Might be the best $430 out the door I’ve spent in a long time.

[Jambo]

I don't get it. What is the point here? Nobody that I know and I expect nobody on this thread carries a 350.00 1911 around. I think most of us would be closer at 3 or maybe even 4 times this price point. If we were to have a contest for the cheapest 1911 that goes bang every time you pull the trigger than I guess it would be a nice entry BUT, heck I have never found one that didn't at any price.
I swear that I am not a hater of Tisas or any other brand 1911 for that matter, but I am a lover of a 1911 that has the muzzle flip of a 22 LR and is always straight on target as long as the shooter is. Same goes for the other direction on price point also. I have 40 year old factory enhanced Colt gold cup nat'l match's that shoot every bit as smooth as an Ed Brown or Wilson Combat. Even the Smith and Wesson PC 1911's for that matter are very smooth. You don't have to spend 3500-4000 on a 1911 to be a sweetheart, but you don't have to hunt one down that cost less than my putter either. I admit I am an awful golfer.
Disclaimer as always! " I am not an expert or anywhere close to one"

I used to carry a $230 Norinco, and would not seriously consider carrying anything around that costs $1500-$1600. That's too much money for me to sweat on every day when lower cost reliable options exist.

But I won't disparage anyone who has the money and chooses a higher priced option.

To the OP: Carry on, Sir! If it works for you, run it. It seems like a good value in the 1911 market.

 

[T30]

I've had two of the U.S. Army Tisas. One I bought 5 years ago for just over 300 out the door. It had a green cerakote finish and it shot pretty well. It was a close copy of a WWll 1911A1 with some notable differences. I bought my second one this year for just over 400 out the door. This one is a better USGI WWII 1911A1 clone with a phosphate finish, standard (non-lowered) ejection port and correct A1 hammer spur. The trigger is also closer to what I had in my Remington Rand in that it has a radiused face, although the checkering is very faint. This newer one actually shoots very good groups out to 25 yards with both FMJ ball and 200 grain semi-wadcutters. Unlike the GI guns, the barrels on these Tisas are fully throated so they should feed everything fine. Both of these were advertised as made via forging process.

 

[GarandDawg]

Tisas won the contract from the CMP to produce the 1911A1 replicas the CMP sells. For the price point, I have heard nothing but positive things about the build quality. I don't personally plan on picking one up, but if you are just looking for a GI style shooter, I don't think you can do better for the price.

 

[CQB27]

Got enough rounds through it to be confident in its reliability, added a Harrison Design ignition kit with the commander hammer. I’ll probably carry it to church Sunday. Put some new stocks on it, they just arrived today…it’s looks good enough for Sunday Meeting.

 

[HERMET]

Got enough rounds through it to be confident in its reliability, added a Harrison Design ignition kit with the commander hammer. I’ll probably carry it to church Sunday. Put some new stocks on it, they just arrived today…it’s looks good enough for Sunday Meeting.

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You're really making me wish I had held out for the TC.

 

[brettd308]

Is there a 5” model with the front strap checkered and no rail?

 

[HERMET]

Is there a 5” model with the front strap checkered and no rail?

They have a plethora of makes and models in different configurations.

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PSA and Bud's routinely have them well below MSRP.

 

[T30]

Got enough rounds through it to be confident in its reliability, added a Harrison Design ignition kit with the commander hammer. I’ll probably carry it to church Sunday. Put some new stocks on it, they just arrived today…it’s looks good enough for Sunday Meeting.

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Nice! The grips have what looks like a U.S. Marshal Badge on them.

 

[jeepnuts]

Pretty piece.

I was very pleasantly surprised by my tisas. I wanted a 1911 in 9mm to shoot suppressed as a novelty. The only criteria was that it was not a kimber. Bought a tisas and it has been phenomenal.

 

[T30]

My understanding is that the frame and slide are made from forgings. The small parts are likely machined from stock. I don’t think they do MIM. Just about all the sub $1,000 1911s and some in the $1,500 range in the US are made with MIM parts and castings. Ruger has done a great job with castings but the jury is still out on MIM. To me it’s amazing that TISAS can offer this pistol produced using early 20th century methods which are labor intensive and expensive for such a low price. I’n addition the final machining is held to very good tolerances. All the ones I’ve had exhibited good slide to frame and barrel fit. It’s no wonder they shoot so accurately for their price. Not sure how they’ll hold out for thousands of rounds. All the ones I’ve bought have been WWII replicas. These are great looking guns but just like the original Colts and contract guns suck to shoot with the microscopic sights and the GI grip safety. I’ve shot mine no more than about 500 rounds.