recoil spring straight through the cycle and stops it kinking under a hot load.
- G10 panels keep the same texture wet or dry, which checkered wood on a hunting gun does not.
- With no optic cut, a dot means milling a parkerized slide and refinishing the cut afterwards.
- The quoted pull covers a two-pound spread, so the trigger weight of a particular gun is not predictable from the figure.
- Parkerizing is a thinner barrier than a hard coating, so the steel under it wants oil and attention after a wet day in the field.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is button rifling?
A hardened button is pushed down the bore under pressure and forms the grooves by displacing metal instead of cutting it away. It is quick to do and leaves a smooth bore surface.
Where is the TAC Ultra made?
In the Philippines by Armscor, and imported and sold under the Rock Island Armory name.
Will a standard weapon light fit the rail?
The dust cover is machined with cross slots for one. No rail standard is named for the gun, so check a light's slot spacing against it before ordering.
What is the twist rate?
1:16, the usual rate for 10mm. Armscor's own 1911 manual gives it as one turn in 400 mm, which the catalog rounds to 1:16.
