r/AlphaFoxtrot

I’ve got a couple Romulus and I absolutely love them, but have had issues with the plates loosening after 500 to 1000 rounds. Really the only thing holding these back.

I had reached out to Andy from alpha and he sent their new plates, which seem great but fit terribly. They do not fit the posts at all. So much play. When torquing it down, it doesn’t sit flat due to the rubber rings they added on the bottom. Last range trip I could see the right side rising up.

So I reached back out to Andy and haven’t heard a thing, which is kinda disappointing but whatever. I didn’t buy these Romulus for the warranty or their customer service. I bought them because they have phenomenal bones. Are they the best gun ever stock? No, but they have a lot of potential and the bones feel like they’re on another level compared to other budget 2011s.

While looking for cheely magwells I stumbled upon Hales Machinery. To my surprise, of all the places out there, they have optic plates specifically for the Romulus. Only plates I’ve found elsewhere from alpha.

Received yesterday and the plate fits. It’s the best fitting plate I have by far. No wiggle. No shims.

Only challenge for some is these plates require an fps that doesn’t protrude over the frame. The upside to this is it removes the contact and vibrations of the fps to the plate. It really should have been designed this way. Having the fps contact the plates is a disaster, and likely one of the causes of the plates loosening.

I genuinely don’t understand how another company is making better fitting plates than the company that made the gun.

But, yeah, check out Hales and support a company making pretty solid stuff that may actually solve the problem.

My first 2011, and it’s a 5" Romulus. Really enjoying it, seems like a really good plattform to build on. Had it for less than a month, and have run about 1100 rounds through it already, mostly 124grs S&B and Norma ammo, and it has been flawless.

I have been adjusting the sear spring to the point where the trigger is light, but retains all functionality, however, I think I might have done too much, as the reset isn’t as pronounced as it was. I suspect I have tuned this spring to the max, any suggestions to 3rd party springs?

On the topic of springs, I have been trying to find out what weight the stock recoil spring is, anyone know?

Next upgrade for it will be those ignition parts, and perhaps a new trigger. Gripmodule will have to wait, as does a new threaded barrel, being in Europe makes obtaining those from the US harder as they usually don’t ship internationally, and the barrel needs to be purchased through our equivalent of an FFL.

Just secured the attila! For a great price too! With 20 round mag!

I think I’m done tinkering with it for the moment. I learned a lot breaking it down over and over. I installed the OnPoint v3 grip, atlas shielded safeties, red dirt trigger. I also fitted a new grip safety but decided on the pinned safety in the end. Fitting these small parts wasn’t as difficult as you might think. I did everything myself except the cerakote. I’ve now taken apart every single part of this gun except the extractor and firing pin.

Builds complete. Just got done putting the grip on. It’s great for the price. But definitely not in the $400+ range. I had to do quite a bit of fitting though, unlike quite a few others, for everything on this gun. My thumb safeties did not play nice with the ignition kit

First off, I am really pleased with the Romulus. I have several high end 2011s and several more value driven 2011s. I really love the platform and consider this a mid-tier offering. I have heard a lot about the Romulus for the past couple of years and when I found a reasonably good deal on a 4.25” comp’d barrel with the high gloss slide… I pounced. I installed a Holosun 407k that I had and put 200 rounds of 115 grain and 124 grain bullets down range today. I was very pleased with the Romulus for speed and accuracy. FTR, I direct mounted the optic without a plate and couldn’t get my elevation worked out; clearly it needs an optic plate; none were provided in my shipment. I just aimed a little higher and have reached out to Alpha Foxtrot for the optic plates. I may transition to a SRO or Cyelee Chameleon for a bigger window & green reticle. I also shot my Staccato HDP4 next to it just to get an idea of how the trigger compares. It was comparable but not equivalent… the Staccato is just a much crisper break. The compensator was really great and kept it flat and back on target quickly. I do see what the detractors are talking about with the polymer grip… it’s suboptimal. I am sure at some point I will update it to the metal grip. All-in-all it’s a great value, fast and accurate with zero failures in my first 200 rounds.

3rd test run, first with the new comp, and it’s running pretty great. The plate loosened up again, and still waiting to hear back from alpha about getting more of the new plates.

- 19lb ismi mainspring
- 7lb ismi recoil spring minus 2 coils

Still need to fit the tungsten guide rod and flat fps.

Apologies for the flickering. iPhone slowmo hates the range lights.

So earlier today went 2011 shopping. Have 5 currently. All lower end 2011s mac9 ds comp x2 apollo 11 x2 tisas b9r gen2. Was thinking about the romulus but have seen some recent notnso good things about them. Saw the s15 and have seen some videos where it seemed snappy my local range. Top gun in houston had 1 of these for rent. Tried it 100 rounds no issue. Pretty decent accuracy. Had to get it. It's beautiful I love it! Pictures dont do the dlc justice

Spin on comp from DSC finally came in today. Planning to test it out tomorrow. Still have a few things to do, fit a flat bottom fps and a 2 piece tungsten guide rod, but it’s really turned out as good as I could have hoped. Already shoots pretty flat, but hoping to make it even more stupid.

On their site, DSC claims their comps allow you to use a toolless rod. I can’t confirm that, and not seeing how this would help with the physical constraints around the install of a single piece rod. Other than that, the comp from them seems great.

Just installed the new aluminum grip and it is absolutely worth the money, it’s far grippier than the polymer. Just had to stone the red dirt trigger top and bottom, I basically just removed the anodizing and it works perfectly. Haven’t decided if I’m going with or without the magwell.