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Rock Island Armory GI Standard 1911 .45 Optic Ready, 5 in., 8rd, Black

  • .45
  • 8rd
  • 5 in.
  • Hammer-fired
  • 11% below usual
  • Price dropped
  • Free shipping
$429.95Usually $482.44

Save $52.49

Lower than usual: it usually sells for $482.44, its median price over the last 90 days.

Free shipping to your FFL dealer, before tax and the transfer fee. 25% under MSRP.

Iron Mesa Armory

Lowest of 4 stores

4.9 (12.7K), in stock,

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Ranked by landed price: the item plus shipping to you, before tax.

Stores selling Rock Island Armory GI Standard 1911 .45 Optic Ready, 5 in., 8rd, Black, ranked by landed price
StoreLanded priceVersus bestStockStore link
Iron Mesa Armory4.9
$429.95Best priceIn stockBuy at Iron Mesa Armory (opens in a new tab)
Bayou Arms Co.4.1
$430.95+$1.00Not reportedBuy at Bayou Arms Co. (opens in a new tab)
High Desert Guns4.2
$440.49+$10.54Not reportedBuy at High Desert Guns (opens in a new tab)
Sawtooth Outfitters4.5
$464.49+$34.54Not reportedBuy at Sawtooth Outfitters (opens in a new tab)

Guns ship to a licensed dealer (FFL) near you for pickup. Landed prices include shipping to the dealer, not their transfer fee.

Price history

The lowest price and each store's own, every day for 2 years.

Usual
$482.44
90-day median
90-day low
$409.37
90-day high
$559.36
2-year low
$355.05
Apr 28, 2025
Unchanged for
1 day
Changed today
Every price change (140 in 2 years)
Every change of the lowest landed price, newest first
DateLowest priceChange
Oct 19, 2026$429.95Down 10.9%
Sep 28, 2026$482.44Down 0.5%
Sep 20, 2026$485.09Up 6.6%
Sep 16, 2026$454.92Up 8.8%
Sep 5, 2026$417.98Down 9.0%
Aug 29, 2026$459.11Up 12.0%
Aug 25, 2026$409.82Down 5.2%
Aug 20, 2026$432.44Down 22.7%
Aug 15, 2026$559.36Up 11.9%
Aug 14, 2026$499.97Up 4.8%
Aug 12, 2026$476.89Down 5.7%
Aug 9, 2026$505.59Up 23.5%
Aug 5, 2026$409.37Down 17.9%
Jul 31, 2026$498.70Up 4.8%
Jul 30, 2026$476.07Down 8.3%
Jul 24, 2026$519.00Up 7.4%
Jul 17, 2026$483.08Up 4.1%
Jul 15, 2026$464.14Up 16.9%
Jun 23, 2026$397.01Down 17.2%
Jun 22, 2026$479.27Down 4.9%
Jun 21, 2026$503.84Up 15.8%
Jun 20, 2026$435.19Up 4.2%
Jun 15, 2026$417.54Down 9.3%
Jun 11, 2026$460.28Up 9.8%
Jun 6, 2026$419.23Down 15.3%
May 31, 2026$495.08Down 0.2%
May 30, 2026$496.11Up 5.0%
May 24, 2026$472.64Up 5.2%
May 17, 2026$449.15Down 4.2%
May 14, 2026$469.01Up 1.2%
May 8, 2026$463.34Down 2.4%
May 7, 2026$474.88Down 2.3%
May 5, 2026$486.16Up 3.2%
Apr 30, 2026$471.16Down 2.2%
Apr 14, 2026$481.90Up 17.3%
Apr 6, 2026$410.67Down 13.2%
Apr 3, 2026$473.21Up 1.7%
Apr 1, 2026$465.34Down 0.1%
Mar 30, 2026$465.89Down 2.8%
Mar 27, 2026$479.18Up 0.8%
Mar 12, 2026$475.21Up 0.0%
Mar 10, 2026$475.10Down 0.3%
Mar 8, 2026$476.49Down 10.3%
Mar 4, 2026$531.46Up 32.5%
Feb 26, 2026$400.99Down 3.2%
Feb 25, 2026$414.07Up 2.5%
Feb 17, 2026$404.12Down 10.8%
Feb 11, 2026$453.01Down 1.9%
Feb 5, 2026$461.66Down 6.0%
Jan 21, 2026$490.88Up 6.8%
Jan 17, 2026$459.46Down 0.5%
Jan 12, 2026$461.91Up 16.4%
Jan 6, 2026$396.73Down 10.8%
Jan 3, 2026$444.84Up 5.0%
Dec 31, 2025$423.69Down 8.7%
Dec 30, 2025$464.06Up 2.4%
Dec 12, 2025$453.23Up 15.1%
Dec 11, 2025$393.73Down 7.9%
Dec 8, 2025$427.72Down 5.0%
Dec 1, 2025$450.07Up 1.2%
Nov 27, 2025$444.88Down 2.0%
Nov 24, 2025$453.89Up 19.3%
Nov 20, 2025$380.46Down 2.6%
Nov 11, 2025$390.44Down 14.4%
Nov 7, 2025$456.30Up 5.9%
Nov 5, 2025$430.88Down 5.5%
Oct 25, 2025$455.85Up 1.7%
Oct 24, 2025$448.04Down 5.9%
Oct 23, 2025$476.29Up 25.6%
Oct 22, 2025$379.09Down 18.7%
Oct 20, 2025$466.02Up 2.6%
Oct 19, 2025$454.10Up 1.6%
Oct 18, 2025$447.15Up 0.4%
Oct 13, 2025$445.21Down 0.2%
Oct 8, 2025$445.99Down 10.9%
Oct 6, 2025$500.49Up 12.5%
Oct 5, 2025$444.73Up 1.1%
Sep 28, 2025$439.87Down 4.5%
Sep 21, 2025$460.72Down 5.8%
Sep 15, 2025$488.97Up 8.1%
Sep 14, 2025$452.53Up 8.6%
Sep 13, 2025$416.80Down 6.1%
Aug 27, 2025$443.75Up 6.6%
Aug 25, 2025$416.38Down 6.5%
Aug 12, 2025$445.56Down 4.1%
Aug 8, 2025$464.75Down 4.0%
Aug 5, 2025$484.10Up 10.1%
Aug 4, 2025$439.50Up 23.3%
Jul 29, 2025$356.53Down 20.5%
Jul 28, 2025$448.69Up 2.3%
Jul 20, 2025$438.54Up 17.6%
Jul 19, 2025$372.82Down 17.6%
Jul 11, 2025$452.37Up 1.7%
Jun 28, 2025$444.65Up 11.1%
Jun 23, 2025$400.31Up 1.4%
Jun 20, 2025$394.86Down 10.2%
Jun 17, 2025$439.56Up 6.5%
Jun 12, 2025$412.58Down 5.6%
May 23, 2025$436.92Down 11.8%
May 18, 2025$495.21Up 17.7%
May 16, 2025$420.60Down 3.0%
May 8, 2025$433.70Up 6.2%
Apr 29, 2025$408.40Up 15.0%
Apr 15, 2025$355.05Down 16.6%
Apr 6, 2025$425.76Down 2.0%
Apr 3, 2025$434.23Down 2.3%
Mar 31, 2025$444.41Up 1.3%
Mar 24, 2025$438.74Down 1.2%
Mar 17, 2025$443.87Up 1.7%
Mar 14, 2025$436.44Down 1.1%
Mar 12, 2025$441.32Up 1.3%
Mar 11, 2025$435.81Down 1.8%
Mar 10, 2025$443.61Up 8.9%
Mar 9, 2025$407.45Down 2.8%
Mar 6, 2025$419.30Down 4.3%
Feb 27, 2025$438.19Up 1.5%
Feb 26, 2025$431.89Up 1.7%
Feb 16, 2025$424.49Down 1.8%
Feb 15, 2025$432.08Up 0.6%
Feb 13, 2025$429.55Up 10.7%
Feb 7, 2025$387.88Down 6.5%
Feb 1, 2025$414.87Down 2.0%
Jan 22, 2025$423.33Down 3.9%
Jan 21, 2025$440.59Down 6.7%
Jan 18, 2025$471.99Up 8.9%
Jan 16, 2025$433.52Up 0.8%
Jan 14, 2025$430.01Down 2.2%
Jan 10, 2025$439.57Up 5.6%
Jan 9, 2025$416.15Down 2.3%
Jan 8, 2025$425.95Up 1.1%
Jan 3, 2025$421.19Up 1.3%
Dec 25, 2024$415.64Up 1.1%
Dec 16, 2024$410.96Down 0.1%
Dec 7, 2024$411.40Down 12.3%
Nov 27, 2024$469.04Up 12.8%
Nov 22, 2024$415.85Up 17.0%
Nov 6, 2024$355.34Down 22.1%
Oct 27, 2024$456.42Up 8.9%
Oct 26, 2024$419.13Up 2.2%
Oct 22, 2024$410.06Down 1.6%

About this product

The Rock Island Armory GI Standard 1911 .45 Optic Ready is a handgun chambered in .45 ACP, with a hammer-fired action, a 5-inch barrel and an 8-round capacity. This listing is the black finish in the optic ready configuration, new. Guns ship to a licensed dealer (FFL) near you, who runs the background check and hands it over; their transfer fee is separate.

Caliber
.45 ACP
Type
Handgun
Action
Hammer-fired
Capacity
8 rounds
Barrel length
5 in.
Finish
Black
Configuration
Optic ready
Condition
New
$429.9511% below usual
at Iron Mesa Armory
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