I just got this gun this morning after spending weeks reading about it and looking at reviews. From everything I read, this baby eats anything you put through it, even hollow points, which is surprising since 1911's don't seem to like HP ammo much. The gun cost $399.00 and they weren't wrong when they said they quality was superb. I am dying to go shoot it. Ammo is very expensive now thanks to the patriotic conspiracy theorists who keep hoarding all the ammo. A box of 50 rounds is a ridiculous $59.00. Go figure. Anyways, here's a pic of the gun.
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Spacelordmaster
I just got this gun this morning after spending weeks reading about it and looking at reviews. From everything I read, this baby eats anything you put through it, even hollow points, which is surprising since 1911's don't seem to like HP ammo much. The gun cost $399.00 and they weren't wrong when they said they quality was superb. I am dying to go shoot it. Ammo is very expensive now thanks to the patriotic conspiracy theorists who keep hoarding all the ammo. A box of 50 rounds is a ridiculous $59.00. Go figure. Anyways, here's a pic of the gun.
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Nice.
What makes it a "Tanker"? Is it just SDS Imports term for a Commander size pistol? Do not see it listed on their website. I have the "US Army" M1911A1 (both 45 and 9mm) and love 'em. I would not mind getting one of these tanker models, or a service model for that matter.
And my SDS takes hollow points, no problem. Never had a jam, FTL, FTE...
What makes it a "Tanker"? Is it just SDS Imports term for a Commander size pistol? Do not see it listed on their website. I have the "US Army" M1911A1 (both 45 and 9mm) and love 'em. I would not mind getting one of these tanker models, or a service model for that matter.
And my SDS takes hollow points, no problem. Never had a jam, FTL, FTE...
The sights a minimal that’s for sure but a dash of white nail polish on the front sight should help.
Both slide and frame forged? Wow! Looks like someone in the Philippines needs to step up their game.
NOTE: In the video he talks about the gun wobbling. He must have had a an older revision of the gun as the one I have is a newer revision and it doesn't do any of that. It's tight as hell and the safety makes no noises.
My understanding is that the Army built quite a few for testing during WWII, but they were unsatisfactory for a variety of reasons.
The "Tanker" Garands were all commercial builds done later.
The "Tanker" Garands were all commercial builds done later.
Nice. I just got one too and took it to the range a few days ago. It did well. The sights are minimal but some white nail polish on the front post helps.
You can find cheaper ammo at ammo seek.
You can find cheaper ammo at ammo seek.
Because of this thread, I am $399 poorer. A bit more with taxes and what not. Picked up a Tisas Tanker today. Nice gun. I tried a magazine of factory 230 grain ball. Ran fine.
Trigger had a touch of mushy creep and was 5.5 pounds. A pound too heavy for me. So I took it apart. Nicely done. An Ed Brown long trigger dropped in. I cleaned up a couple of burrs with a stone. Mostly the mag catch. The hammer hooks needed a bit of stoning. Cleaned up the sear a bit. Mostly the secondary angle. Trigger pull is now 4.25 pounds and crisp and I am leaving it.
It didn’t like my semi wadcutter reloads much. The barrel chamber was a touch tight and needed a bit more leade so I reamed it a bit. Now the plunk test is fine. Extractor needed a bit less tension and a bit of polishing.
Runs great. I am using Ed Brown magazines as the magazine lips are more “hybrid”. It shoots a bit high so I will have to do something about the sights. US gi style rear sight looks a bit tall.
Nice gun for the money. I have one morning in it. Most of that was finding the Allen wrench for the trigger over travel adjustment. A little hammer bite so I may bob the hammer.
Trigger had a touch of mushy creep and was 5.5 pounds. A pound too heavy for me. So I took it apart. Nicely done. An Ed Brown long trigger dropped in. I cleaned up a couple of burrs with a stone. Mostly the mag catch. The hammer hooks needed a bit of stoning. Cleaned up the sear a bit. Mostly the secondary angle. Trigger pull is now 4.25 pounds and crisp and I am leaving it.
It didn’t like my semi wadcutter reloads much. The barrel chamber was a touch tight and needed a bit more leade so I reamed it a bit. Now the plunk test is fine. Extractor needed a bit less tension and a bit of polishing.
Runs great. I am using Ed Brown magazines as the magazine lips are more “hybrid”. It shoots a bit high so I will have to do something about the sights. US gi style rear sight looks a bit tall.
Nice gun for the money. I have one morning in it. Most of that was finding the Allen wrench for the trigger over travel adjustment. A little hammer bite so I may bob the hammer.
I did a bit more with the Tisas Tanker. It had an annoying bump I could feel in the grip safety from the hammer strut excursion. I smoothed the strut. The scuff marks were the guide as to where to file and sand. I smoothed out the magazine catch a bit more and clipped about 1.5 coils from the magazine catch spring. I put in a Wilson flat bottom firing pin stop. Put in a Wilson extractor while I was at it. Zero extractor clocking now.
One peculiarity that I have is that I like trigger pre travel to be like a linear bearing. Or air bearing. Only the feeling of mechanical trigger pre travel resistance but zero perceived friction. I have some high end guns done by the masters that are like that. It’s coming. Not as well as the .38 super Tisas. But it is coming. Sear, disconnector, disconnector track in the frame, disconnector slot in the slide, all have some effect near as I can tell in addition to sear spring prep and sear/hammer hook geometry.
Pretty sure that a tritium front sight and a 10-8 ledge rear sight is in its future.
I don’t have a lot of money in this gun. For me it is the journey rather than the destination.
The cerakote finish (or whatever it is) is holding up just fine.
Any 1911 is harder to find these days. I have been pleased with the Tisas.
Best wishes.
One peculiarity that I have is that I like trigger pre travel to be like a linear bearing. Or air bearing. Only the feeling of mechanical trigger pre travel resistance but zero perceived friction. I have some high end guns done by the masters that are like that. It’s coming. Not as well as the .38 super Tisas. But it is coming. Sear, disconnector, disconnector track in the frame, disconnector slot in the slide, all have some effect near as I can tell in addition to sear spring prep and sear/hammer hook geometry.
Pretty sure that a tritium front sight and a 10-8 ledge rear sight is in its future.
I don’t have a lot of money in this gun. For me it is the journey rather than the destination.
The cerakote finish (or whatever it is) is holding up just fine.
Any 1911 is harder to find these days. I have been pleased with the Tisas.
Best wishes.
I have 2, one is black 9mm and a GI looking version, kinda greenish in .45 paid 420 and 450. Only a few magazines thru them with no problems.
Interesting thread. I’m kind of a newb who’s been around. When I was young. I was intrigued by the WWII version weapons. I grew up in the late 50’s to late 60’s, the Golden sage of rifles and handguns. Lots of vintage weapons available, my deer rifle was and still is a 1917 Enfield. The 45Automatic was “thee gun” for young kids playing Army in the back yard. I had always wanted a 1911 but,,, life dictated what was necessary and what was a luxury, the 1911 was a luxury. By the time I was old enough to buy something my younger brother bought Colt series 70 which I could borrow almost anytime I wanted, and I did. I took it out shooting much more than my brother and enjoyed shooting it. Well, rather recently, he was persuaded by a cousin to trade the Colt for 3 other guns and just like that, it was gone. Getting past all the details of our subsequent conversations, I decided, after all the years, that I really just needed to get my own. I have a small arsenal of carry guns and a few 22’s but never found the cash for a 1911. For me, it is just too big to carry, I carry my Glock 36 at times, it is an easy gun too carry, much smaller all around. When I started to search for the perfect 1911, I knew it had to be as close as possible to a WWII version. The one I had become close to all these years was the basic Series 70 Colt with Combat style sights, pretty much a blued version of the Government Model. So, I have any carry gun for most any situation so now’s the time, finally. Yeah, those Colts demand a pretty penny. When I started seeing the Tisas I thought, those Turks seem to understand what WWII is nostalgically about. The reviews are pretty good and they look and feel like a war version should feel. I really wanted to find the Army Model, standard or Tanker but we only seem to have the Government Model around here and I don’t like ordering a gun without being able to handle it. So, the Government Model is what I bought, the Ceracoat is the only thing I would change, I like Parkerized above all else. Reading about everyone’s need to replace this or that, swap parts to make them personalized is great, the parts swapped are adequate, just not special, so I get it. But, I am enamored with the fact that Tisas has hit a Triple here, maybe not a Home run, but close. When I brought it home, it was as stiff as me on a Monday morning, but like me, it has been loosening up and getting pretty nimble. I may find myself changing out the flat mainspring housing, maybe inquire about getting it Parkerized, but I love that is so basic. And, for the price, I might have to buy one as a base for the coveted Barbecue Gun. It is definitely good start.
That's interesting . . . . I've experienced ZERO problems with any of mine.Spacelordmaster said:
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