299 ! That’s fantastic. Honestly at that price point i almost think every one should pick one up. If even to only have it as a curio slash fun gun at the range.
I picked one up from PSA as well! Best 1911 on the market! I ran federal HST and Speer Gold Dots no issues! I was blown away how well these are made! Better than a Colt, kimber, RIA TISAS is killing it!
I've had a lot of 1911s over the years. It's as good as the springfield loaded I had without the nice finish. Better than the Gi I had. 300 bucks is a steal. It's a good gun.
Mim doesn’t deserve the hate they get. A good mim part is as strong as most regular steel parts. But quality varies a lot. In mim. That said people get like more machined bar steel parts. Which I get as well.
@@Conklikov I love it comes with everything you might expect from a high end gun not saying it lacks quality because it seems to be there trigger pull is excellent.
The magazines are fine, sometimes the feed ramps need to be tuned. I have tuned some crappy magazines that I bought out of the bargain bin at my local gun shop and made them run fine.
Piicked up that one about 3 weeks ago from PSA after tax and shipping it was $ 345 ..i dressed it up a little and it shoots like a high end match pistol...
I just ordered one for $319 w/ free shipping. It appears they've went to the ring style hammer on the service model which is fine with me. Tisas sells nice checkered walnut grips for $19.99 + $6.95 shipping which I also ordered.
I don’t know what I would do with 2 identical guns but you’re right for that price I’d buy two as well. I suppose one could get one to keep stock and another to practice tuning or modifying parts and build it up into an even nicer gun
I got the 1911 A1 GI model a few weeks ago from palmetto and it’s great! I see palmetto is sold out now so people are buying them up quick! With the Wilson combat mags this gun runs HST and Gold Dot 👍🏼 I’m glad I got one because they’re a steal Easily worth 7-800$
Just picked one up yesterday. Really excited about it and can’t wait to shoot it. I’m not a 1911 officianado but I know a well made gun when I see it. Fit and finish is excellent. Forged frame and slide is a plus. And for the price?? Couldn’t pass it up! By the way the word “cheap” connotes an inferior product. I prefer the term “inexpensive” in the case of the Tisas 1911 line as they’re certainly not an inferior product. IMO it is an excellent entry level 1911. No fancy bells and whistles, etc… just a “no holds barred” 1911 pistol that will perform as needed.
Ya cheap is a bit of a misnomer, but probably affordable is best word to describe. I think you will really like this pistol as I have. I think the tisas service are great starter 1911. Easy to add a few creature comforts and you end up with a very compelling entry level 1911. I do wish tisas would offer an officer sized 1911 in the service line for an affordable 45 acp carry gun.
It is possible that the brass wasn’t sized down properly. But it’s also possible that barrel was messed up from factory. I’d tend to beleive the ammo one mostly. I’d get some different ammo a try. If it still doesn’t fit then I would have a gunsmith take a look at it to see if gun is messed up
This is exactly what I want for my 1st 1911 in .45, in black and all. PSA has them on Special Deals for three twenty-nine and I have failed thus far to jump on it, yet before the end of the year. I have a problem curbing my spending and collecting guns. It;s always something or another that I think I need to have. But how can I pass this deal up on a nice quality gun for the pricel? As they say. 'Just get it'
Hey I can’t agree more. And you wouldn’t be disappointed in this tisas at all. Solid starter 1911. If your wanting one and don’t want to break the bank I’d go for it. To be devils advocate I don’t think you can get a 1911 cheaper. In time I am sure tisas will increase prices as better acceptance of them on the market.
The Tisas is NOT A CHEAP GUN. It is an inexpensive gun. Cheap refers to quality and the Tisas is very high quality that will match or exceed that of a lot of more American made expensive guns.
As of 22 there is no mim. I love tisas so much I’m watching videos on them now and sharing that everywhere lol Oh and only thing not metal on that gun is the grips Oh in my opinion I wouldn’t buy any 1911 cheaper than a dan Wesson other than tisas. Don’t own a dan Wesson yet though lol
Ya I’ve eyed a few Dan wessons at the gun store but can never pull the trigger on purchasing them. That said tisas in my mind has outshined rock island as a good entry level 1911. Everything on the tisas are better. I will be getting more in the future. Tisas also is not afraid to try new designs and models either
I have a Service Special on my hip as I type this. I open carry because I live in a very rural area. I like so far. I put wood double diamond grips on mine just because I like that. I do want to get the US Army and M45A1 they make.
Absolutely , and for the price I am very impressed . It makes me want to get other models by tisas because of their cheap entry level is this good, their mid level or higher end have to be fantastic
I got one and the slide to frame fit is a loose mil-spec at .005-.007in. Very good trigger. Perfect finish but faint grind marks on frame flats under the finish. Good barrel fit but slight hood spring due to being a little loose vertically. Safety over travel when clicking off but works. Very good buy if you don’t mind a loose fit. Wear the finish off the slide rails, remove the magazine and cock it to check the slide fit. Mine felt much tighter when I inspected it new. I only have a box through it now. You may get a little better but they all aren’t tight.
It’s definitely a good entry 1911 tho even being on the loose side. Now I know nothing about their other models in terms of fitting. That said I’ve had some rock series armscor 1911s that are really tight.
You want a little bit of off play in the slide that's the last thing you want is a super tight fit like all the idiots with their target shooting the gun originally designed for combat use and the work conditions that it involved mud snow things like this they needed a gun that was function if dropped in the mud that's what colts and the military did back in 1911 where they dropped the gun from a height of not sure I believe it was about 250 ft above ground and drop it with the half-cock safety they dipped it in mud clean the barrel fired it things like that a tight fitting gun you don't want if you had at least a thousand rounds through it it will loosen it up which is what I would like
I don’t disagree that a little bit of play is desirable. But it is easy to sand and polish material away rather than add material. I rather be a bit tighter and loosen it up.than have a loose gun get looser. Lockup should always be tight. Slide to frame it’s very acceptable to have a bit of wiggle.
The slide lugs and the barrel lugs should be squared to properly aligned both together firing a number of rounds and I worked in a gun shop with a friend of mine and we've seen 1911 that were like that it required a number of rounds to finally break it in we've had a tough nice pistol Smith here in Michigan and I inquired about tightening the slide equals that is the worst thing on a combat piece for self-defense leave that in his words garbage for the Target shooters
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Picked this up on palmetto for 299 couldn't beat the deal over Christmas
299 ! That’s fantastic. Honestly at that price point i almost think every one should pick one up. If even to only have it as a curio slash fun gun at the range.
How’s it shoot? Do you have any problems with any failures to load? if so, is it a certain grain of bullet?
I picked one up from PSA as well! Best 1911 on the market! I ran federal HST and Speer Gold Dots no issues! I was blown away how well these are made! Better than a Colt, kimber, RIA
TISAS is killing it!
Yea I got one at Christmas time just got it delivered a few hours ago
@@ralphseidler8893 it’s sweet! Only thing I did was put GI grips on her. The grips that come with it are off in color just a bit. Damn good 1911
I've had a lot of 1911s over the years. It's as good as the springfield loaded I had without the nice finish. Better than the Gi I had. 300 bucks is a steal. It's a good gun.
Good to hear, I’ve hear really good reports for these guns. They are cheap enough that almost anyone can afford to add one to their collection
The little circles on the hammer indicate it’s a MIM part. No big deal though, I own the same gun and haven’t had any problems. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Mim doesn’t deserve the hate they get. A good mim part is as strong as most regular steel parts. But quality varies a lot. In mim. That said people get like more machined bar steel parts. Which I get as well.
Tisas is killing it with the quality . I have this same model 1911 from them and a px-9 night stalker and both of them are nice guns
Absolutely agree, I have wanted to give the night stalker px-9 a try
@@Conklikov I love it comes with everything you might expect from a high end gun not saying it lacks quality because it seems to be there trigger pull is excellent.
I have the same gun. Had trouble with the mecgar magazines. Once i swithched to Wilson combat no problems. Super accurate and reliable.
Mecgar magazines are usually very reliable
Ya typically Mecgar is good to go. But stuff happens I suppose. I have never heard ill of the Wilson combat mags
The magazines are fine, sometimes the feed ramps need to be tuned. I have tuned some crappy magazines that I bought out of the bargain bin at my local gun shop and made them run fine.
Piicked up that one about 3 weeks ago from PSA after tax and shipping it was $ 345 ..i dressed it up a little and it shoots like a high end match pistol...
What kinds of things did you dress up on it
I’ve had colts and kimbers and tisas , and believe it or not tisas 1911s are my favorite
I can understand that, tisas is putting out really nice stuff
I just ordered one for $319 w/ free shipping. It appears they've went to the ring style hammer on the service model which is fine with me. Tisas sells nice checkered walnut grips for $19.99 + $6.95 shipping which I also ordered.
I bought one on sale at a local "everything" store for $329 out-the-door. I wish now I had bought 2.
I don’t know what I would do with 2 identical guns but you’re right for that price I’d buy two as well. I suppose one could get one to keep stock and another to practice tuning or modifying parts and build it up into an even nicer gun
1 is none 2 is 1 is what I've always heard. Nothing wrong with two of the same gun.
I got the 1911 A1 GI model a few weeks ago from palmetto and it’s great! I see palmetto is sold out now so people are buying them up quick! With the Wilson combat mags this gun runs HST and Gold Dot 👍🏼 I’m glad I got one because they’re a steal
Easily worth 7-800$
Ya I have to agree. It’s a lot of gun for a little bit of cash. I think every one should get one just to have 1911 in the safe
Just picked one up yesterday. Really excited about it and can’t wait to shoot it. I’m not a 1911 officianado but I know a well made gun when I see it. Fit and finish is excellent. Forged frame and slide is a plus. And for the price?? Couldn’t pass it up! By the way the word “cheap” connotes an inferior product. I prefer the term “inexpensive” in the case of the Tisas 1911 line as they’re certainly not an inferior product. IMO it is an excellent entry level 1911. No fancy bells and whistles, etc… just a “no holds barred” 1911 pistol that will perform as needed.
Ya cheap is a bit of a misnomer, but probably affordable is best word to describe. I think you will really like this pistol as I have. I think the tisas service are great starter 1911. Easy to add a few creature comforts and you end up with a very compelling entry level 1911. I do wish tisas would offer an officer sized 1911 in the service line for an affordable 45 acp carry gun.
Picked it up the other day. I had it jam on me several times. Is it because of the range ammo? It was like the brass was to big for the barrel.
It is possible that the brass wasn’t sized down properly. But it’s also possible that barrel was messed up from factory. I’d tend to beleive the ammo one mostly. I’d get some different ammo a try. If it still doesn’t fit then I would have a gunsmith take a look at it to see if gun is messed up
This is exactly what I want for my 1st 1911 in .45, in black and all. PSA has them on Special Deals for three twenty-nine and I have failed thus far to jump on it, yet before the end of the year. I have a problem curbing my spending and collecting guns. It;s always something or another that I think I need to have. But how can I pass this deal up on a nice quality gun for the pricel? As they say. 'Just get it'
Hey I can’t agree more. And you wouldn’t be disappointed in this tisas at all. Solid starter 1911. If your wanting one and don’t want to break the bank I’d go for it. To be devils advocate I don’t think you can get a 1911 cheaper. In time I am sure tisas will increase prices as better acceptance of them on the market.
The Tisas is NOT A CHEAP GUN. It is an inexpensive gun. Cheap refers to quality and the Tisas is very high quality that will match or exceed that of a lot of more American made expensive guns.
Oh I agree quality is fantastic I was referencing strictly in terms of cost when I said cheap.
As of 22 there is no mim. I love tisas so much I’m watching videos on them now and sharing that everywhere lol
Oh and only thing not metal on that gun is the grips
Oh in my opinion I wouldn’t buy any 1911 cheaper than a dan Wesson other than tisas. Don’t own a dan Wesson yet though lol
Ya I’ve eyed a few Dan wessons at the gun store but can never pull the trigger on purchasing them. That said tisas in my mind has outshined rock island as a good entry level 1911. Everything on the tisas are better. I will be getting more in the future. Tisas also is not afraid to try new designs and models either
360 beans 🫘 on GunBroker
I have a Service Special on my hip as I type this. I open carry because I live in a very rural area. I like so far. I put wood double diamond grips on mine just because I like that. I do want to get the US Army and M45A1 they make.
That’s the cool thing about tisas they got cool models , built well, at an affordable price making them easy to collect
As of 6/18/24- 45 government model $335 at Exile Armory
That’s a phenomenal deal
Picked one of these up couple days ago haven’t shot it yet but it seems like a pretty good solid pistol for the money 😁
Right on the money
Just got one it's really nice and really cheap can't go wrong 🎉
Absolutely , and for the price I am very impressed . It makes me want to get other models by tisas because of their cheap entry level is this good, their mid level or higher end have to be fantastic
@Conklikov I agree brother the quality it's beautiful on those I had 3 friends go and buy a tisas after they checked out my
Good review
Thanks!
A fantastic box? Well heck. I am sold already.
Box is good if you don’t have another case or bag to take to range or what not, compared to others it truly is a nice case
This gun is a project gun. It's a blank canvas that a person can customize to suite their taste. And for little money you could own a jewel.
You are very right, the only downfall is the stock sights are basic gi sights, which are fine but in terms of upgrades it limits a bit.
I got one and the slide to frame fit is a loose mil-spec at .005-.007in. Very good trigger. Perfect finish but faint grind marks on frame flats under the finish. Good barrel fit but slight hood spring due to being a little loose vertically. Safety over travel when clicking off but works. Very good buy if you don’t mind a loose fit. Wear the finish off the slide rails, remove the magazine and cock it to check the slide fit. Mine felt much tighter when I inspected it new. I only have a box through it now. You may get a little better but they all aren’t tight.
It’s definitely a good entry 1911 tho even being on the loose side. Now I know nothing about their other models in terms of fitting. That said I’ve had some rock series armscor 1911s that are really tight.
@@Conklikov I have their Stainless Duty 45 (railed) and fit seems better than my more entry 1911A1 Army (cerikote) and Duty 9mm (cerikote).
Looks very nice
Thank you, it’s a good buy
Sights won 2 world wars 😂😂
Hey I won’t dispute that lol only reason dovetails are nice is a bit more customizable
the gun's not cheap. it's inexpensive
I agree but cheap as in price not in quality
You want a little bit of off play in the slide that's the last thing you want is a super tight fit like all the idiots with their target shooting the gun originally designed for combat use and the work conditions that it involved mud snow things like this they needed a gun that was function if dropped in the mud that's what colts and the military did back in 1911 where they dropped the gun from a height of not sure I believe it was about 250 ft above ground and drop it with the half-cock safety they dipped it in mud clean the barrel fired it things like that a tight fitting gun you don't want if you had at least a thousand rounds through it it will loosen it up which is what I would like
I don’t disagree that a little bit of play is desirable. But it is easy to sand and polish material away rather than add material. I rather be a bit tighter and loosen it up.than have a loose gun get looser. Lockup should always be tight. Slide to frame it’s very acceptable to have a bit of wiggle.
The slide lugs and the barrel lugs should be squared to properly aligned both together firing a number of rounds and I worked in a gun shop with a friend of mine and we've seen 1911 that were like that it required a number of rounds to finally break it in we've had a tough nice pistol Smith here in Michigan and I inquired about tightening the slide equals that is the worst thing on a combat piece for self-defense leave that in his words garbage for the Target shooters