Looks great, go for it. I love the simplicity and utilitarian nature of the government models. Most folks look at me like i'm crazy. God forbid it doesn't come with front slide serrations and novak sights.

 

I saw one of their guns at Bud's last weekend. I seem to recall it was way cheaper than that - used I think. I don't know much about them - are they built in the USA? Good reputation?

 

Yes, they’re built in New Britain CT. I visited their shop a couple of years back.

 

They are very well made pistols. Reminiscent of USFA

 

I like the “58” on the grip. Nice looking gun. Good luck with your decision

 

Sorry, but I have to respectfully disagree.

The polished barrel =incorrect

The lowered ejection port =incorrect.

The extended thumb safety =incorrect.

The relief cut at the rear of the ejection port (just in front of the extractor) = incorrect.

Sandblasted blued finish =incorrect.

He then touts as a "feature" the sloppy slide to frame fit.

I honestly don't see a $1,300 pistol here.

In fact, IMHO the Tisas is a much better representation of a M-1911A1 pistol at $350 than this.

Tisas...

Forged frame =check.

Forged slide =check.

Utter unbroken reliability =check.

Mine is more than accurate.

All this for approx. $1,000 LESS in cost.

NOW, the dings against Tisas.

The same lowered ejection port = a push (both are not authentic).

The plastic grips are somewhat off colored.

Replace them with G.I., for approx . $25.00 and you have a more authentic pistol at MUCH LOWER price point.

The standard Products does come in a much nicer box though.

Is the box worth $1K to anyone?

Now just to close this.... Is it a nice pistol... Probably.

My opinion is based on the fact that Standard is marketing it as an expensive "Repop" of a G.I. M-1911A1 when.... it "aint".

 

Tisas USA just posted this on another forum about the updates they will be doing to their US Army model

“The 'Armed Services Series' will have correct WW2 production markings including United States Property mark and model designation in the correct locations. Phosphate finish, original ejection port dimensions, no bevel on magwell, and a mid-war narrow Type 'E' hammer. Except for the 'Tisas, Knoxville TN' on the LH side of the frame, it looks just like the guns the CMP is doling out, just at 1/3 the price. We used a mid-war Remington Rand and an Ithaca as our inspiration. Flaming bomb ordnance stamp may or may not make it into production, getting mixed results with the initial production runs.“

 

I've had a 1911B model of theirs and it shot well and was pretty but I also looked another one at the store, new and the front sight wasn't centered, the mag release button stuck frequently and overall it was nice, but with issues. Even the one I had, again while nice to look at, smooth and accurate, just had little things about it that made me wonder how "nice" it really was...but again for ~$1200 it wasn't bad just not perfect.

 

good to know. For that price, I would expect a little better product. Still, a forged slide, frame, match barrel and no MIM parts is hard to find at that price point.

A few years ago I bought a Magnum Research 1911 Commander made by Bul (Isreal). $750.00. It was nearly flawless-

 

WW1 US GI 1911 - Check

WW2 US GI 1911 - Check

😁

 

OK, I admit to being a 1911 newbie… but why the passion for GI cloning? My father’s WWII 1911 have sights called that only because the word “pointless” had already been discovered. If a lowered ejection port assist ejection, I am not seeing the downside. Stainless barrel? Again, not seeing the downside. Replicating a massively mass-produced pistol with quality control of a rigged crap game? Not seeing it.

I am coming around to appreciating the 1911. But replicating the lowest common denominator of the genre? Why?

 

You know you can get a real GI gun from the CMP don't you?