Range/reliability report plz.

 

I have one, it's a solid shooter, well made; a little stiff at first but a fluff and buff smoothed it right out.

 

got mine at Dunham's also, paid $25 more than that, but i'm still happy with it! mine's been great, shoots both ball and HP's just fine, no stoppages at all. more accurate than i can shoot. only bought one, wish i could afford another for the safe. i love the historic look, only have grips in mind for now, need a holster for carry too.
hope yours is as good as mine has been. 😊

 

I have had mine for about 2 years and it's been perfect for me. Probably about 600 shots and no malfunctions. I can't see the standard GI sights as well as I used to but that's my old eyes.

 

You can make the GI style sights a bit more effective by painting the front blade a bright green or red. Birchwood Casey makes a set of Touch-Up Sight Pens that can help. It includes a fluorescent red, neon green and white color pens in the set. Be sure to lay down a coat of white before using the red or green as your color of choice.

 

I picked up its slightly gussied up brother at $419.99 recently (not the best photo from the web):

Only 70 rounds through mine so far (ammo is so darn expensive), but the first 50 rounds of ball and 20 rounds of hollowpoints fed, fired, extracted, and ejected just fine. So much for 1911s needing "break-in".

I haven't owned a 1911 in almost 30 years, but I like this one enough that I'm considering picking up one like yours... even though I'm left-handed and my eyesight now probably makes the sights of marginal usefulness. It just looks so... clean.

Some people like to dismiss these Turkish 1911s, but I also remember how people tended to dismiss the Norinco (Chinese) 1911s at the time... until we couldn't get them anymore.

 

Funny. Now I’m thinking I should pick one up like yours.

 

Had one over a year. I paid more than that for mine but it's worth it. Mine is stamped Model 1911A1 US Army, and came with brown grips and a cardboard box. But I would recommend it to anyone who wants a nostalgic recreation of the WW2 legend. No, don't expect it to be an Ed Brown custom. It's a fun shooter, not a competition work of art.

 

Well I guess the good thing about TISAS is you can but 10 of them for the price of a nice 1911. If they work fine and are fun to shoot, that’s what matters.

 

With modern manufacturing technology these Tisas are made as well as if not better than original 1911s. I would have no concern carrying one once I put some rounds through it to check reliability.

 

I am half tempted to get one to beat up in the woods for fun. Shoot steel ammo, throw in moon dust, mud, maybe even snow.

 

They are inexpensive, really close to the original 1911’s, and they work. If you got the spare cash, buy one, you’ll be impressed with the quality.

 

I have that model. It’s accurate and fun to shoot, but it bites me. (Hammer bite). Also, the feed ramp on mine is slightly off, so it doesn’t feed hollowpoints very well. Round nose and semi wadcutter feed fine. A bargain, go for it.

 

Sounds like a job for a dremmel tool and a small burring bit to straighten out the feed ramp. The key is go slow and take a little off at a time.

 

Looks like a combination of 1911 and 1911A1 spec

 

Their "Service" model is as you describe but their "Army" model is VERY close to a WWII 1911A1.
Only major difference from it and a real GI A1 is a slightly lowered ejection port on the Tisas.

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Congratulations! That’s a great buy.

 

I wish they make a 2011 for <$800. I would be on it for sure.

 

If you haven’t handled one and looked it over you really should. I almost hesitate to talk them up for fear too many other’s will discover them and buy them up. Any fear of cheap parts is uncalled for, they are mil-spec and will take most any 1911 parts to replace with. The exterior finish is decent, seems as durable as necessary for are usable pistol.

 

That pistol is beautiful. Is it a standard-length slide? Looks long in the pics.

 

Yeah, it's a Government model, more or less. Great budget gun.

 

I bought the Army model as I was an 0331 machine gunner in the Corps. I managed to snag a holster, mag pouch, and two magazines a long time ago. For those that don’t know, the actual gunner in an M60 crew was issued a M60 and a 1911A1.
The issued 1911’s were way past their prime, but still worked. The TISAS sits in the same holster that I was issued in 1982. Kind of fun….

 

I have the .45 and the 9mm marked "U S Army". Great deal for the price. I carried a 1911 for many years in the Corps and it's weird to have one that doesn't rattle when you shake it. Even the wore out ones that the Corps issued shot well. I added another $80 or so each for threaded barrels. Now they are can ready.

 

Thanks to this thread, I picked up the enhanced one this week. $399 with nice sights, extended ambi safety.

I’m really impressed at the quality! Can’t wait to shoot it!

My LGS was amazed at the price and the quality.


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My FFL said the same thing…nice guns .I’ve been to Istanbul a few years ago, ex wife is Italian, I’m Polish, we blended looking like locals. Turks aren’t bad people, the government, well, not their fault.

 

And it comes with a bushing wrench. Nice

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I had Regent R100 years ago. Lots of parts were not to spec including the front frame strap being about 3 times thicker than it should of been. It rattled like a war time 1911 after two world wars with no refurbishing, however it took the R100 only two range outings and a few hundred rounds to get there. It was 100% reliable though.

 

Is it that it's a cheap 1911 or is it that it's a great trigger? Or both?

If it's just a cheap 1911, I'll wish you well. If it's actually a great trigger that makes up for the low capacity vs other current single action double capacities...I'd be game for the price...

 

I’d differ on the cheap moniker. I’d say it is a bargain for a very good 1911. Forged frame and slide beats many more expensive others on the market that use castings. Yes I have a Ruger 1911 that I enjoy very much. But I feel better in future modifications/ enhancements with the main components being forged. I see the “cheap” title thrown around a lot by those who like custom guns. In my experience, you pay extra for the “custom” label, often not a linear relationship between extra cost and extra value. I don’t like to throw away money on little or no benefit. Each to their own. I own an Accord, not a Maserati. Pick your level of value/expense and go for it. Cheap only accurately applies to things like a Sten or Hi-Point.

 

Someone once said the 1911 was designed in an era when materials were expensive and labor was cheap. Now labor is expensive and materials are cheap.

Any business now the biggest part of costs is labor.

From what I read on another place on the internet is that the factories in Turkey send buckets of parts to people in the villages where the factories are located. People assemble the guns in their homes and then send them to the factory to be shipped out. They get paid per piece vs per hour.

That is going to be a huge savings in costs.

Parts from the factory, if within close to specifications, aren't going to be hard to fit. A lot of aftermarket parts are built to be fitted because of variances. The Colt armorer's class really only taught you how to fit 3 parts and 2 were just to get better performance out of them. The reason is if you used Colt parts they would all fit.

I bet the Turks are just assembling parts, potentially with no fitting if they have their processes lined up properly. Anything out of spec just gets tossed aside. Colt goes through a lot of sears because if they can't fit it with one or two swipes of a file it goes nto a trash bin. Melt down and try again.

I want a beater gun and the Tisas army model looks good for the price for that. I will be just shooting steel case garbage through it and throwing it into mud puddles. Springfield or Colt might be better if I was going to use it for carry, maybe even a semi-custom, but that may even be debatable if the Tisas works.

 

Love my Tisas!! What a value!!

 

Very Cool amigo.. Looks like a Springfield Operator! Great lookin 1911.... And you have the correct mag in there too.. ha.
Enjoy!

Stay safe and well...


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If you want a military clone, not sure what comes close. Before Tisas, we had the Philippine guns, which are nice, but the price point crept up. I’m one of the last that had a 1911 issued, and they were beat.
having said that, I’m in the CMP lottery…..

 

If you want a military clone, not sure what comes close. Before Tisas, we had the Philippine guns, which are nice, but the price point crept up. I’m one of the last that had a 1911 issued, and they were beat. Tisas are nice guns…..
having said that, I’m in the CMP lottery….

 

Tisas for $349?

Yes, and for $350 and for $360 and for $399 depending on rails, no-rails, 45, or 9mm.

Should I get a tisas?

I don't need one. But they are on sale for $350 plus tax. Should I get one?

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I'm reading too many Tisas threads!