I am still waiting on them to send the return label, 4 weeks , still waiting unresponsive. Will never buy another Tisas. Bought new, sucks. Mine is not a .45 its a 9mm failure to eject
There are only a few things that cause hammer follow in a 1911. Worn/short disconnector, long sear feet, weak sear spring, or damaged sear/hammer faces. It doesn't sounds like the latter two weren't the issue because you said the trigger pull was well over 4 lb. Damaged hammer hooks and weak sear springs will tend to cause a VERY light trigger pull. That leads me to think it was a disconnector/sear feet issue. If the disconnector is too short, or if the sear feet are too long, the sear won't disconnect from the trigger and the hammer will follow. My guess is It was a tolerance stacking issue we're only a small number of pistols were affected but enough to warrant a recall.
Very good video, HR, and an EXCELLENT repair process by Tisas. I precisely understand your concerns with returning a weapon for recall/warrantee work, but as you’ve indicated Tisas clearly did a first rate job - both administratively and fictionally. The Raider is a really good 1911A1 (probability even better post-repair/upgrade) and Tisas’ reputation will certainly be enhanced by the ways in which they handled this recall. Every firearms manufacturer occasionally has such issues, and my wellness to purchase their products really is influenced by how easily, well and promptly they process is completed. BZ to Tisas.
Good on Tisas for being approachable, efficient, and speedy! Very impressive for ANY COMPANY that operates in America anymore. Great content -as usual- Howard!
Mine came back with the trigger feeling great but when at the range when using live ammo, the trigger failed to reset every time and had to send it back. This was on the Republic of Texas, and never had any kind of failure before. Glad you had such good luck.
I'm very happy to see this video! I've been waiting to see what Tisas had to change for this recall, as I have a Tisas Duty myself, but not one of the submodels listed. As it happened, I had, shortly after buying my Duty, I changed three things: 1 - The plunger spring was changed, as the original spring was very weak and I discovered that it would switch itself from safe to fire while riding in a holster. A Wolf Gunsprings plunger spring fixed that. 2 - I changed the mainspring to an arched housing, just because that is what I prefer. 3 - I changed the trigger from the long trigger that came with the pistol to a short trigger from one of the G.I. models. I did not send my pistol back for the recall. As I said, mine is a "plain" Duty, not one of the "Boutique" versions. But now, since it seems that the issue was with the long trigger anyway, I feel confident that my pistol has had the issue already fixed.
Good morning HR. Glad it worked out OK. Getting a better trigger pull and an extra magazine is a nice added bonus. I'm still curious about what caused the problem. Have a good weekend, looks like drier weather.
Sent mine in for repair. I had it back three weeks after I sent it to SDS for recall work. The new magazine was great touch .... a $35 value, for free.
Well Done !!! Glad to see that all went well with Tisas . I intend to pick up a Raider in 9mm soon ! Just waiting a bit to make sure that I don't get old stock ... I want no MIM parts and do want Cerakote over Parkerized finish , as it says in the FAQs on the Tisas website .
Time to put some ware on the new trigger! Nice shooting marine! Cool they fixed this, hammer follow can be tricky, it can be many things. Oddly my Tisas has a stock fire control, yet the extractor, fps, barrel bushing, all got upgraded and hand fit, using egw oversized parts. Groups improved, as did extraction locations. Nice neat brass pile now. But the fire control was fine, so I left it as is. A compact carry, in 9mm. The Tisas 1911s are a great value.
I too filmed on the Eclipse, right when it was at it's peak when dark, and I used 10 rounds of Streak Ammo but it wasn't quite dark enough. I've been wanting/waiting to get something from SDS, I've got 45 pills I put aside for a 1911 Tisas review, and a Gideon RMR size RDS I've been waiting to get something new to put it on to double review as well as film another 8-Box Ammo Accuracy Tournament...I've published the 124 one already with two pistols & waiting to do one with 115 from around the world so people can see which ammo is more accurate to buy!
Any company can have a manufacturing problem once in a blue moon. What counts is how they handle it - and it sounds like Tisas handled it VERY well. I have a Wilson Combat, an Ed Brown, and a Colt...and I've been seriously thinking about a Tisas for my "beater" gun. You have pretty much convinced me that IS the way to go!
Glad Tisas was able to make good on their recall. As any good business should! I have my eye on the MAC (Tisas/SDS) 9DS. At the 15 yard line, you can see those big 230gr pills flying through the air!
I bought a RIA 1911 at a local store for $345. Same spec as your Raider but with an adjustable trigger. It shoots better than my Colt. The trigger is just over 31/2 lbs. over 1000 rounds through. all I did was upgrade the tecoil spring and fit nicer grips. The originals were rubber I just wanted a different look.
Glad you had a positive outcome after the initial disappointment. Sharing your concern for shipping security, when sending out handguns I use a generic shipper's box in a larger rectangular shape and label it as "broken machine part" or "broken wrenches" to deflect unwanted attention. I have heard the stories of guns dropped off at the wrong address of an honest next door neighbor properly hand delivering them to the master gunsmith, the "lost pistol" at the warranty shop that was "found" a year or so later on a high shelf covered under wrapping paper, and outright thefts by insiders in the shipping chain of custody. Until the gun gets back its always an anxious affair.
Besides the recall mitigation, you get a chance to have it in front of stateside gunsmiths for a second look and QC check, not surprised your trigger came back better!
Chief, I bought my brace on your recommendation and have experienced the joy of ownership. I took them down to small parts shortly after acquiring them and saw no issues - I might have mixed some parts reassembling them. Zero issues since except flat nosed ammo (most 1911s). I don't feel comfortable relinquishing custody in this current climate. Will they ship me replacement parts? Explain their issues and I'll do it myself. Thanks much! Excellent presentation!
I totally understand your reluctance to send your pistols back. i don't know if they will send the parts or not. My suggestion would be to call their customer service number and discuss it with them. For what it's worth, I never experienced any problems with my Raider either.
Good for TISAS. Odd to lighten your trigger pull with a change of the trigger. I would wager that they may have also installed a lighter hammer spring. Who knows and it’s doubtful they will fess up to what the actual problem was. But, good for them! Thanks for reporting on how the recall went!
I have a tisas duty br9 no recall but sent it back it would not extract rounds about every 4 rounds they had it back to me in 2 weeks have put 500 rounds since it's run flawless now great gun and customer service
11:30-11:45 Steady, W-O-W :I double checked for 'PAUSE' -hehe. You've provided a Great-Service for the 1911 & 1911-A1 Community - thanks ++ I'm beginning to wonder if i'm missing-shots more (on paper) since these/your hits appear as 'double-shot-holes' (w/Hollow Points) HahHaaHa
Was this simply a mainspring replacement with a lower replacement weight? Many 1911s in my experience have a lighter pull weight, say from the original 19-pound weight dien to 17 or so? This has been my experience. Thank you.
The fear of them getting lost in shipping is real! I’ve had multiple items go missing over the years only for them to magically reappear after a phone call threatening action from local PD & the ATF. Plenty of people in the shipping industry with sticky fingers.
Would be interested to learn how the actual trigger could cause hammer follow. I would have thought they would have replaced an incorrectly tempered sear spring or a hammer with bad geometry with the sear.
Have you fired hollow points through this weapon ? I saw another video that said this weapon would not reliable fire them. Also, I noticed that you have taken down your M-14 and replaced it with a lever rifle. Ricky from IBM
I have the night stalker which is part of the recall yet Tisas did everything in their power to work against me so I decided not send mine in and decided to have my local FFL shop do the repairs and had them install the wilson combat parts that I ordered
Tisas continues to be underrated by purist. However, as you demonstrated, it is a very nice 1911 for the price point. Is it a Kimber, or Daniel Defense, no. But it was never meant to be. I would own one. Thanks for the information hrfunk.
I just got my nightstalker .45 back. I was without it only two weeks. I'm extremely happy with the whole process. Not so happy with FedEx... But that's the norm.
Hey Brother, I have a quick question to ask you, do you know what serial number range The Recall affected? And would I be correct in assuming that the new Raider Pistols that are manufactured and sold right now already have the recall fixed as they were made?
I think the best thing to do would be to contact Tisas customer service and have them check your serial number. They usually respond to emails within about 24 hours.
@hrfunk thank you so much. I greatly appreciate it! I will be getting a Raider within the next 2 months. I've been putting off getting one for a hot minute, taking care of other crucial things I need in my firearms acquisitions. But now that the checklist is getting less and less, the Raider purchase is coming around the corner. So this video you put out what I got the alert on my phone definitely caught my attention. As always, Semper Fi brother HM2 FMF I.CO 3/25
Good thing it wasn't Taurus or you'd be waiting a few more months. Ditto for Sauer USA. I'm still waiting on a replacement rifle from them. It's been over six weeks and counting.
Have the same model: raider as well as the nightstalker. went through the same laborious process. Somewhere in the back and fourth, between the 2-3 forms for each gun, they lost track of the fact that I had two guns rather than just one. I received 2 RMA numbers, but only one shipping label. I sent both back in the same box with that label. I get back both guns, but they only touched the Raider, and they ignored the Nightstalker despite my filling out the emails, and forms to get an RMA specifically for the Raider and Nightstalker. I only have a note showing what they did for the Raider: replaced the trigger. They just sent back the two guns in the same box I sent them in (by this time the box looked like it had been run over several times and one corner was completely ripped off exposing the two cases inside. I'm honestly surprised both made it back to me, without one or both coming out. The trigger for the raider was replaced with a new trigger that now leaves an air gap between the rear of the trigger and the frame. The nightstalker was ignored and not touched, just sent back with nothing done, no note, no nothing. It has left a sour taste in my mouth. Why in the name of all logic and reason, would the company not just repair what is recalled and sent back to them by their customer as they requested? Why force everyone to correct their multiple mistakes on the manufacturing end, as well as the recall end? Clearly the concern for safety of others and the users was not so great that they felt they needed to touch the recalled gun sitting right in front of them. They just sent one gun back without repair and left it for me to figure out how to send it back to them again. Another problem I have with this recall, is it doesn't make sense based on the info TISAS has given. They state, the recall is for hammer follow, but they made sure to say, this was a theoretical concern, that has never been demonstrated, but they are issuing the recall just to be safe. I get the gun back, and it has a replaced trigger. What does that have to do with hammer follow? The sear and disconnector are original according to the documentation on the repairs. If they have never had an instance of hammer follow, but they wanted to ensure hammer follow would never happen, I just don't see how replacing the trigger shoe helps solve that theoretical problem. The trigger bow was within spec--it was not too long, there was take up before it engaged the sear, so I really don't even understand the concern behind the recall and the band aid fix they applied semi consistently for all guns sent back. I'm thinking about it, and I'm concluding that the engineers over there, figured out the aluminum trigger shoe might be too heavy potentially causing inertia to pull the trigger, but again, after multiple drops of the slide from slide lock, I could not induce this failure, and the company itself said they have never been able to reproduce the hammer follow issue...so why replace the trigger with a plastic shoe that doesn't even fit the gun cosmetically and now leaves a couple millimeters of air behind the trigger? They did not increase the weight on the leaf spring to counter act the trigger weight--the trigger pull weight is exactly the same as before, and this has been consistently reported by everyone. So what was the problem they were trying to fix, and how does replacing the trigger help solve this problem? And why wouldn't you just fix something that is sent back and sitting right in front of you, rather than using a technicality, like the shipping label with associated RMA not matching one of the guns inside the box--just look up the gun serial number and see that it has an RMA. But they couldn't be bothered to do that.
I suppose that depends upon how long it’s been sitting on the shelf. There is a serial number guide on the recall notice. You can check the number of any pistol your looking at against that guide to see if the pistol falls into the effected range. Check the Tisas USA website to find that info.
This is an expensive recall for what amounts to more tension needed on the sear spring. This is literally something anyone could do, and something that needs to be done on any 1911 when replacing the sear spring. You just take the spring out and bend it a little more. I have yet to find a replacement spring that didn't need tweaking to work.
I understand your reluctance in sending it back. But the USPS isn't an airline. Mailing it means a slightly smaller chance your pistol will wind up being sent to Timbuktu.
@@hrfunk I would have trusted those parts more than any factory similar parts from ANY manufacturer. Definitely would have solved the problem. I put those particular parts in any 1911 I buy New or Used of any manufacturer. Semper Fi, love your vids! Keep up the good work. That Raider pistol is a great 1911!
@@hrfunk My son was in the Marines. He is out now, but once a Marine, always a Marine. Years later he still has the demeanor, walk, posture, and haircut!
Good on Tisas for the recall--spendy for them but a real testament to their care/quality.
A little customer service goes a long way, nice magazine
I am still waiting on them to send the return label, 4 weeks , still waiting unresponsive. Will never buy another Tisas. Bought new, sucks. Mine is not a .45 its a 9mm failure to eject
Try emailing their customer service.
As the Returns Manager for a decent size company, I appreciate your thoroughness on packing and labeling your item!
Thanks!
Refreshing to see outstanding customer service. Well done Tisas!
Sounds like issue was with sear and disconnect engage surfaces. First 1911 i learned to do trigger jobs on i fouled those up and got hammer follow.
Kind of bolsters my satisfaction with Tisas. And the new trigger (weight) doesn't hurt either!
There are only a few things that cause hammer follow in a 1911. Worn/short disconnector, long sear feet, weak sear spring, or damaged sear/hammer faces. It doesn't sounds like the latter two weren't the issue because you said the trigger pull was well over 4 lb. Damaged hammer hooks and weak sear springs will tend to cause a VERY light trigger pull. That leads me to think it was a disconnector/sear feet issue. If the disconnector is too short, or if the sear feet are too long, the sear won't disconnect from the trigger and the hammer will follow.
My guess is It was a tolerance stacking issue we're only a small number of pistols were affected but enough to warrant a recall.
Great information. This 1911 has been on my radar; possibly, for my first .45 acp side arm. Thanks, Marine. USN 👍🏼🇺🇸
Very good video, HR, and an EXCELLENT repair process by Tisas. I precisely understand your concerns with returning a weapon for recall/warrantee work, but as you’ve indicated Tisas clearly did a first rate job - both administratively and fictionally. The Raider is a really good 1911A1 (probability even better post-repair/upgrade) and Tisas’ reputation will certainly be enhanced by the ways in which they handled this recall. Every firearms manufacturer occasionally has such issues, and my wellness to purchase their products really is influenced by how easily, well and promptly they process is completed. BZ to Tisas.
Good on Tisas for being approachable, efficient, and speedy! Very impressive for ANY COMPANY that operates in America anymore. Great content -as usual- Howard!
Glad to hear your repair turned out well. No rain,birds chirping and tacks flying whoa looks pretty darn good to me!
Glad She’s Better Than Ever Before HrFunk Great Customer Service and Nice Too Give a Free Magazine and Patches Too 😀😊😀👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Chief, Sounds like a good deal. Glad everything worked out well for you.
That is excellent news that Tisas handled your pistol so well, and repaired it so quickly. That does seem to be an "upgraded trigger." Great shooting.
Thanks!
Sounds like a positive experience all around! Tisas just keeps getting better and better. 👍👍
Wow. That new trigge seems to have really improved the accuracy.
The accuracy was always good. The lighter trigger makes it easier to demonstrate that accuracy.
Love both my Tisas 1911s. Fortunately they are not on the recall list. Great video.
Love that customer service ...
Really thinking of the customers safety .
Still selling it hrfunk?😂😂😂
Kidding..😁😁😁
Mine came back with the trigger feeling great but when at the range when using live ammo, the trigger failed to reset every time and had to send it back. This was on the Republic of Texas, and never had any kind of failure before. Glad you had such good luck.
I'm very happy to see this video! I've been waiting to see what Tisas had to change for this recall, as I have a Tisas Duty myself, but not one of the submodels listed. As it happened, I had, shortly after buying my Duty, I changed three things:
1 - The plunger spring was changed, as the original spring was very weak and I discovered that it would switch itself from safe to fire while riding in a holster. A Wolf Gunsprings plunger spring fixed that.
2 - I changed the mainspring to an arched housing, just because that is what I prefer.
3 - I changed the trigger from the long trigger that came with the pistol to a short trigger from one of the G.I. models.
I did not send my pistol back for the recall. As I said, mine is a "plain" Duty, not one of the "Boutique" versions. But now, since it seems that the issue was with the long trigger anyway, I feel confident that my pistol has had the issue already fixed.
Awesome tack driver!
Outstanding in every way. Tisas hit it out of the park with their service and you did the same shooting it. It's hard to go wrong with a Tisas 1911.
Thank you!
Agreed. I HATE shipping off guns and the last few years I have noticed an increase in defects with new guns. Including and especially, S&W !!
Yep. It’s a major pain.
Not just a few with s&w.
@@tedcollins4684 And then there's the added risk presented by the fact that FedEx and UPS are both hiring gun thieves as drivers.
Good morning HR. Glad it worked out OK. Getting a better trigger pull and an extra magazine is a nice added bonus. I'm still curious about what caused the problem. Have a good weekend, looks like drier weather.
I hope so. The weather has been miserable for the last 3 or 4 days.
I think it's the sear spring I have had mine checked out by a gunsmith and mine is fine
VERY cool brother ... Looking like I really have to get one of these Raiders now. Semper Fi Do or Die!
Sent mine in for repair. I had it back three weeks after I sent it to SDS for recall work.
The new magazine was great touch .... a $35 value, for free.
Great success story HR!
Well Done !!! Glad to see that all went well with Tisas . I intend to pick up a Raider in 9mm soon ! Just waiting a bit to make sure that I don't get old stock ... I want no MIM parts and do want Cerakote over Parkerized finish , as it says in the FAQs on the Tisas website .
Chief, Tisas should thank you because this video pushed me over and convinced me to purchase one.
Let me know what you think about whichever one you purchase.
Are any parks on the Raider MIM parts? Or they forged? Thanks 😊 I appreciate all the work you put in for these videos! ❤
As best I can tell, there are no MIM parts in the Raider.
Time to put some ware on the new trigger!
Nice shooting marine!
Cool they fixed this, hammer follow can be tricky, it can be many things.
Oddly my Tisas has a stock fire control, yet the extractor, fps, barrel bushing, all got upgraded and hand fit, using egw oversized parts. Groups improved, as did extraction locations. Nice neat brass pile now.
But the fire control was fine, so I left it as is.
A compact carry, in 9mm.
The Tisas 1911s are a great value.
I agree.
Great explanation and follow up sir on the Raider recall. I love mine.
Good video. This just furthers my like for Tisas. Definitely picking up another, the quality you get for the money you can't beat it 👊 🇺🇸
I just sent a Tisas Nightstalker 45 back today under the recall. Thanks for the helpful information.
I too filmed on the Eclipse, right when it was at it's peak when dark, and I used 10 rounds of Streak Ammo but it wasn't quite dark enough. I've been wanting/waiting to get something from SDS, I've got 45 pills I put aside for a 1911 Tisas review, and a Gideon RMR size RDS I've been waiting to get something new to put it on to double review as well as film another 8-Box Ammo Accuracy Tournament...I've published the 124 one already with two pistols & waiting to do one with 115 from around the world so people can see which ammo is more accurate to buy!
Good luck with that project. I’ll be waiting to see how it turns out.
@hrfunk thanks....if everyone's trigger comes back a bit lighter and smoother like yours that's a good way of handling things on there end
Any company can have a manufacturing problem once in a blue moon. What counts is how they handle it - and it sounds like Tisas handled it VERY well. I have a Wilson Combat, an Ed Brown, and a Colt...and I've been seriously thinking about a Tisas for my "beater" gun. You have pretty much convinced me that IS the way to go!
If you get one, be sure to let me know what you think of it.
@@hrfunk Will do!
Happy days! I really enjoy my two Tisas 1911s.
I am the same way about shipping guns. I still have to send my P320 back to Sig. I haven't shot it in years due to the trigger issue.
Glad Tisas was able to make good on their recall. As any good business should! I have my eye on the MAC (Tisas/SDS) 9DS. At the 15 yard line, you can see those big 230gr pills flying through the air!
I saw that too. At least there was some benefit from that odd light.
I bought a RIA 1911 at a local store for $345. Same spec as your Raider but with an adjustable trigger. It shoots better than my Colt. The trigger is just over 31/2 lbs. over 1000 rounds through. all I did was upgrade the tecoil spring and fit nicer grips. The originals were rubber I just wanted a different look.
I’m really getting to like your videos. Good job! Thanks…
Good afternoon, HRFUNK and family. Glad you got it fixed
Great to hear HR!
Excellent work Tisas!
OK, you’ve talked me into returning mine for the repair.
I hope things go as well for you as they did for me.
Many Thanks !
Great Video! Glad that your recall results turned out so well! 🙂
I continue to be impressed by the Tisas 1911's.
Glad you had a positive outcome after the initial disappointment. Sharing your concern for shipping security, when sending out handguns I use a generic shipper's box in a larger rectangular shape and label it as "broken machine part" or "broken wrenches" to deflect unwanted attention. I have heard the stories of guns dropped off at the wrong address of an honest next door neighbor properly hand delivering them to the master gunsmith, the "lost pistol" at the warranty shop that was "found" a year or so later on a high shelf covered under wrapping paper, and outright thefts by insiders in the shipping chain of custody. Until the gun gets back its always an anxious affair.
I know exactly what you mean.
👍👍that’s great. Glad it worked out well.
You have a very good pistol-ammo-shooter combination there. Please review more Tisas 1911 pistols as well as HOP ammo.
Will do. Thanks for watching!
Besides the recall mitigation, you get a chance to have it in front of stateside gunsmiths for a second look and QC check, not surprised your trigger came back better!
Glad your gun repair went well. Nice gun range. I wish I had a outdoor range close by my house
Come to Ohio sometime and I’ll take you to that one.
Great video! Nice info on the recall experience, nice to know they are standing behind their products. I'll be buying a tisas next week
hi, great info. thanks for sharing i have one 9mm i just love it,
Well done, HR. Thank you.
Chief, I bought my brace on your recommendation and have experienced the joy of ownership.
I took them down to small parts shortly after acquiring them and saw no issues - I might have mixed some parts reassembling them. Zero issues since except flat nosed ammo (most 1911s).
I don't feel comfortable relinquishing custody in this current climate. Will they ship me replacement parts? Explain their issues and I'll do it myself.
Thanks much! Excellent presentation!
I totally understand your reluctance to send your pistols back. i don't know if they will send the parts or not. My suggestion would be to call their customer service number and discuss it with them. For what it's worth, I never experienced any problems with my Raider either.
@@hrfunk thanks! They are SO close to my Colt CQB it's amazing! I'll reach out as you suggest.
Dark times unfortunately. Tour's not over, stay safe.
Thanks for the update 😀
Good for TISAS. Odd to lighten your trigger pull with a change of the trigger. I would wager that they may have also installed a lighter hammer spring. Who knows and it’s doubtful they will fess up to what the actual problem was. But, good for them! Thanks for reporting on how the recall went!
Thanks for the announcement HR good public service but none of mine are on the list.
Good!
Glad they are supporting their product. One less reason to pay twice as much from a premium label.
I have a tisas duty br9 no recall but sent it back it would not extract rounds about every 4 rounds they had it back to me in 2 weeks have put 500 rounds since it's run flawless now great gun and customer service
Excellent group
Thanks!
I'm having to send my 9mm Raider in for warranty work due to a very loose extractor, so it's nice to see how Tisas treats their customers.
Now I have to go pick up a Tisas 1911 for myself!
Good tips on shipping firearms. Always my last resort too. RMA on the box in two places is a smart idea.
Got mine back within 2 weeks, they did a trigger job, 4.5 lb. and they gave me a free mag for the trouble.
11:30-11:45 Steady, W-O-W :I double checked for 'PAUSE' -hehe. You've provided a Great-Service for the 1911 & 1911-A1 Community - thanks ++ I'm beginning to wonder if i'm missing-shots more (on paper) since these/your hits appear as 'double-shot-holes' (w/Hollow Points) HahHaaHa
Excellent video and information.
Mine was gone (shipped and repaired and back to me) in 9 days just like you... They included a magazine...
Was this simply a mainspring replacement with a lower replacement weight? Many 1911s in my experience have a lighter pull weight, say from the original 19-pound weight dien to 17 or so? This has been my experience. Thank you.
I’m sorry.i don’t know.
The fear of them getting lost in shipping is real! I’ve had multiple items go missing over the years only for them to magically reappear after a phone call threatening action from local PD & the ATF. Plenty of people in the shipping industry with sticky fingers.
Sent my Raider in also for the recall, trigger very nice.
Would be interested to learn how the actual trigger could cause hammer follow. I would have thought they would have replaced an incorrectly tempered sear spring or a hammer with bad geometry with the sear.
Thanks for posting this update. I was worried about sending my Raider if there'd be any issues getting it back.
You’re welcome.thanks for watching.
Have you fired hollow points through this weapon ? I saw another video that said this weapon would not reliable fire them.
Also, I noticed that you have taken down your M-14 and replaced it with a lever rifle.
Ricky from IBM
I have the night stalker which is part of the recall yet Tisas did everything in their power to work against me so I decided not send mine in and decided to have my local FFL shop do the repairs and had them install the wilson combat parts that I ordered
Tisas continues to be underrated by purist. However, as you demonstrated, it is a very nice 1911 for the price point. Is it a Kimber, or Daniel Defense, no. But it was never meant to be. I would own one. Thanks for the information hrfunk.
My pleasure. Thanks for watching!
I just got my nightstalker .45 back. I was without it only two weeks. I'm extremely happy with the whole process. Not so happy with FedEx... But that's the norm.
2 weeks is fantastic!
Man O man you can shoot..
Thank you!
Hey a free magazine! Not bad
Just got mine back... no free magazine, lol, I guess they ran out. Trigger pull feels good though.
very cool. one of my favorite guns ever is my budget 1911! commander size stainless American Classic by Metro Arms in the Philippines
Hey Brother, I have a quick question to ask you, do you know what serial number range The Recall affected? And would I be correct in assuming that the new Raider Pistols that are manufactured and sold right now already have the recall fixed as they were made?
I think the best thing to do would be to contact Tisas customer service and have them check your serial number. They usually respond to emails within about 24 hours.
@hrfunk thank you so much. I greatly appreciate it! I will be getting a Raider within the next 2 months. I've been putting off getting one for a hot minute, taking care of other crucial things I need in my firearms acquisitions. But now that the checklist is getting less and less, the Raider purchase is coming around the corner. So this video you put out what I got the alert on my phone definitely caught my attention.
As always, Semper Fi brother
HM2 FMF I.CO 3/25
Semper Fi!
Good thing it wasn't Taurus or you'd be waiting a few more months. Ditto for Sauer USA. I'm still waiting on a replacement rifle from them. It's been over six weeks and counting.
Have the same model: raider as well as the nightstalker. went through the same laborious process. Somewhere in the back and fourth, between the 2-3 forms for each gun, they lost track of the fact that I had two guns rather than just one. I received 2 RMA numbers, but only one shipping label. I sent both back in the same box with that label. I get back both guns, but they only touched the Raider, and they ignored the Nightstalker despite my filling out the emails, and forms to get an RMA specifically for the Raider and Nightstalker. I only have a note showing what they did for the Raider: replaced the trigger. They just sent back the two guns in the same box I sent them in (by this time the box looked like it had been run over several times and one corner was completely ripped off exposing the two cases inside. I'm honestly surprised both made it back to me, without one or both coming out. The trigger for the raider was replaced with a new trigger that now leaves an air gap between the rear of the trigger and the frame. The nightstalker was ignored and not touched, just sent back with nothing done, no note, no nothing. It has left a sour taste in my mouth. Why in the name of all logic and reason, would the company not just repair what is recalled and sent back to them by their customer as they requested? Why force everyone to correct their multiple mistakes on the manufacturing end, as well as the recall end? Clearly the concern for safety of others and the users was not so great that they felt they needed to touch the recalled gun sitting right in front of them. They just sent one gun back without repair and left it for me to figure out how to send it back to them again. Another problem I have with this recall, is it doesn't make sense based on the info TISAS has given. They state, the recall is for hammer follow, but they made sure to say, this was a theoretical concern, that has never been demonstrated, but they are issuing the recall just to be safe. I get the gun back, and it has a replaced trigger. What does that have to do with hammer follow? The sear and disconnector are original according to the documentation on the repairs. If they have never had an instance of hammer follow, but they wanted to ensure hammer follow would never happen, I just don't see how replacing the trigger shoe helps solve that theoretical problem. The trigger bow was within spec--it was not too long, there was take up before it engaged the sear, so I really don't even understand the concern behind the recall and the band aid fix they applied semi consistently for all guns sent back. I'm thinking about it, and I'm concluding that the engineers over there, figured out the aluminum trigger shoe might be too heavy potentially causing inertia to pull the trigger, but again, after multiple drops of the slide from slide lock, I could not induce this failure, and the company itself said they have never been able to reproduce the hammer follow issue...so why replace the trigger with a plastic shoe that doesn't even fit the gun cosmetically and now leaves a couple millimeters of air behind the trigger? They did not increase the weight on the leaf spring to counter act the trigger weight--the trigger pull weight is exactly the same as before, and this has been consistently reported by everyone. So what was the problem they were trying to fix, and how does replacing the trigger help solve this problem? And why wouldn't you just fix something that is sent back and sitting right in front of you, rather than using a technicality, like the shipping label with associated RMA not matching one of the guns inside the box--just look up the gun serial number and see that it has an RMA. But they couldn't be bothered to do that.
It is truly unfortunate you had such an experience. May I copy you post and forward it to my contact at Tisas USA?
@@hrfunk You may. I have sold both to my dealer. I told him one was fixed, the other was not. He didn't seem to care one way or the other.
Thank you. I will pass this along. Hopefully no one else will have such an experience.
Dang, I see they also sent you a free mag for your troubles...I didn't get anything.
Want . . . one. Okay, the Tank Commander makes two, but who’s counting?
Wondering what holster your using, I'm picking up a safari land 6285 but I want a holster for when I don't have a light attached as well
I don’t yet have a holster to accommodate the the Raider with the light. I have a Blackhawk SERPA that it fits sans light.
I want one of these saw one in stores will I need to send it in to Tisas once I buy it or are the ones still on shelf’s safe??
I suppose that depends upon how long it’s been sitting on the shelf. There is a serial number guide on the recall notice. You can check the number of any pistol your looking at against that guide to see if the pistol falls into the effected range. Check the Tisas USA website to find that info.
This is an expensive recall for what amounts to more tension needed on the sear spring. This is literally something anyone could do, and something that needs to be done on any 1911 when replacing the sear spring. You just take the spring out and bend it a little more.
I have yet to find a replacement spring that didn't need tweaking to work.
I understand your reluctance in sending it back. But the USPS isn't an airline. Mailing it means a slightly smaller chance your pistol will wind up being sent to Timbuktu.
It was shipped UPS.
In addition to the new trigger, I got a free 10mm magazine 😊
Exactly 30 days for my nightstalker in .45
Hi, I just wanted to ask. I’m just purchasing my raider. I wonder if I’ll have a problem with it.
Check with Tisas customer service. If it’s a brand new pistol, it was probably produced after the recall.
Any thoughts or experience with the Springfield TRP .45?
S/Fi
MONGO
No. Sorry.
You haven’t told us which is your favorite Tisas so far. I now own 4. I know, I have a problem. 😢
Hmm. I might have to think about that and get back to you.
How come your new trigger is black? Wasn't the original trigger tan?
No. It was also black.
I just purchased a new nightstalker last week. Of course, my pistol is in the defective SN range. Fml
The good news is that Tisas does a good job with the recall repairs. Contact their customer support to start the process.
Why didnt you just install a Cylinder and Slide MEU SOC firing Group ( Hammer, Sere and Disconector) wire cut tool steel parts....
Because I would have had to buy the parts and perform the installation for a factory recall.
@@hrfunk I would have trusted those parts more than any factory similar parts from ANY manufacturer. Definitely would have solved the problem. I put those particular parts in any 1911 I buy New or Used of any manufacturer. Semper Fi, love your vids! Keep up the good work. That Raider pistol is a great 1911!
As a result of videos from her funk & others, I just sprung for a Raider in 9mm.
I hope you like it!
If this man wasnt a jarhead, something is wrong with my vision
Nope. Your eyes are fine.
@@hrfunk My son was in the Marines. He is out now, but once a Marine, always a Marine. Years later he still has the demeanor, walk, posture, and haircut!