A 1911A1 Government 45ACP for under $400
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We review a very true to form 1911A1 Government model 45 by @sdsimports
This gun retails for less the $400 currently - let's find out how it performs with the first rounds fired on the clock, at a match.
Aside from it just working, I think my favorite thing is that the slide markings are very subtle. They didn't go the route of most manufacturers, and treat the 1911 slide like a billboard. Very understated, goes perfectly with the vibe of the whole gun.
I was thinking the same. The 1911 has a particular aesthetic, and too many manufacturers mar it with, as you aptly put, treating it like a billboard.
My thoughts exactly, that's why I have decided to get one, plus the fact that its reliable and has some decent accoutrements with it, plus price. I have been very wary of Turkish firearms, opting to either pay more for the "real thing" in some instances (Benelli, Beretta, etc.) or with another country of origin. Specifically, I bought the SDS Lynx-12 AK shotgun, Saiga-12 clone made in China. I went that route because its an AK at its heart and the Chinese have been making AKs for decades (in fact SDS has their Saiga clone made at a Type-56 factory). Its well made and it has never malfunctioned, when using the correct ammo/gas setting. It simply runs and is fun to shoot.
I recently bought one and it looks and works beautifully. At 350.00 plus tax I was amazed
Along those same lines I hate the 'artistic liberty' many companies take with the 1911's beavertail. Some just look downright tacky...like the excessively long and useless fingernails many women sport. I like the clean simple 'G.I. look' of this one!
@@mikeytee6821 Feminized girly men the last few years have been whining and complaining about 'hammer bite', bleeding, and pain. And so they took their remedy to the extreme and now we have huge beavertails. Geeeze Loueeeze, the gun was perfect so just leave it the way it was.
Love your reviews. Even when you don't like something, the manufacturers reaction is telling. E.g. Desert Tech taking the time to acknowledge the criticism and addressing it.
Also, as Karl and Russell mentioned in the PX9 review, they did have a tisas shotgun that got a horrible review and the manufacturer still came back to them again.
Yes they've absolutely helped me make purchases. I've got a micron kit arriving today actually.
@@KurtAustin2448 shotgun was chinese, not turkish
they got the stuff sent by the importer, sds
When we got these in our shop I was amaze to see they were the first reproduction of the original GI 1911s that still used the wide body hammer. That is the one thing that even Rock Island doesn't use on theirs.
It's the small details.
Auto Ordnance also uses a wide body hammer, though their trigger is too long for a 1911A1. I paid under $300 for my AO1911A1 as it was a well used range gun at the shop I worked for. A few tens of thousands of rounds through a gun is a pretty good shakedown period and mine runs flawlessly with any ammo. I think you can still get a brand new one for under $600.
The ATI 1911 military model uses the wide hammer. I bought mine brand new in 2010
That wide checkered hammer spur may have been copied from a Singer 1911. The specifics of the hammer spur were some of the M1911A1 characteristics left up to the manufacturer, along with a few others like whether the mainspring housing was to be checkered or ribbed. Of the five contractors -- Remington Rand, Ithaca, Colt, Union Switch & Signal, and Singer-- only Singer used that spad-shaped spur with the course checkering all the way to the edge. Singer produced only 500 guns along with a suitable number of spare parts, and out of the approximately 1,740,500 M1911A1 guns accepted by the Ordnance Board of the War Department, that was a drop in the bucket. However, they were universally regarded as the highest quality of the entire run -- too nice, in fact, for "government work". Singer's main contribution to the war effort, apart from sewing machines to make uniforms, tents, etc., was producing precision mechanical parts for analog computers. The Tisas hammer looks more like a Singer hammer than any of the others.
@@mateoocampo3165 There are 100's of comments on this, but our current production, only the recoil spring plug are MIM. In the past we did use hammer, slide lock lever and safeties as well, but we have phased those out.
According to the TISAS USA website, the price is currently $439.95, but the pistol now comes with two magazines. Also, it looks like most of their 1911 pistols are available in both .45ACP and 9x19mm.
That must be an updated part number too. Though they had a big sale a few weeks ago too and they were like 299 bucks or something
I would love a military style 1911 in 9mm
They tend to have big sales, I picked up the PX9 for like $180
@@mrlegodude96alt2 That's an amazing deal for what seems to be a perfectly adequate compact striker-fired 9mm. I mean you can't even get a new Taurus or a Bersa for that cheap.
I picked one up for $320 a month and a half ago.
Just from personal experience, the fact that it used several makes of magazine and didn't have failure to feed malfunctions is the selling factor.
I'd like to see it run some other ammo and see if it still runs.
There are dozens of review videos on TH-cam about this exact gun. Several reviewers have tested a wide variety of ammo, including JHPs and flat-nose rounds that are often a problem for 1911s. The consensus opinion is very favorable.
Was wondering the same on the mags given how many there are available out there. Have an ammo box myself full of GI surplus ones in various states of hell.
Note, most SWAT cops, SF guys etc suggested Wilson 47Ds. They are very popular. Feeding, cycle.
That's good enough for me to consider it. Unfortunately, I already have a .45 USP. Ironically, cost was the reason I got it. It was the ONLY .45 in the whole store that was less than $1,000! I laugh at H&K critics who whine that their guns are "overpriced." Then these SAME people go home and shoot with their $2,000 Kimber guns and $3,000 pimped out ARs. Yeah right...
I had a rough experience with my 1911. It was made by metro arms. It only repeated one specific malfunction. As the slide moves forward it pushes the round downward just enough to make it stop on the feed ramp it's self. It some cases would shove the bullet further into the casing. Never could get too the bottom of it. Even ground the feed ramp some.
I bought one of these a year and a half ago. It came in a cardboard box with one magazine and the plastic grips. I bought it as a range toy to save the wear and tear on my Colt and my CMP 1911. I have fired several hundred rounds through it with no problems. I have used several types of magazines with no failures. For the money it is a keeper.
Glad you like your Tisas.
I brought an original Colt M-1911 with United States Army stamp on the slide in 1986 and I think it was the same identical with Government Model as what my father brought brand new in the Colt brown Card Board box with 2 magazine wrap in green wax paper from military garrison store in 1952 for $15.00. The gun was a pre war production shipment for Royal Thai Army. I tested the gun at he range using old 230 grains ammo that from ammo dump and there is no issue. Colt FA MFG in Hartford, made quality firearms including Colt M-16 A1 at Colt Defense Plant in Hartford for military contract and using steps of inspections and QC stamps every steps of assembly. Colt is more expensive to own and I will keep mine for home defense.
DITTO on "saving" the CMP 1911 for better days. Round 3, I managed a 1943 Remington Rand with the Colt (7790314) Hard slide and barrel (7791193). It is an excellent shooter.
This review came just in time! I live in Turkey and soon to be in age to get a gun license in a month and I was planning to buy the same 1911 and this help a ton. Keep up the great work, you guys rock!
I'm sure you will enjoy it. The 1911, known in some places as the Yankee Fist, is something special, it has character. None of the other handguns of its time have endured the test of war and peace the way the 1911 has.
Happy early birthday!
Happy birthday! Hope you enjoy the 1911, they are pretty fun to shoot.
What exactly do you do with a gun license in turkey?
@@Rokaize idk, collecting some guns i want, i guess... There aint much mugging or theft compared to US but having a gun with adequate knowledge is something that everyone should have, is what I believe. Also I always have the feeling of need to get a 1911. I love that old beauty.
Thank you for the review. It is nice to see an honest, fair review of affordable, not cheap, firearms. I look forward to more similar reviews from you. Thanks again. Happy Holidays to however you celebrate.
The classic Karl and Pistol adventure! I enjoy this content a lot, reminds me of the old era kit VS series you used to run.
I had kind of written off 1911s because they're so boutique nowadays (seriously, how come a hundred year old design is so expensive?), but this is a fascinating option
@IndoleFox hand fitting, time, feature set, materials, and specifics. They take a lot more hand finishing than more modern guns; it's a lot more difficult and expensive to make them. It also depends on what you want; made by better craftsmen with more options means more money. If you're looking to send a round downrange with reasonable accuracy for the least dollars, the 1911 is usually not your huckleberry.
I think old designs tend to be more expensive because they are not optimized for low-cost (e g. polymers and modern CNC manufacturing).
@@Keifsanderson This is a really good point! I hadn't considered that. Thinking on this a bit as well, those cheaper designs are more common there's an economy of scale at play, where costs can be driven down, but for a limited market the price has to go up. That makes a ton of sense, thanks!
@@Keifsanderson 100%, having parts that require handwriting and tolerances/design choices from completely different manufacturing processes makes it hard
And true to the original in pretty much every aspect, I'm not a fan of the race guns 45's at all, It's a pistol meant for close quarters combat, I'm not going to light a match at a 1000 yards with it and it didn't cost me the down payment on a new car either. If you want a basic 1911A1, this is the one.
Great review. Got one a few years ago and it came in a cardboard box with nothing extra. I guess they started adding more stuff to it since then
For sure! Now they ship in a lockable hard case, with 2 mags!
@@sdsimports I also got one maybe two years ago, great gun! Fun seeing InRangeTV doing a review of it.
I bought one of these a year and a half, maybe two years ago. I was waiting for the price to drop and glad I did. I use it as a farm/ranch pistol and it gets treated no better than my boots and I absolutely love the fact that I don't have to treat it like a princess because it was relatively cheap. No issues whatsoever and I've used Tula and regular brass ammo through it. The sights are as good as I could wish for out of the box. I recommend this pistol to all my family and friends.
As a testiment to the brilliance of John Browning, in order to truly mess up an M1911 design, it would have to practically be a deliberate action somewhere within the manufacturing process.
There is no reason for a "pretty good" USGI 1911 to cost more than maybe $500. It's not exactly cutting edge tech. Great review, glad to see it's what it says on the box.
Can’t wait to see more of this pistol on the channel, thanks for all you do!
I have their version of the Commander, they call it the Tanker. I love it. No issues. I carry it as my daily.
I ran one of these at Woodland Brutality 2022, it worked pretty well. Mine didn't like split follower mags, but with modern style 7rd Mec-Gar mags it did the job
I shot some of these at SHOT Show Range Day. They ran. They also have a 10mm 1911 in their product line. I've not heard bad things about their guns. Thanks for the time and work you put in to create content. I support your work as a Patreon patron.
You going again this year? I'll be running the tables this year and I'm always excited to meet folks from the boards and YT!
@@sdsimports yes. I look forward to shooting that 1911 DB 10 again.
It is real close to what I carried for 11.6 years in the U.S. Army as a Military Police. The M-1911A1 had plastic grips not wooden grips. I have in front of me an Auto-Ordnance Corp. an M1911A1 copy with plastic grips everything Is like what I carried all those years in the Army. Cost me $500 ten years ago.
As always, excellent content, and I always look forward to new stuff from Inrange. I’ve got the black cerakote duty model of this and it’s been great. No frills, no bells and whistles, and I don’t expect anything else. Simple, effective, reliable. I’ve fed it cheap range fmj, good hp, and used several different mags - all with only the very rare feed issue.
I picked mine up from the FFL a few days ago and fired 50 rounds of Winchester range and target with only a little spray lube in the pistol.
Every round fired and sights were as expected.
Where the pistol was a little tight the lube smoothed it out and the 50 rounds loosened it up like my Navy-Issued model. It was a walk down memory lane.
VERY pleased with my first personal 1911 and will consider TISAS for future firearms.
Good to see they thinned out the front strap a little bit. I had a TISAS-made 1911A1 back when they were imported by IAC, and the front strap was nearly a quarter inch thick and it felt like a brick in the hand. It did run well though, other than it spitting up the front sight due to improper staking
I purchased one about two years ago and have about 4,000 rds through it with no issues, no failures and everything "Ball" runs fine. I've never shot defensive hollow points but these aren't designed for those anyways. Very happy with this.
You put 4000 rounds ($2400) through this firearm?
I was introduced to the 1911A1 over fifty years ago. I prefer the straight stack. 7+1. I'm too old to change. My boys mostly carry the 1911 and variants, usually double stack, in .40 or .45. They went back to the larger caliber after they came back from Iraq and Afghanistan. My youngest daughter carries the Commander in .45ACP, straight stack, 6+1. Her grandfather's carried 1911's in WWII. My father continued to carry a 1911 when he changed his career to civilian status in the Cold War. Usually with his special gurilla units of native troops in the little police actions and side wars you'll never know about. A lot of former OSS and Flying Tigers were my mentors when my siblings and I were growing up. Come to think of it, my older brother carried a 1911A1 in Vietnam and Cambodia when dad was in and out of Laos at the time. Dad was working with Hmong back when the area was called French Indochina. He was taking care of the contract pilots as their medical officer when these former Flying Tigers were flying in supplies under fire into Dien Bien Phu. He already had proved himself during the Korean War by jumping hundreds of miles into Communist China. More than once. These men wanted something that would work every time no matter when an where. Dad also carried the Colt Python in .357 Magnum, if not for ready use, as part if his issued survival gear. If the World goes on for another thousand years, the 1911A1 in .45ACP will still be out there.
The fuddiest comment award goes to:
You know what works every time no matter when and where? Glocks.
@@michaeldavis9886 Trying to trash talk Fudds is adorable when you're a Glock fan boy. The 80s called Grandpa, they want their outdated blocky pistol back.
@Michael Davis Guy above me is right. The 1911 at least has class, the Glock does not. There are way better options these days.
I've been impressed with the TISAS 1911 I've fired, and I bought and tested the Duty 2 .45 and used it as the basis of a customized competition pistol. The base gun, like yours, performed perfectly out of the box and displayed impressive machinery and finish.
When I finished gunsmithing school over a decade ago I went to the local shop back home and said I wanted a 1911 but I was broke and I would take the cheapest thing they had. They said they had some Turkish clone that was probably crap, didn't come with a foam cut case or extra magazines or anything shown here, they just got it as a sample to see if they wanted to buy more and they were not interested and that I could have it for $300. The slide had "1911A1" laser engraved on the side, the slide was a dull black bluing, and most of the rest of the gun was painted black including the frame, and it came with brown plastic grips. It was ugly. This was among the first 1000 or so they brought into the country and while the bones were similar this was quite a different beast from what they have become known for now. I found it worked flawlessly. Unfortunately, however, I am a gunsmith so I tend to not leave well enough alone. I swedged the rails, put in a hard fit match barrel, added a beavertail safety and a short hammer, made an extra short shoe trigger, flattened and serrated the mainspring housing (also added a lanyard connection point), beveled the mag well, undercut the trigger guard, trued the sides of the slide, made a belt clip and thin grips to fit it, and about 20 rounds of acid rust bluing to get a very strong and dark finish on it. The ejector broke at some point and when I undercut the trigger guard (squaring up the radius to get the hand a little higher grip) I found a void in the frame casting between the trigger guard and the magazine catch. Other than those two issues (one I only found by cutting into the frame) it has been pretty great. I have carried it for years, even when I was making custom 1911s for a living, even as I designed and built guns for a competing company that has a line of domestically made 1911s and imports 1911s. I only recently made a new 1911 from scratch for myself to carry (I wanted to do a lot of weird things and this gun is fine as is), and I still have the ol TISAS nearby as a backup. It is a genuinely very well made pistol, easily worth twice as much as they charge, and yet they still charge what they do and that is so fantastic.
My first 1911 and exactly what I've said every American needs. Simple, bone stock 1911 for a reasonable price that makes it affordable for pretty much anyone! Fired 150 rounds on my first range day and had zero jams or misfeeds! Also love that mine came with a sweet MecGar mag too!
Colt's marketing screwed people up for almost a century: we still think M1911A1s are Government Models. Some Government Models were in fact militarized to meet production needs for the military contract, but Government Model is the name for the civilian production examples, not military contract. 👍
I have a tisas tanker. Swapped the grips for 27$ and after a brief break in runs great. Very happy for 400$ range.
Great to see a budget 1911 run so reliably during what is normally a break in period for many other pistols. I purchased a High Standard GI model (Armscor manufactured). After a short break in period and using Wilson Combat magazines, it runs smoothly and reliably. I did have a smith replace the tiny GI sights with slightly larger sights that still gave it the GI appearance but were much easier to aim with.
I had the same experience with my springfield GI45. It ran perfectly out of the box and I spent less than $400. I had a Kimber TLE that needed about 600 rounds to break in otherwise the firing pin safety wouldn't always disengage. Nice to see affordable yet high quality 1911s are still around.
Love the honesty of your channel and I have been considering purchasing a Tisas Standard GI 45. Most reviews which I have seen speak highly of SDS and Tisas Your "Out the Box" review has solidified my decision to purchase one. Thank you for your time and effort and may you and yours have a Merry Christmas.
Howard, I've been shooting 1911s since I entered the Army in 1970 (retired in 1996). I own a Springfield TRP Operator and a genuine USGI surplus Remington Rand 1943 that I purchased through the CMP auction. Thing is, I don't want to put a lot of wear and tear on either one so I watched a lot of videos on this Tisas 1911, was satisfied, and then bought one last month. I have been absolutely, totally happy with the pistol and all of the accessories. I have one gripe: When you sling it around in your hand, it is so tight and well-fitted that there are no rattles whatsoever!!🤩(Just kidding!) My very first 1911 in the 82nd Airborne Division sounded like a loose collection of nuts and bolts--but it never let me down, bless its heart! Best wishes!
@@4325air Rattles and clunks? Wait, the Gov did that to Army Airborne too? So it wasn't just the USMC '70s version? : D
@@gyrene_asea4133 No, sir! Rest assured, you were not alone; it was not just the USMC! When I was in Korea in 1973, my 1911 rattled even more than the one back in the 82nd. Must have been passed along to grunt after grunt since the war broke out in 1950. Bet that puppy had never left the peninsula. Best wishes, Merry Christmas, and Semper Fi!👍
@@4325air Thank You for your service I served in the U.S. Navy in the early 80's when the 1911 was the service pistol and qualified to carry it on guard duty. Thanks for the info and Merry Christmas.
Thanks for this video, super cool man. Lots of good-looking firearms coming from Turkey these days. Good to see for sure, looking forward to more.
I got one of these in with a trade awhile back, surprisingly quality pistol. These tisas 1911s got me hooked on 1911s now, it wasn't that I didn't like them before I had just never really spent much time behind one before and now I have a serious love and respect for them.
I was highly impressed with these guys when I met them at shot show last year. When I was talking to them they told me that their engineer and QC department are all USA based and you can real tell that. I have several of their different 1911s and I have found them to be really well built tight guns better than a dying blue USA companies current 1911s.
You are correct. Instead of just buying imports we work with our supplier to ensure our products meet the needs, wants and demands of the US market.
Impressive
Karl you’re shooting skills are very impressive.
Thanks again excellent job.
matt from demolitionranch just found a great war milspec example for a hundred bucks, it took a couple of rounds to come to life,[ it was failing to feed due possibly not having been used for some time], then it just did exactly what the venerable browning intended.
a remarkable piece of engineering.
That's awesome you are reviewing this gun. Iv always wanted a 1911 but don't have a pile of money. Iv really been on the fence about getting one of the sds ones because of the price. I hope to see you put that gun to the test. Thàbks man
Tbh I hope they start selling the high power clones again too (SDS). From all the videos I've watched these tisas ones seem to be good guns especially for the money. Plus if you go on buds gun shop you can see that they literally make like 20 different 1911 configurations. Pretty cool I think
Another GREAT video ! Thank you sir !
Great show and thanks for the info 👍👍👍👍👍👍
Thank you for the review.
Your experience completely matches my own. BTW, I have had mine for several years.
Great pistols at a great price.
Bought the Tisas 1911 A1 Service Special about a month ago. Recently went to the range and fired 90 rounds; Federal and Winchester 230 RN and GECO 230 HP; no malfunctions. Very impressed. This is my first 1911. I was influenced by the Firearms News February 2023 Issue 4 article on this gun and after looking at many YT videos decided to get one.
Got mine probably a year or so ago, and i was pleaseantly surprised by the quality of it, definitely the best budget option for a classic WW2 style A1, im probably gonna get a duty model in 10mm if i can to round off my budget 1911 collection
I bought mine for 350 in 2019 and 2000 rounds later it has had 0 malfunctions (much to my shock), in fact the gun proved to be so reliable that I actually had a set of Harrison design retro sights installed just to have a batter sight picture
Nice!
One thing that is overlooked is the slide serrations are vertical not angled, as the early military guns were. I just bought one of these because I'm an old Tanker, and we carried these as our duty weapon.
Years ago I bought a cimarron GI 1911. I love it, it runs really well and I have had 0 issue with it. But I only take it to a static range and it not on the clock and she stays clean
Got this for my dad for Christmas. He really enjoyed it, and I got it engraved which looked awesome with the parkerization.
Man, I love your reviews!
I got the one with black cerakote from PSA for 356$ after tax and shipping. I got some wood grips for it and I think it’s lovely. Haven’t shot it very much yet, but so far it has ran very well.
I have some extremely Gucci custom 1911s that are fitted like a Swiss watch and are super picky when it comes to magazines and ammo.. and some rattly old mill specs that shoot great. I'm guessing even though this thing is brand new it's probably fitted pretty loose which tends to actually lead to reliability in 1911s.
Finally, someone who understands manufacturing tolerances! If you want tight tolerances and bragging rights, by all means! If you want a gun that will eat all types of ammo, loosen the tolerance ;-)
@yakamen as a manufacturing engineer I approve of your comment.
just like the Kalashnikov rifles (not just one model but a great many)
Mine needed some filing on the mag release to get it to take wilson combat magazines. Otherwise a perfectly serviceable pistol.
Excellent piece. I have shot about 1000 rounds thru mine and no malfunctions.
I got one last year for my birthday and it quickly became my favorite pistol mine's a tech driver right out of the box zero malfunctions I've started carrying it simply because the accuracy and it's reliability
Nice! Glad you enjoy your TIsas!
I have the PX-9 also now and find it supurb. No issues and the FFL that did my transfer is even recommending them to his PO clients including his own son. Pretty high recommendation, but every one that has come in has never had an issue. I've been considering another A1, so this may be another to add to my stable. ;)
I got the same one, only came with plastic grips and it was in a cardboard box. Works pretty well other than the out of spec mag release components. An hour of sanding made it usable so it can be a little hit or miss
Recently picked on up on PSA and its been a great gun so far. No issues, accurate out of the box. I'm impressed by Tisas for making a solid 1911.
Turkey is one of those countries like Spain. Their products are low priced not because they are low quality, they just have a slower economy where people make less money. These guns are a tremendous value.
Outstanding AF, nice looking 1911A1 thanks Karl and Co.
It's cool to see that a sub $400 1911 not only functions, but looks serviceable. That's a stark contrast from the first 1911 I bought. It was a Philippines made 1911A1 that wouldn't hit the broad side of a barn and was plauged with reliability issues.
I concur sir. My experience was exactly the same. Great job. Thanks.
I’ve had one for 3 years. Works great and out to 50 yards it is way more accurate than I am. It is much batter than a Colt I once had and much better than a Remington Rand ww2 I owned for a short tome in the 70’s. I’ll keep this one, great job Tisas.
A friend of mine just bought one recently. He said it struggled to chamber hollow points, but after a feed ramp polish hasn’t had any issues with it.
This firearm just works...awesome value for the person new to 1911's, the person interested in military 8replicas/clones/civilian makes and for the 1911 lover that just wants to scratch the itch one more time! I have maintained that 1911's are like wet gremlins...they multiply!
The Yankee Fist has been pronounced dead many times in its long, storied history but it's still out there in vast numbers chucking big rocks down range. Thanks, Karl!
I have the SDS Tisas Carry model. It's a commander one. I'm fairly happy with it but after a thousand or so rounds I started having issues with the slide stop. Aside from replacing it that, there have been no problems. I think I prefer my Rock Island over the SDS but there is a big difference in that the carry I have is 45acp, and the RIA one is 9mm. The 45 had a break in period where as my 9mm did not.
I would advise any gunner or ccw user NOT to purchase SDS 1911s. My friend bought a new, NIB SAO .45acp. The gun broke 2x. Not safe. Be aware! ⚠️
@@DavidLLambertmobile maybe send it back. I got around 2k rounds with no issue other than described.
Great video!
Greetings! I just stumbled to this video given my interest in 1911s. Upon hearing your greetings and your voice, I thought I stumbled upon an alternate channel of Ian McCollum from Forgotten Weapons channel. Great review. Cheers!
Loved the review it looks a really good 1911 for great price awesome 👍👍
I’ve owned a TISAS for years and have have very few issues! It’s probably my favorite beater/budget friendly 1911 that you can get on the market!
I picked up a High Standard about 8 years ago, and never had any issues if I used Armscor mags. GI mags caused misfeeds and failure to go into battery for some reason, and that was less than optimal as they are pretty common and cheap. It is still a range favorite for me and my family and I was saddened to hear they closed in 2018.
I bought one in January 2023. It is a companion piece to my CMP acquired service grade 1943 Remington Rand. The Tisas was stripped, cleaned and lubricated before its range day 2/15/2023. Straight out of the box on the first magazine 4 of 7 rounds were ON TARGET. A standard steel silhouette at FORTY YARDS! The fit and finish on the Tisas IS impressive. Like it's vintage "grandfather" there isn't ANYTHING fancy about it. It just WORKS. 150 rds of 230 grain ball ammo with zero failures to feed or fire. I ran drills form 40, 25, and 10 yards and barring shooter error (I missed a few) the pistol performed flawlessly. I am sure to get many years of quality fun out of it. Me? MSgt USAF ret. ('73-'95) Former SP and armorer. I also served as First Sergeant .
I've had a springfield 1911 GI for a bout a year. And personally, I prefer the look of the stainless barrel and how it's a little easier to see what needs to be cleaned more. But that was 750~ after the 4473. But it didn't come with extra grips nor did it come with a wrench. Its case was also a soft case(which I prefer) but I know some guys who are looking for one and this video will most certainly make it to them.
Thanks for the review I was wondering about this one
What are your thoughts after watching?
@@sdsimports I bought one.
Found an online retailer
I got the service model w the stainless barrel, cerakote and 2 clips for 350. Great buy I couldn't resist. Thks
I have this model from SDS and I haven't had an issues since the first round, it's been accurate, runs all the magazines I have tried (including cheap KCI Mags) and for the price is the best WWII replica 1911 on the market. I also picked up an Charles Daly Field Grade 1911 just to compare and while it's a nice WWII representation of a 1911 there are things that aren't correct, and it has allot of roll marks compared to the SDS, if I could only have 1 it would without a doubt be the SDS
Glad to see that John Brownings idea still works when they follow his instructions. The Simple 1911 no bells or whistles still just keeps on putting steel on target.
I picked up a tisas 1911a1 for 296 on Black Friday. I like it so far. Mine came with two mags and only the plastic grips.
I shot two separate Tiger valley matches with one of these. I absolutely love the pistol and have had no issues with mine.
I bought the RIA A1 model a long time ago and got it on sale for $300. People scoff at budget 1911s, but I love that damn gun, she chews whatever ammo I throw at her, and doesn't really care about mags, even if I did get some Chip McCormick 8 rounders, that's because I got a deal, not because she needed them to function. My carry gun for years till I got my hands on something smaller.
Can't speak for Tisas specifically but if I'm the in market again for some reason I'd gladly do business with them based on this.
I bought This 1911a1 From Tisas 6 months ago just love how close it is to a Army 1911a1 as a former tank commander we carried one and i've use it in the service as for firing the tisas it as good if not better than the original service weapon
I have two Tisas pistols, a B380 and a 9mm, 4.25 inch 1911 style. Both are top notch firearms. I plan to buy more.
When I enlisted in the Army in '86 to be a 19K (M1A1 Tanker) the M1911A1 was still part of every tanker's BII. I loved it. I absolutely hated the M92.
Great non bias review , just subscribed. Your honest and it will pay off.
Just bought one of these a month or so ago as my first 1911. Ran about 400 rounds of steel-case .45 through it, using Wilson Combat mags, and the mags it came with, zero reliability issues. My only complaint is that the edges on the grip safety were a little sharp, I ended up with a blister between the first knuckles of my thumb and pointer finger. A little round file fixed that issue easily.
No mil-specs for human hands!
I bought their railed "duty" model to scratch my swat larp itch on the cheap. Has been very reliable and fun, only issue is the rail was not cut to proper size, I tried numerous lights that fit on other guns, and finally got my x300 to mount, but it barely grips the rail. Other than that and swapping to night sights (neither applicable for the A1), if I want another 1911 they're the first brand I'm looking at from here on out.
Reach out to customer service, the guns are covered for life against defects, and we'll make it right.
I wish I knew about this a few weeks ago, so I could get one for Christmas! Seriously, even if you don't particularly like the 1911, you can't beat that price!
I have an inexpensive 1911: a Rock Island. It’s a good pistol. Mine is in 38 Super. Its very accurate and reliable. I changed the grips to Lok grips, added some jewelry from Wicked grips, bought a few Wilson Combat magazines, and a few other minor things. It’s very nice looking now, but if I had it to do over, I would just get one made in America, like Spring Field, Colt, Ruger, Kimber, or Sig. Thanks for the video.
Tisas makes the frames for Girsan and Springfield.
I’ve heard good things about their 1911s. I opted for a Rock Island myself, largely because it’s from the Philippines like my wife and because I know they’ve been making 1911s for the Filipino army for a while so I figured they have the institutional knowledge to make a proper fighting pistol out of the 1911 design rather than a target pistol or a novelty.
For all I know Tisas has similar institutional knowledge, I don’t know anything about Tisas. Regardless of all that it looks like you have a fine pistol on your hands!
Love these fun videos from IR :)
Inrange, great review! Your attire is just right! You now need to kick it up a notch and have the Walter Sobchak/ Big Lebowski range test! Produce your 1911 from your bowling ball bag, inform Smokey that he's " over the line" and engage! Winner gets a Sarsaparilla with The Stranger!
I've been incredibly impressed with my TISAS 1911A1. Only issue I've run into was I had one time where the slide failed to stay locked open after firing the last round in the magazine, and weird things can happen, so I'm game to let that slide in my books. It really is a fantastic value for the cost.
Had that happen with two pos internet purchased springfield magazines.
That last round failure is usually the magazine. The best 1911 mags available aren't as expensive as many propriety mags, so maybe you got a less-than-perfect one with a weak spring or a wonky follower. $20 + shipping and tax will likely fix it.
@@enscroggs I would suspect that you're right about the magazine; the one I had been using was a repro of one of the early 1911 mags, with the lanyard ring, and it was definitely a "budget" magazine.
Excellent Review
Thank you kindly!
It'll run any ammo you put in, do it without a hitch. Got mine lately and glad I did, price will be going up on these as this all hammer forged gun gains quality popularity, buy it while you can afford it, won't be getting any cheaper. Top notch firearm, made for 45APC, combat pistol.
I bought one of these. Very nice very accurate. Didn’t get that nice case. But got the factory cardboard box which is kinda cool have a blueprint like drawing of it on the box.
Bought one less than a year ago when Classic had them on sale for $275, shipping/otd came in about $335 - Compared to my 70 series Colt that oddly enough I also paid $275 for back in the early 80's - It's a dead ringer, Very happy with the purchase This is one hell of a deal, I see Classic selling them for $349 now, still a fantastic deal. Just ordered a Girsan MC P35 waiting for that to show up. Thanks for the video Karl.
That's a pistol I've been wanting for awhile, the p35..hope it works out for you.
I saw a Girsan Regard (M9 or 92F Clone) the other day and I was impressed with how it was. Never got to shoot it but it was well done. I wish turkey would get a reliable Bennelli M4 clone in order!!
As an old soldier, I really want one of those. (spent my toy dollars on ammo and supplies recently) Just because it is closer to GI style to include the proper hammer and safety. And it has the US Markings on the slide. I have a PSA M16A2 Gov't marked lower to build an A2/A3 type for nostalgia. I was in during the transitions from M16A1 to A2 and M1911A1 to M9 (shot division-level competition with each). That and my Berettas say M9 and M9A1. It doesn't hurt that every review shows it shoots pretty darn well. I run an RIA GI type because I like it and it runs quite well and I can hit with it. I've had higher-end 1911s, but a GI type is still my idea of a warhorse. Love that you went first shots in a match. A good way to really test it. I once took an RIA Tactical out of the box, no clean or lube, and ran four mags of my duty HPs I was using in my Colt Combat Elite, side by side with the Colt. I was impressed with the performance of the RIA.
Well, dang. Now I want one. It's nice that they're keeping it as close to the original as they are. The fact that it actually works well is even nicer, especially at that price.
My EDC is a tisas carry model. Love it.
First gun i ever bought was a tisas 1911 A1, cool to see it on inrange now