SimonRL
Hellcat
I picked up a 4.25 Tisas Carry Double Stack over Thanksgiving for $499 from Battlehawk Armory. I figured for that price I could afford for it to suck and I’m pleased to report that it doesn’t. I threw on a Vortex Defender CCW that I had sitting around and finally headed to the range today. 125 rds later -
All targets were shot at 10yds. Too left Browning 124gr, Middle 124gr Blazer Brass, Top Right 124gr NATO. The trigger is a little heavy at 5lbs, but pretty smooth and the gun sits pretty nicely in the hand. I ran the Checkmate mags that came with the Tisas along with a 17 and 20 rd Prodigy mag. All the mags ran perfectly. Not a single hiccup with any of the ammo. My only complaint is the mag release which is robust. I can’t drop the mag without changing my grip, but that”s an easy fix. I have three weeks off over Christmas and I plan on doing some mods to this decent little double stack. This is going to be a great project gun and my plan is to get it running as smoothly as my Prodigy.
BTW, Tisas now has an official statement on its website:
Tisas does not use any cast metal parts on our firearms. The use of quality MIM parts on some models was used in prior generations of our 1911 products but in mid-2022 we began moving away from use of those parts. Tisas models produced after 11/1/2022 contain machined internal parts with the exception of the recoil spring plug which will continue to be a MIM part at a time to be determined.
Here’s my before pic. I’ll report back over Christmas.
All targets were shot at 10yds. Too left Browning 124gr, Middle 124gr Blazer Brass, Top Right 124gr NATO. The trigger is a little heavy at 5lbs, but pretty smooth and the gun sits pretty nicely in the hand. I ran the Checkmate mags that came with the Tisas along with a 17 and 20 rd Prodigy mag. All the mags ran perfectly. Not a single hiccup with any of the ammo. My only complaint is the mag release which is robust. I can’t drop the mag without changing my grip, but that”s an easy fix. I have three weeks off over Christmas and I plan on doing some mods to this decent little double stack. This is going to be a great project gun and my plan is to get it running as smoothly as my Prodigy.
BTW, Tisas now has an official statement on its website:
Tisas does not use any cast metal parts on our firearms. The use of quality MIM parts on some models was used in prior generations of our 1911 products but in mid-2022 we began moving away from use of those parts. Tisas models produced after 11/1/2022 contain machined internal parts with the exception of the recoil spring plug which will continue to be a MIM part at a time to be determined.
Here’s my before pic. I’ll report back over Christmas.
