The RIA M1911-A1 XT22 is an excellent choice for taking to the range.  It comes chambered in .22 Magnum with a 5 inch barrel.  Features include a fiber optic front sight, an extended beavertail, and a 14+1 round magazine.  Rock Island Armory has taken the 1911 from a basic one-caliber design to a well-optioned, high quality, multi-caliber design over the past three decades with the development of the XT series.  Intelligently engineered with a pinned solid state barrel design and delayed blow back slide that rivals accuracy.  The XT series is backed by Rock Island Armory’s closely-managed, hand-fitted quality process and created in 4140 steel.