Tisas 1911 SDS Imports Model 1911A1 ZIG M1911 3000 Round Wear Review Update 

I bought an EGW aftermarket firing pin stop just for this reason. Mine hadn’t failed, but “just in case”.

@@ryanranard5187 I did the same, noticed on the SDS Imports site that they now have spare parts that are OD green.

I bet some people will dry fire these till the firing pin breaks

@@meatballs2849 That isn’t really an issue with 1911 pistols. If you’ve serviced one to clean the firing pin you’d see, assuming you have before. Dry firing a 1911 isn’t an issue to worry about.

@@megatrends that is good to know, I just got my first one (Tisas A1 in Black) a short time ago, and have not played with it yet.

Yeah, that's awesome .... enjoy it. Also thank you sincerely for watching.

That's funny. Yeah I have a 1911 I pid $1,100 for and would not be doing that to that one! Bless your wonderful Kimber .... great FIREARMS.

Wow, thank you so much. That means a lot to me .... have a great day and keep shootin!

@@megatrends Most RU-vid reviewers are shooting anywhere between 50-100 rounds. Watching someone at the range shooting a box or two of ammo doesn't do anything for me. Your reviews have much more substance.

@@frankweges8163 I will try my best to maintain that ... thank you for the insight on that. You're awesome.

Yep, regular schmegular ball ammo.

Its also because us labor and variable costs are much more than Turkish labor and such

Your addiction is NOT a problem! Do not seek help! Thank you for sharing that, that is awesome. Thanks for watching!

Haven't heard that .... can you cite the source please? Thanks in advance.

I bought one this morning (09-01-2022) but they have been discontinued according to the Tisas website.

@@deskgamesix Nice, I am absolutely sure you will love it. Thanks for the info on the discontinuance of this. Very happy I bought one.

It's back now with wooden grips and some changes to the badging on the gun. IDK if there are any other differences.

I bought two a couple years ago for $299 each.

Awesome, THAT IS GREAT. Thank you very much for watching, much appreciated.

Awesome! Thanks for letting us know!

You got it! Absolutely will ...

Darn nice of you ... hope you find a good keeper as a replacement. Thank you for watching!

Yeah!That's right! You got it! Thank you for watching also, really appreciated to get replies from people that understand what cool is!

Agreed, the worn look gives the Model 1911 more character.

No, thank you for saying so. More importantly thank you very much for watching. greatly appreciated...

Fabtastic! I definitely want one like yours … these are great pistols as you know already too. Yes, I agree … accurate and I attribute that aa lot to a good decent trigger. Thank you for watching … much appreciated.

@@megatrends oh yeah, mine has a crisp clean trigger and on the occasion that I do my part it can drive tacks

@@trulyhappy8855 Awesome!

Fantastic! You'll have to let us know what you think after you give it a whirl. Congrats!

it's been established by Tisas and their factory tour video that they parkerized it then srayed a cerakote over that. If you watch my video you will see a kind of black finish under the cerakote. Also been confirmed by other owners of this pistol. To be honest i would have preferred Tisas just parkerized it even though the cerakote is ok in my opinion. Did Tisas start parkerizing only on newer models? I don't know. I do know the magazine i got with it is perkerized.

Also thank you for watching, it is very much appreciated as are your opinions. Cheers.

Glad it was helpful! That's awesome ...

Good to know, thanks. Also thank you for watching ... going to be uploading new video at the range of this pistol as well as two other on the high end side.

Glad you enjoy it ... I was surorised and still am ... no issues yet still ... lol.

Please, let me know how that turns out... Im interested in this topic. Thanks.

Thery perform, really as simple as that ... good quality parts and will last. I hope you do and enjoy it ... thank you for watching, very much appreciated.

Super good news, that made my evening .... glad you enjoy it ... yes I had slight break in period issues and it was magazine related. As you've stated after some rounds through it the magazine breaks in nicely. I have a Canik that uses magazines made by the same Italian company and those run flawlessly also. Just goes to show .... thanks for watching and sharing such a cool story.

Wow, that is cool that you are happy with it, me too. Still cant believe how great a buy these are. Theyre selling a ton of them too. Thanks for watching!

These have a very accurate military gray olive drab. It’s basically a military gray that sometimes looks green. And to answer your question all I do is wipe it down with an oil rag after I’m done shooting and I attribute to what you’re talking about to be the lighting.

I'm glad you are happy with the video, it was your idea. ha!

@@megatrends I love your videos.

@@oldwarmonger8750 Thank you ... I want to do some range shooting videos now that it isn't 10F any longer.

@@megatrends 10 Fahrenheit ooo that’s cold.

@@oldwarmonger8750 Tolerable dressed in layers if it isn't windy. Face covered etc. We use chemical hand warmers in our pockets. I use gloves with a couple of fingers cut off due to magazine loading or loading in general with knit gloves, the thread get caught in the follower usually. I dont use a speed loader which may solve that but is too cumbersome in it's own right.

Ive not any jams or stove pipes, not single one. It has only used 230 gr ball ammo.

Cool, I have a few videos of it, as well as shooting steel targets. Just search my channel in the search thingimahoozie on the profile."Tisas 1911"

Be sure to let me know what you think ... It took me a couple hundred rounds to break it in but had no issues before being broken in. My magazine was a bit stiff which caused a couple of failure to load and chamber the last round in the magazine but that loosened up after being used and only happened twice on the first day shooting it. They are using a different magazine company now from reviews Ive seen and theyve had no issues, I had no issues with Mecgar in my firearms, very good magazine company, it was just new.other than that if you use 230 gr ball ammo you should not have issues for the life of this firearm. I cannot speak for defense ammo, hollow points etc. i rarely shoot those in 1911s.

@@megatrends oh ball ammo is all I get my hands on. I have no interest in defensive ammo for this guy. That’s in my other pistol. If ball was good enough for WW2, it’s good enough for my house lol.

@@boystainey Nice ... same here. I carry a .40 and use good hollowpoints, if I carried a 1911 I would use ball ammo and would use an under arm holster lol.

I just received mine from palmetto as well! Mine says US 1911 A1 and it’s fantastic! I cannot believe what we get for the price! I’d rather have this for the money over a colt any day

That's what i found out later on as well, not going to remake or edit a video over it. But yeah, that is correct.

Thank you, they sold a ton of these. Good quality and good accurate shooters. Thank you for commenting, it is very much appeciated.

Thank you, yes lube ... Lucas Oil Extreme Duty Gun Oil or often I use good old fashioned Remington Remoil especially in winter. The Remoil use for me was a given once I saw an extreme torture test on 1911 handguns by freezing the handgun to subzero temps with different lubricants. Remoil was the only one that allowed the slide to return into battery after firing a round. I live in Maine and sometimes shoot when there is a windchill of below zero and it has been fine for me using that oil. Hope this helps and wasn;t too winded.

@@megatrends very interesting your use of lube in such a convoluted market.....I once read that the original 1911 was designed by JMB to run on sperm whale oil.....that was probably viable in 1911.....but the whaling industry became less and less viable the oil industry scrambled for a replacement and came up with with ATF, the article also said ATF has the same properties of sperm oil with some additional benefits .....was wondering if you had ever come across that finding ? That is what I use on my 3 1911's and they all run flawlessly.... sometimes I wonder if it's the lubricant or just the exceptional design.

@@adrianotero7963 I've heard nothing about that at all, I do know ATF fluid being in automotive and for me seems too thin but I've never tried it so cannot comment too much. I'd think it would run out of the gun while sitting unused. Is this so?

@@megatrends it is a little thin.....but then again I find Rem Oil to be on the thin side as well, but it seems to work on most firearms.....

@@adrianotero7963 If you are happy with the results no worries. Let me know after 4500 rds or so how that ATF worked out with regard to slide wear. I'd be very interested in knowing. Thank you for watching. :)

Nice, Mine came with a single parkerized 7 rd magaine in a hard polymer case with cleaning brush kit. Wished mine had come with two mags .... lucky skunk .

@@megatrends 🦨🦨🦨 😂🤣 - I hope mine does as well as yours. I will likely post a video and first impressions of it as well.

I've been more than satisfied with Tisas thus far, would feel confident buying something else they have for sure. Thank you very much for watching, it is greatly appreciated. Cheers....

I own 3 Tisas 1911 pistols. I have a couple thousand rounds through them without any issues. I polished the feeding ramp and barrel on each gun. Smooth as bitter now.

Wow, thank you very much ... I really appreciate that. What's your favorite shooter you have?

I bought an AutoOrdnace stainless 1911a1 in 45 and that is a nice shooter, adjustable trigger. you do get more for $900 more than the Tisas. lol. But that being said each has fun factor.

That's great news, glad you enjoy it. Ive been shooting mine a lot the past three weeks. Great pistols, very glad they made these. Thank you so much for watching.

Omg , thank you. That's really nice of you to say. Makes this worth it since I'm not monetized haha. Your comment is one of the favorite ones I've gotten, the other was the one Paul Harrell left on my 11 out of 12 Marlin 336 30-30 video.

@@megatrends You bet ! Oh wow, Paul Harrel gave a comment, that's really cool , says a lot too. Yeah, any new review post updates of this SDS 1911A1 will always be a watched and appreciated video. :D

@@thesanfordmethod1905 I check RU-vid for other videos on this pistol, always nice to see new ones when they show up.

@@megatrends So I went and bought a SDS Tisas 1911a1 US Army and man, I couldn't be happier. This pistol is the real deal. I bought it from Tombstone Tactical, the finish on mine is like a dark battleship gunmetal gray w a hint of od green, unlike some of the more greenish versions. Perfect ! It's just like your pistol, and mine came with a checkmate parkerized mag, not a mecgar mag. Haven't shot it yet, that's next. Thanks for the videos, especially on this pistol, any more range or reviews on this pistol would be always appreciated. Thank J. Bow ! :D

@@thesanfordmethod1905 Interesting info on the magazine you got, that is new. Have not heard nor seen that yet. Thanks and I am happy you enjoy it so much. I plan on more videos for sure ...

Wow. that's awesome you got one and another. They're a good company ... I happy you enjoyed the video too. Thank you

I hope you enjoy it ... come back and let me know how it goes. Thank you for watching.

@@megatrends shot 500 rounds through it and absolutely love it, works great!

@@pistolpete6321 Funtastic!

Wow, how cool is that! Yes, run it wet ... oozing slopping out the back after it fires is how I keep mine.

@@megatrends That is what Bill Wilson recommends. I had a Springfield Armory Troph Match that had over 30k rounds through it. Super reliable and accurate.

Yeah I picked up a spare parkerized firing pin and stop plate. That is another good thing with 1911s is the parts are cheap in compare to other firearms.

I'm a lefty and used to have a fat finger too , practice hitting really tiny targets like clothespins. It will be slow at first but when you start shooting fast it will REALLY pay off

I do too on the Trump gun. I have the Make America Greta Again one .. I have a video of that on the channel. It's a nice shooter. Thank you for watching , much appreciated. There's a separate vid shooting it also.

Same here ... people obsess too much.

Oh, that's nice .... thank you. What did you like the most shooting it? Thank you very much for watching, it is very much appreciated.

This was an excellent recap. Just bought the same Tisas pistol, but haven’t had a chance to shoot it yet. Off to look your other Tisas 1911A1 Army videos.

@@peterrussell798 Wow, thank you very much .... thank you for checking out my channel. Greatly appreciated, hank you thank thank you.

I have another 1000 rds or so and nothing has changed so it would be a similar review bordering on redundancy. I'll keep in mind but maybe have another shooting video with it to go with that to show how accurate it is, which it is. Thanks for the comment. Appreciated feedback, awesome.

@@megatrends You bet ! These pistols are The Bomb! Yeah , an accuracy video on this pistol would be awesome. :D

I've had this 100F degree weather and windchills of -15F. Haven't noticed anything unusual ... I use regular Rem Oil in the winter, seems to be viscose enough for severe cold. Have not noticed anything with the finish on this pistol changing. Thank you very much for wacthing, it means a lot. Have a great day ....

Hope you enjoy it!

It has two layers like they all do as far as I can tell. Mine is a cerakote finish on top of a black parkerized finish. Theres a factory tour video on RU-vid that shows this. I'm sure it isn't hard to find with a search for Tisas factory tpur or something. I wipe mine down with a rag that I get wet with Remoil and do nothing special other than use the firearm a lot. I shoot it a lot every weekend.

I believe it is short for Zigana which is Turkish for Gypsy Girl. My Best guess ... they actually make "Zigana" models.

@@megatrends Thanks for the response! I just bought one of these and mine has ZIG under the barrel. I am going to oil mine every day so I can get it to be a little more like yours instead of the matte grey. I don't want it to be blued, but not dull like it is. Great gun. Good review and thanks for the tip about the oil.

yeah, I do that with my two EDC pistols. A S&W .40 and a Canik TP9 9mm. Bioth are what I call throw away guns and both perform exellently.

I use the factory Mgcar mag, they use a different brand now but I alos use an Auto-ordnance mag, two Wilson Combat mags amnd the only issues Ive had was with generic Korean made junk mags. This handgun wont malfunction on me and has been beyoind impressive. It is designed for 230 grain ball ammo though and I wouldnt recommend hotter loads as Im not sure it was designed for that.

Keep it any buy a repro to shoot. That original one is probably worth 2000 and going up as long as you don't wear out or break a part

This model was discontinued and is now offered with wood grips but basically the same. If you search around you can find one for $400. Thank you for watching by the way, it is very much appreciated.

Side note my Brother has a 38 super 1911 by Rock Island and it is amazing!

You can dry fire a 1911 … if you’ve disassembled one to clean and service the firing pin you would understand why. The firing pin stop I’m almost certain wasn’t designed for hot loads or hot reloads. It also hadn’t been a widespread problem for Tisas so that also lends to my assumption they’re using ammo that is too hot. I’m no expert … 😀

Agreed ... thank you for watching, greatly appreciated.

Depends on the ammo you are going to shoot. These do not handle hotter self defense ammo very well which also depends on the nose shape of the bullet for hollow point ammo. Im assuming you have a full sized Government model US Arm which Armscor uses an 18lb spring for 230gr ball ammo. 12 seems very light, usually the hotter the ammo the stiffer the spring you want. I think the Tisas has a 17lb spring in 45 acp for 230gr ball ammo. Ammo choice factors into this. This website has good info and lists the different tensions for different types and manufacturers. kydexowbholsters.com/1911-recoil-spring-replacement-chart

@@megatrends is a range gun so I only use 230gr ammo,I bought this gun about 14 years ago and I have issues with it since day one I replaced the extractor recently and im going to change the recoil spring and see what happens,I also have new magazines.tank you very much for your help and your quick response god bless you and stay safe.

@@agustinequihua936 Not judging and I don’t know anything about you but the most common cause of 1911 issues with regard to jamming and ejection is shooter error. Usually a loose grip … I don’t know your experience level. I see it often however with newer shooters. They blame the firearm … again I don’t know you or your story but if it applies to you hold onto your money and work on holding the pistol very hard and stiff. A loose grip acts as a shock absorber and prevents the slide from ejecting the casing and you get a stove pipe. 1911s usually almost all fun flawlessly. Again I mean no 8nsult, some people get upset when someone mentions that. It is just a common thing. Thanks. 😀

@@megatrends tank you for taking the time to respond, next time I go to the range I will try to grip the gun better like you said and see if I have better results, I did notice one time I was resting my thumb on the slide stop, I really like the gun but maybe 1911 s are not for me, I have other guns including a xd 45 service model and never had any issues, I put a 17 pound recoil spring and have couple new magazines.tank you again i appreciate your help.

They are nice and yes holster wear can be an issue. The other more collectible expensive 1911s I own get a leather holster and this one we have gets a Kydex holster, I think the added wear actually looks great! Kind of vintage looking. Thank you very much for watching.

@@megatrends I do like the patina on a pistol that is carried heavily. I know when I buy a new handgun that the finish is going to wear if I carry it. I use a kydex IWB holster so it wears a lot more than the leather ones.

Awesome, enjoy! Thank you for watching!

probably not much other than color and a couple of aesthetics. I think both have Government 70 internals, I think so.

Yw, thank you for watching it. Greatly appreciated…much kudos to you. 🙏🤩

Ohh ... thank you very much. I really appreciate your watching it and say thank you.

It has run everything that is 230 grain ball ammo. Which is what it was desaigned for. Probably will handle most hollowpoints if they are rounded on the nose enough. I've not experimented with bullet grain with regard to cycling the slide enough and timing properly. I've not heard anyone complain about it though a couple people changed the recoil spring to accommodate a more potent round. Personally I wouldn't shoot Plus P ammo in this and the manual doesn't specify what not to shoot in it.

They sell a lot of them ... good luck locally as they are usually well stocked so shop around for a good price. You can get these online for $425 or so, locally here they're $498 if you do not wish for wait time and shipping cost etc might be better to buy local. I paid $386 at Classic Firearms for this one a few years ago.

@@megatrends Picked one up today at a local farm & home store. $349.99. It was on sale marked down $100.

@@gonerydin4225 Awesome bargain! Congrats!

It's from use, I wipe it down after every range day with an oiled cloth.

Thank you for watching, it is greatly appreciated.

And that is based on what?

It wouldn't hurt it ... would probably look cool.

Carry it. Intentionally wearing your gun is stupid.

@@Jack_Mehoff7221 It wouldn't hurt a damn thing.

@@mikedkc It's still stupid

@mikedkc Go for it, repro guns are made for abuse and torture

Wow, that's amazing! I've never fired other models other than the Auto Ordnance stainless one I have which was over $1,000 and I like this Tisas just as much. Crazy isn't it?

Me toooo ....

It's a 1911 safety mechanism bro, just get parts you neef and fix it, that's not even a deal breaker imo lol. GOD bless, stay safe... After you fox it...

I've not experienced any issues and haven't heard about others experiencing that recently, there was much discussion on that several years ago especially in the 2013-2018 era.. In any case it is easily fixable which I hope you decide to do and not use it for a paper weight.

Thank you for watching, very much appreciated. Come back if you think of it and let me know your thoughts on the pistol you bought. Thanks again.