From what I have seen and been told, this does seem to be mostly a 9mm thing that goes away after a break-in period. My 9mm RO Operator would require a nudge into battery every now and again during its first firing session. When I cleaned it afterwards, I VERY lightly stoned the underside of the slide where SA had electro-penciled the assembly number as it seemed to be a bit rough when it was running over the disconnector. Since then, no problems with any ammunition from el cheapo bulk hardball to the good stuff.
A local LGS now has an Elite in the display, and while it has a few things I would prefer over my RO Operator, I am not a great fan of the ambi safety. Still, I might have gone with the Elite had it been in stock the day I had my wallet out. So far, the only modification I have made to my ROO is swapping out the grips for some RAASCO walnut "double-diamonds"... while this is partially an inexpensive cosmetic change - I hate "billboards - the finer checkering and other subtle differences are more in line with what I prefer in a 1911 grip.
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