Tisas 1911 Carry DS Budget Upgrades

DISCLAIMER: I am in no way encouraging or advising anyone viewing this video to attempt to modify their firearms. I am NOT a professional gunsmith! If you are not 100% confident in your ability to modify firearm components AND well experienced, DO NOT even attempt it! Always seek a professional gunsmith if there is any doubt!
Going over what upgrades I did to this pistol to improve performance and tailor it to my liking while keeping the total cost of the pistol and upgrades under $950.
My other videos on this pistol:
• Tisas 1911 Carry DS
Springfield Prodigy video:
• Springfield DS Prodigy...
00:00 Intro
01:04 Budget discussion
01:24 Parts I installed
03:00 Total prince of gun and parts
03:29 Intro to work I did
04:12 Improvements - Trigger
05:40 Grip module stippling
06:47 Tigger gaurd undercut
07:09 Thumb safety
07:35 Grip safety
07:35 Magazine release
07:58 Slide stop
08:08 Barrel bushing
09:20 Smoothness
09:36 Conclusion
11:20 Bonus tinkering

[@wheelguns4wheelmen802]

I love these videos. Good job improving these pistols without breaking the bank.

[@aswin2352]

You don't disappoint!

[@jdontcare8520]

Hey, bro, just wanted to let you know how much I appreciate your content. Your video on the Shadow 2 SAO conversion inspired me to convert mine as well and I couldn't be more happy with it. Thinking about picking up a Tisas now. Thanks, dude!

[@dltz]

You're most welcome! I am so glad this content is helpful to some people! It means a lot to me to hear that so thanks for sharing!

[@jdontcare8520]

@@dltz , no problem, man! Keep up the great work!

[@gabachobarbudo2704]

Love your stuff, said it before, I'll say it again. Keep it going!

[@icarusflight2396]

Great video!

[@Optimization_Coach]

Really nice and simple upgrades. Should be a nice shooter!

[@dltz]

It feels so much better! The performance is great.

[@Heteachethmyhandstowar]

Waiting to see the ports

[@dltz]

Video will be coming in a few days. Porting is done, just need to get back to the range to collect my muzzle flip data after porting and some general shooting footage.

[@johndeere1951a]

​@@dltzplease make a chechard board or graph paper back ground for filming the before vs after porting comparison. The white background you've been using does not really show the difference.
Think car crash test filming.
Great efficient presentations 👍

[@LVbibby]

Good stuff rock on!

[@jonathanjohnson8656]

Looks great!! I have a g.i. model id like to change the springs, beavertail and hammer, and add a 10-8 sight (for my aging eyes). Do you think the g.i. model from tisas will be more problematic than other brands due to their specs? I understand you might have no experience with those. And the question is somewhat relative to my individual sample , . But i thought you might could provide some insight. Thanks for the video that helps with inspiration and motivation.

[@dltz]

I dont have experience with other tisas 1911s, this is my first one and my only sample. I would just check the barrel bushing fit in the slide. The GI model wont have the optics cut like mine to worry about. Other than the barrel bushing issue mine has been a solid gun. Good luck upgrading yours and happy tinkering!

[@jonathanjohnson8656]

@@dltz thanks for the reply!! I hope if I decide to do it, mine turns out as well as yours!!

[@Bubbyis12]

Do u have a video on how to adjust the trigger weight on the 1911?

[@dltz]

Check out my Springfield Prodigy video that I linked in the description. I cover a bit of it in that video. In the description of that video I also linked to a video from Atlas Gunworks about sear spring tuning.
Tuning trigger weight on a 1911 can really be more of an artform.
I know enough to be dangerous. The basics are this:
The sear spring sits in the backstrap underneath the main spring housing. Its a leaf spring. It has 3 tangs or leaves. One leaf is the spring for your grip safety and doesn't affect trigger weight.
The tang on the other side (left side if looking from the back of the gun towards the muzzle) rests on the sear. This pretty much sets your trigger break weight.
The middle spring tang rests on the back of the disconnector. This spring sets your trigger take up weight, and how your reset feels (how much it pushes your finger back out). It also sets the upward force on the disconnector.
The leaf spring in this gun was really bent forward. Both the sear and disconnector tangs. So that was what was making the take up so heavy and the break 5 pounds.
Hope this helps.

[@dannydowell9979]

Great work on that pistol. Do you do stipple job on others pistols?

[@dltz]

Thanks! I have stippled a lot of my own polymer frame pistols. I stipple my AK and AK grips too usually.

[@dannydowell9979]

@@dltz do you stipple for others?

[@dltz]

@@dannydowell9979 Oh, no sorry, I do not. I would encorage others to give it a try. Practice on an old AR pistol grip or something. I just use a $20 wood burning kit from Amazon.

[@loucatmeow13]

Do you have a list of part number used from Wilson combat?

[@dltz]

Guide rod:
wilsoncombat.com/guide-rod-full-length-commander.html
(Factory 16# recoil spring would not fit on the wilson combat guide rod - wolff brand springs did)
6 pack of shock buffers:
wilsoncombat.com/shok-buff-recoil-buffers-1911-package-of-6.html
The wilson combat barrel bushing is a nice part but due to the tolerances of the slide it was still loose and I had to fit an EGW one to tighten it up. But here is a link to the Wilson barrel bushing:
wilsoncombat.com/bushing-1911-barrel-commander-thick-flange-bullet-proof-blue.html

[@StayBusy88]

Is the recoil spring the one that controls how smooth the slide functions?

[@dltz]

I suppose in a way. It can make the slide easier or harder to pull back by hand which may feel more or less smooth. It controls the speed that the slide moves back and forth, and how quick the barrel unlocks from the slide after the shot is fired. To me, smoothness of the slide is more about the fit of the slide to the frame, and how smooth the parts are that rub together.

[@StayBusy88]

@@dltz so getting the internals polished may help?

[@dltz]

@@StayBusy88 yep. Polishing the interface between any parts that slide or pivot past eachother will make it feel smoother.

[@gironlam83]

Wich product don you use for black again?

[@dltz]

Caswell stainless steel blackening gel:
caswellplating.com/stainless-steel-blackener-gel-kit.html

[@sarkardarkstar]

Just hit 1k no oil or cleaning out of the box, just had my first malfunction failure to feed.

[@dltz]

Nice! Yeah mine has been running good. I have given it more cleaning and lube tho haha.

[@sarkardarkstar]

@dltz I think I'll go until it stops working, or 1500 rounds, whichever happens first.

[@dltz]

@@sarkardarkstar haha give It the old torture test! Ah that's not too bad tho.

[@josephdvorkin971]

What are the mag extensions?

[@dltz]

Those are factory 20 round Staccato mags.

[@josephdvorkin971]

Thanks. I just bought gun had to send back due to trigger was locking.

[@omac7773]

What mag base's are those?

[@dltz]

Those are factory Staccato 20 round mags.