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IMO, if you are buying a rock island or that ilk, these cost cutting measures are to be somewhat expected. They don't necessarily translate to a deficiency but lets face it, they arenot confidence builders and are not representative of high quality.
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Oh, they could use higher quality barrels easily enough. It would add cost to the finished product, and that's always passed on to the buyer.
Springfield and several other producers of 1911 clones and variants understand that the average buyer probably won't shoot the gun more than a thousand rounds in a lifetime. The hard shooters will either opt for the higher-cost models, or upgrade the entry-level pistols as a matter of SOP.
Meanwhile, there's still a market for an inexpensive 1911 pistol "Just like the one that grandaddy carried ashore at Iwo" and...as long as the gun will fire and function...they're happy with it and will never likely see a problem with it.