A MIM-Rock

[DrHenley]

Frankenstein half MIMber, half RIA



I got a Mimber compact 22 conversion slide for my compact RIA. The full length Member slide was problematic, which I won't go into now, but I figured the compact slide would be lighter and cycle better...

AND IT DID!

The thing runs like a Singer! I had one failure to extract which was caused by an obvious squib, but other than that it ran through a couple hundred rounds like a champ right out of the box. No fitting required. And was surprisingly accurate. It shot dead on to point of aim at 10 yards.

With my ears getting old and suffering from Tinnitis and hearing loss in my left ear, I needed some way to practice with a compact 1911 that didn't hurt my ears. This is a companion piece to my Sig Ultra, which I dearly love, but which is real hard on my ears with full loads, even with double hearing protection (maximum rated plugs and muffs)

So I run through the plate racks, practicing my draw with the 22 for a while and then switch over to the Sig for a couple of mags. I have been doing this with the full length 22 slide, but it didn't have the same balance as the Ultra, and feel the same drawing. I now have an ultra compact 22 1911 that is as close to the same weight and size to the Sig Ultra as I can get. (Sig has aluminum frame, steel slide, MIM-Rock has steel frame, aluminum slide)

Here is the Sig for comparison: