Upgrades to the Springfield Armory Ronin Operator By John Harrison

[@TEN89_jburney]

Love the look of the ronin.

[@yrsued]

It is a VERY good pistol.

[@flea-kh7om]

John Harrison is a Master Gunsmith not only can he build a top shelf pistol but he builds all the parts as well. My hands are getting old but when I need parts I buy them from John. Take care, flea

[@yrsued]

I love his parts too!! We did two pistols with his parts!!

[@Armory52]

Harrison has awesome hardware upgrades. Great video and decisions

[@yrsued]

Harrison makes some of the best 1911 parts in the business!!

[@jimhovater8755]

I just picked up my 4.25-inch Ronin yesterday in 9mm. The first changes will be grips and changing the RED FO pipe to NEON GREEN. A Harrison 0.156" U-notch rear sight and short solid trigger will be next.

[@yrsued]

This is the beauty of the 1911 platform, there are so many options, most of them you can do yourself!!

[@smacksmack5976]

Love mine

[@yrsued]

GREAT Pistol!!

[@OscarDad]

Just ordered a 5” 9mm Ronin... will be my first 1911.. .. 😬👍

[@yrsued]

I think you made a superb buy!!

[@dinokarakostas6407]

Good review. Thanks

[@yrsued]

Thank you and thanks for watching!!

[@johndilday1846]

Nice pistol. I agree, the accuracy couldn’t be improved upon. Thanks for sharing.

[@yrsued]

Yes, these improvements make it easier to shoot!!

[@chrisrogers5614]

I had John do work on my Springfield. He did a wonderful and job and installed the same rear sight you put on yours.couldnt be happier.thanks for showing us yours.Merry Christmas 🎄

[@yrsued]

John does GREAT work and also sells magnificent parts!! It was my pleasure to show my pistol, Marty needs to do some more work on it though.

[@babyhulk5977]

she is awesome! the upgrades make it one of a kind!

[@yrsued]

Yes indeed!! THAT is what I wanted!!

[@edk.9939]

Mr. Harrison's part cannot be beat. Every part I have purchased has been beautifully machined, ready to install and fit, and his thumb safety install instructions should be a requirement for 1911 tinkerers. His ignition system, thumb safety and flat/square firing pin stop were the best improvements I've ever made to a 1911. He's proud of his parts, has every right to be, but you cannot match the quality. The 1911 world will suffer when he retires.

[@yrsued]

And he's an Excellent Gunsmith too!!

[@Chandler7157]

Question, what trigger did you get? I got this gun in commander size 9mm. I didn’t know it had a plastic trigger till just a few weeks ago. I’d like to replace the trigger with a metal one.

[@yrsued]

I used the Harrison Precision Trigger

[@konaboss83]

Very nice piece just picked mine up today though it is in very stock configuration for now :)

[@yrsued]

1911's are like that, they are wonderful as stock pistols, but they are ready for customizing.

[@CrazyPetez]

John replaced the target sights on my stainless Springfield Loaded with his specially cut night sights. He sighted it in, included a target sheet showing aim point and bullet holes. Thank you John.

[@yrsued]

John is the best!! I love his products and his craft as a Gunsmith!!

[@MrRebTyree]

Awesome video, great looking pistol. I like that all the MIM parts have been replaced!!! Now you can trust that pistol!! Great review of your pistol!!!

[@yrsued]

IMHO, it was trustworthy before the upgrades, we have a 9mm Ronin that works great, but John Harrison did such a GREAT job with it, I had to let him roll with it!! Originally, I only sent him the slide for sights, that was it!! John talked me into all these wonderful parts he makes!!

[@lynch6642]

That's a fine-looking pistol and I Just got my Delta Elite full rail back from Nighthawk custom and had them do a front grip texturing... looks great and you don't have to send the whole gun in , so that will save you in shipping

[@yrsued]

I want a full Nighthawk Pistol!!

[@flea-kh7om]

I like to ask what that cost you in time and money. Springfield Armory's custom shop does an outstanding job of checkering.

[@agger732]

What were the approximate cost in upgrades and labor to this pistol? I’m wanting to get a 4.25” light weight 1911 and was going to go a custom route but I like this idea!

[@yrsued]

I don't want to post prices, all Gunsmiths charge different prices for the same job and parts are priced differently too. Also, KZbin gets their underpants in a bunch if I do something like that.

[@agger732]

@@yrsued understood. I have bought several sets of sights from him. I’ll get in touch tomorrow. Great video, thank you for the inspiration!

[@yrsued]

@@agger732 My pleasure!! KZbin just pulled a post I did with prices and Links!!

[@WHITEowl7585]

How far did you have your gun sighted in from? Do you use 6 o’clock hold or the dot covers your target?

[@yrsued]

10-15 Yards and Dot covers the Target.

[@teddy2guns404]

I have the 10mm ronin how is yours working. I want to do a review but I want feedback from other channels

[@yrsued]

I actually love this pistol!! I have the 45, that was modified by Harrison, Dave has the 9mm, with minor mods, both work GREAT!!

[@teddy2guns404]

@@yrsued OK thank you very much this is going to be my light hiking rig.

[@yrsued]

@@teddy2guns404 Now, 10mm IS the best hiking rig for certain parts of the country, here in AZ, if you hike Yavapai County, you better have a 10mm, Black Bear are everywhere!!

[@teddy2guns404]

@@yrsued iam in Lowell point Alaska

[@yrsued]

@@teddy2guns404 Ya, you win, your bears are a wee bit bigger!!

[@mrflynn510]

Looks sharp!

[@yrsued]

YUP, looks very sharp indeed!!

[@johnerickson1484]

Great review I have the Ronin in 9mm great shooter. I have another sig. 1911 that I need to change out the sights, you mentioned that you had a local gunsmith in the Scottsdale area could I get more info. about him please!

[@yrsued]

Marty Enloe at Enloecustomguns.com

[@greybeard277]

Nice shooting there. Guns are like cars, you can add the stuff you want and if someone else doesn't like it, who cares, it is yours to do what you want to with it. I like the idea of upgrading all the internals, but truth be told I am far from some sort of operator and couldn't wear out off the shelf components even if I had the budget for the good stuff, lol. Take care.

[@yrsued]

Upgrades like these are just something that you do when you can afford them, the pistol is great from the factory, but With great parts like Harrison's, you can make the pistol your own!!

[@N98858]

Nice Upgrades, GOOD Shooter... ';-)

[@yrsued]

SUPERB Shooter!!

[@atgoh93]

Outstanding pistol! If you don't mind me asking, what was the cost of all the improvements?

[@yrsued]

I don't like to put prices here, you know KZbin, contact Harrison directly and look at his store!!

[@T.A.B.Videos]

Nice pistol

[@yrsued]

Yes indeed!!

[@richardespinoza6243]

I want one but in 10 mm

[@yrsued]

They are out there!!

[@richardespinoza6243]

@@yrsued Yes I know. Sootch00 (Don Porter) Did a awsome review on the Springfield Amory 1911 Roni in 10 mm. He is a cool cat.

[@yrsued]

@@richardespinoza6243 I don't know him personally.

[@richardespinoza6243]

@@yrsued I don't know him personally either but I do email him time to time. He seems like a cool guy. He does a lot for the gum rights movement. His videos are great. He does a excellent job on taking a firearm apart to show his viewers on they work. I hope to meet him someday and I next fall you can come on my show at NAU.

[@yrsued]

@@richardespinoza6243 I couldn't tell you , I take your word for it. Never had the opportunity to communicate with him.

[@TheRealZJM377]

So now John Harrison is your life time warranty now if you have any problems with it

[@yrsued]

It's a 1911, What can go wrong?? I have been using them for almost 35 years, Something doesn't work, I go to a Gunsmith, not the factory!!

[@anthonyl.mcghee7751]

Hello, I was really interested in your video, I have just purchased a Ronin myself. But why on earth would you film a video at the gun range. Makes no sense what so ever! Can't hear what your saying, hard to concentrate. Can you do a different video?

[@yrsued]

Sorry, we don't have private property and here in AZ, my HOA would frown on me shooting in my back yard!! A Shooting Range is the place to shoot guns. We try to go to Gunsite as much as we can, but when gas was $5 a Gallon, it was not in the cards. Now, it's a bit less What video would you want us to do??

[@BLACKWOLF-1911]

In my opinion, you took a gun with outstanding good looks, an expensive looking pistol out of the box, and made it look like an average looking rock island for god sake. Just my opinion.

[@yrsued]

LOL, your opinion and you know what they say about Opinions.... These parts are the farthest from RIA Parts!! There is NOT a single Cast part, on this gun now, for the exception of the Grip safety that is still the MIM factory part!! You have to see it in person and shoot it to tell the ergonomic difference, but in the end, it is MY gun and I do with it as I WISH!!

[@BLACKWOLF-1911]

@@yrsued all I meant was, and I own one in 45cal, 4.25 inch, It is a stunning handgun out of the box, in 1989 I sent my colt commander to pacmyer to have it done just like that one for about 800 dollars. I guess that's why I love this one so much, the good old days. I meant no disrespect.

[@yrsued]

@@BLACKWOLF-1911 These parts by Harrison are the best parts out there, all Machined from Barstock and they are worth the money, I did this pistol just because I could. Like I said on the Video, I didn't have to do it, but we thought it would look good. Now, OTOH, I have a Kimber Warrior SOC that I think I will add all Harrison Parts to it and remove all MIM. Do you still have the Pachmayr??

[@moceri55]

That’s the great thing about it not being your pistol.

[@teelowteelow356]

Cringe