Why a Rock Island? Let’s face it — the gun reviewed here isn’t particularly sexy. There’s no big marketing push, so there are no ads in magazines, and the night-time gun-review types on TV aren’t featuring it.  What we’re talking about it a budget gun with a budget price and very few frills. So why review it?  Because I run THR, and we frequently see posts by users asking for an “affordable” 1911 that they can buy in … Read entire article »