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My pleasure. Some viewers prefer more "bite-sized" videos. Also, ironically, it's not uncommon for youtube to demonetize one video but then monetize another one even though they both feature the same pistol. Can you say "arbitrary!"
Great review. I have the big brother of this pistol the Yukon 10mm and absolutely love it. The 2 pistols look identical and I agree with your observations. Tisas is knocking it out of the park I recently read on a forum that Colt has contracted with Tisas to make their internal parts for them. If you can’t beat them join them I guess. Thanks Howard keep up the good work. 👍
Well done! And an extra 'hat tip' to Tisas because as a cross dominant shooter (LH/RE), I'm sure they set those sights up right outta the box for someone like me. 😉 👍👍
Of all of the things to deal with in shooting a pistol, I think that would be the hardest thing to overcome. Cross dominate eye, LH/RE, being the worst combo! Lol Good on you!
@@I_LIKE_GUNS_56 Thank you! The PMIs at MCRD did such a great job on me that my neck muscles are fully formed from constantly cranking my head to the portside. A nice bonus is I get to buy dress shirts 1 full size larger in the collar, too. Semper Fi!
@@TheGunfighter45acp OORAH MARINE! LMHO remembering the PMI’s in boot camp! I had my own, personal USMC PMI when I was 5, my dad: GySgt B.O.Boyer! Semper Fi my Brother.
Very fine video, HR - THANK YOU - and as is obvious to everyone, Tisas’ 1911A1s are VERY good weapons and most attractively priced. I’d respectfully recommend a Part IV. Perhaps accuracy and functional comparisons (with the same ammunitions) among the Stingray, your M&P, P99, the more “refined’ commander length 1911A1, and possibly one or two others might be of interest. Here’s my point, all of these semiautomatics have 4.0 or 4.25 inch barrels and all are chambered for 9x19mm. BUT, some are 1911s, some are striker fired while other are hammer fired, some are SA, others DA/SA, and others are “two-step” SA, in addition their sights, triggers and ergonomics differ and - most importantly - their retail prices widely vary (to illustrate this, a $2500+ Wilson versus a $400ish M&P - and I’m only using these firearms and prices to illustrate the potential cost differentials). Obviously, this could lead to some meaningful conclusions, such as: (1) the Wilson is the most accurate, but only slightly more than the Tisas,and the Walther, or (2) the Walther’s action really does (or doesn’t) make a difference, or (3) the striker fired / polymer M&P or Glock (or . . . ) provided entirely effective results, or (4) excellent ergonomics, and/or trigger, and/or sights are (or are not) worth the additional expenses, and (5) this list could be extended or reduced. Thus, I hope, viewers might - dependent on their individual objectives for such handguns - be able to conclude “the $100 greater cost for the Stingray versus the G19 is (or is not) money well spent” or “superior ergonomics, trigger, and sights are (or are not) worth spending $150 more, but not $1250 more),” or “uber-capacity really is (or is not) important for me,” and so forth. At any rate, that’s my likely - pre coffee - flawed thought.
A side-by-side comparison? That sounds like fun! I happened to find a box of pushpins yesterday, I have never done that, but sounds like a good challenge for both my new Colt and myself.
I do like the feel of the curved grip have several 1911 pistols in that configuration both standard and commander pistols. These include weapons in 10MM 38 SUPER AND a .357 SIG. I like the general feel but always believed the 1911 in general really felt like a natural extension of my hand.
Excellent! I do believe I have found my next brace. Great pricing and your review was indepth and enough to tip me. Thanks for the quality presentation as always
I have collected 1911s for many years. I have collected more with an eye towards experiencing different calibers and sizes than brand. I have guns from Colt (2), Springfield Armory (2), RIA (3), Taurus (1), Llama (4), AMT (1), Iver Johnson (1) and Browning (2) barrels go from I believe 3" to 7". Last year I added from Tisas two more, a 9mm Stingray and a 9mm Nightstalker. I found the build quality to be equal to or better than any 1911 in my collection even the Colt stainless steel Officers ACP and the steel frame Commander, both 45's. About the only 1911 caliber I don't have is 10mm and I am planning to add one this year (2024) probably from Tisas or possibly Iver Johnson. I also have 22LR conversion units from Colt and Kimber that I am considering having dedicated frames built for, these will nicely complement the 22LR Baby 1911's from Browning and Llama. I haven't routinely carried a 1911 since I retired from the Army in 1986 but the Stingray may change my mind. As always I greatly enjoyed your videos on the Stingray particularly since I actually own one. Please keep up the excellent work. I grew up around Camp Pendleton and even though I chose a career in the Army and convinced our son to enlist in the Air Force (he retired after 23 years as an Air Force cop) I have the greatest respect for leather necks. So let me close with Semper Fi Marine. Can't wait for part 3.
I've put 700 rounds through my new Tisas Stingray 9mm as of 1/13/24. Using Hollow points and FMJ. NO MALFUNCTIONS. This is an awesome pistol. Very accurate standing without a bench rest. This pistol has beat out my Sig P226 9mm for my EDC. I carry the Stingray in an Urban Carry Lock leather IWB holster that is custom made for this pistol.
Excellent review. I admit that I have been on the fence about Tisas for geo-political reasons but your reviews have shown that they make a solid 1911. My local gun shop got in a few Tisas 1911’s and one is the Raider model that I’m considering as it has a light rail. All my 1911’s are government sized in .45 acp without a light rail. But this Raider might be a good bedside option with a light. Thank you as always for your excellent content.
Good range review. I'm a 1911 .45ACP guy of 40+ years. I might change to a 9mm 1911 if I could get one here in California. This looks like a very nice pistol. Thanks.
I have the .45 Stingray with aluminum frame, along with the Devil Ray with steel frame. Nice guns, the trigger, longer than GI may be why you are hitting left. You may be slightly pushing the trigger.
This could be the next pistol of the year?? I really like that platform in 9mm I have the Bul Armory Commander and it's amazing. Great review and maybe you can rectify the sight issue. All the best!
My EDC was ''Gun of the Year' In the early 90's by ''Guns and Ammo'' magazine and the NRA. Today it's a curiosity at the pawn shop. I find it curious that prior ''Gun of the Year'' guns aren't on the ''I want one'' list.
HR your reviews are so informative, we love your channel. Just ordered a Tisas Aviator, maybe you could review one of those next!! BTW that’s a really cool shirt where did you get it?
Great Review and Video! Congratulations on the acquisition of your new 9mm Stingray 1911 and may it serve you well! Looking forward to the upcoming Comparison Review! 🙂
Tisas makes great 1911's for the money, I like the bobbed grip frame on a 1911 for carry. Good video HR. Where can I find a field jacket like the one you have?
Another great review. I think both you and the Stingray did quite well at the 25 yard range. As for a side by side comparison, I'm looking forward to that, and hearing your thoughts. As I had said in the previous video, I also have a Stingray (.45 ACP model) and also have a TISAS Carry model with steel frame. They are both great shooters, and I really think they can't be beat for the price point. I still like my Colts though 😊. Again, thanks for the video, and hope you guys have a great day!
I have never tried a 1911, let alone one that is chambered in 9mm (like Samual L. Jackson's character in Pulp Fiction). At the indoor range i have tried the stainless S&W 9mm pistol (like the ones used by the bad guys in Resevoir Dogs), the S&W stainless .357 magnum revolver (long ago police issue style) and the striker fired .45 Glock. A friend of mine was going to become a police officer and said to me he had a choice between a striker fired 9mm, .40 or .45 caliber. I suggested the Glock .45 as it performed the best.
Looks good. It's really good looking and LW Commander model looks like hits the right carry weight. I'd like to get one. Steel frame model can be found for less
Good morning HR. Glad to see that the Stingray lived up to expectations. How does the bobtail grip feel? It doesn't seem to affect the shootability. I'm really tempted, but I already have 3 carry 9 mm in the rotation and a PSA Dagger that I just got. So far it's looking pretty good. The poly coated bullets came up in the chat. I wonder if Hollywood and the media will jump on them like the infamous Teflon cop killer bullets of the past.😂
Like I said after the first video on this pistol, I'm getting that itch to own one😅 But I happened to find a pristine Knight MK85 yesterday(that I absolutely didn't need) so my new gun aspirations are now delayed a bit longer. I appreciate the honest reviews, mistakes & all.
Very good review, HR. I was particularly impressed with the way you put two shots in the chest and one in the head with no break in cadence at all. All three targets were impressive. As a former coach I would mention one thing about your accuracy testing from a rest: I have noticed that almost every time you look too long at a shot before you break it that shot goes out of the group. It's fairly predictable. You are trying to make it too perfect and looking too long. I found for myself that it is necessary to recognize when this is happening and just stop and look away. Take a few seconds break and look away from the firearm and breathe normally. Look at the green grass for a few seconds and let your eye adjust to that distance before coming back to the sights. Breathe and then start to work on the shot again. The more you become accustomed to recognizing what is about to happen taking this break the more your groups will improve and the fewer wide shots you will have. Works for me and it will work for you, too.
Thanks! I do that very thing when shooting rifles. I don’t think I ever tried it with a handgun. I’ll give it a shot, although it might require me to edit the footage.
Spend the extra money and get the Fusion 1911 Riptide C in 45. Made in Florida. And the OWNER is Bob Sever he was the OWNER of Dan Wesson until he sold it to CZ
Thanks Chief!! Great video!! I like that you incorporated the body cam. Also, very sharp shirt!! Happy New Year. Looking forward to another great year from you.
The Stingray looks lile a competitor to the Springfield EMP/4" for half the price. The EMP does have slightly reduced footprint and does not take standard 1911 magazines. There seems to becwn iron rule that every 5 shot group has a flyer. I see this all the tine. Four nicely placed shots and one that wanders away.
HR Funk, great presentation. Have you heard of Kentucky windage? lol Where's your Snow? We're supposed to get 3 to 4 more inches this weekend. We will be having the Frozen Chosin next week.
I think I wrote something like this before, and just to let you know, I don't mean this in any sort of "insulting" way.... I'm just pointing out something I've noticed. Mr. HRFUNK, you look quite a lot like a character from movie called, "Small Soldiers (1998)." There was a character called, Chip Hazard, on that film, and when I looked him up while watching this, lol, coincidently he was wearing nearly what you are wearing in this video - cammo shirt, almost same pattern - color similar, and cammo pants - you're here are plain, his was patterned as well. I showed my girlfriend a side-by-side and not only does she agree, but also asked if you were the inspiration for the character. I told here, "Can't be, the character is from 1998 and this video is from a month ago." .... I think the last time I made a comment like this, I suggested you looked like the video game character: Duke Nukem, and while you do look a bit like him, I think finally I searched my memory good enough to come up with the movie character Chip Hazard, and this time I think I'm correct. Well, have fun with it, I don't mean it in any insulting way. Good luck.
Ha, ha! Don't fret. I'm not insulted. I've had people telling me I look like that character for at least 10 years. I think it's kind of funny. I finally watched the movie recently just to see what I thought of my "look-alike." I rather liked him.
@@hrfunk haha, good, glad you took it that way. And, yeah, it's been a long time since I've seen it, but I was a decent movie, and that character was ... well, a character! ... Thanks for the response. Semper Fi!
I don't own a 9mm handgun at this point... have about every other caliber LOL.. Do I want one? kinda sorta maybe not really? I think I want another 38 super before that. the 1911 in 9mm has some appeal tho. being a slightly smaller platform. and.. 9mm seems to feed and eject well from about any platform? Cheap... I don't even pick up the brass (had a carbine) because I can buy cleaned and sized deprimed once fired brass for cheap... The 38 super is more accurate (for me) and significantly more powerful
I'm looking at this pistol in 10mm - called the Yukon. SO I appreciated this vid! This is totally off topic, but what watch/strap are you wearing please?
What cinnitation does "funk" have? Besides odor, I have never been exposed to it's military meaning. I assume that it pertains to the military somehow because I see military channels incorporate it in to their names, sometimes. Thank you for your time.
So….This is not the first pistol out of the box that shot left for you. I’m thinking there is another issue that we are overlooking. I know you are “age vision challenged”, just like me, I might add, so, is there something you are seeing differently than before? Is there enough daylight between the front sight blade/rear sight gap? I’ve found for my old eyes, I now need more “light” between the two. I also need my trifocals to shoot accurately from the bag/support. Maybe you’d do well to get a set of prescription glasses to help you here too. I’m wondering too about your “group opening” shots from all of your shooting lately. Maybe something that may be attributed to the sight issues…….maybe. I know for me, 10 years ago, when I was your age, I had to do some HUGE self evaluation about my vision. Just wondering and trying to help. Now, about the pistol….lol You mentioned the safety. That’s a great piece of information. I have an RIA and a Taurus 1911 with ambi-safeties on and have never noticed an issue and I’ve got gorilla hands. 😂 I do wonder how you got along with the grip though. No humped mainspring housing and the bobbed grip too. Did you notice any difference in shooting it with those features? To me, I like the ascetics of those features for a “modern 1911”. A Marine brother and great Christian friend, Grant LaVelle, did a review for “The Armory Life” of the Prodigy from Springfield. He shot that thing off of a tripod out to 350 yards and could ring steel! 😮😮😮😮😮😮 Quite remarkable. It costs $1,800 too though! Three times what this Tisas does. As always, a great review of a decent 1911. I’m convinced that some of those “less notable” manufacturers have gotten some things right in their 1911 offerings. I know I would put my Taurus PT1911 up against any of the major manufacturer’s offerings.
I suppose I can’t rule out changes in my vision as a contributing factor in errant shots (or groups for that matter), but I don’t think that’s the problem in most cases. I’ll be shooting more groups in the next video and they’re more in keeping with what I might expect. The Bob-tail 1911 profile is, to me, visually unbecoming. I’m so used to the classic lines of the standard design that when I see models like the Stingray they look deformed to my eye. I also don’t really buy the “Bob-tail 1911s are more concealable” mantra. I think that’s really just a marketing ploy. That said, the Stingray feels pretty good in my hand. The grip profile reminds me of the S&W Model 39 which always felt very good to me. I just have to keep telling myself that’s what’s important. It doesn’t matter what it looks like! Regarding the idea of smaller overseas manufacturers getting a lot of things right, I think you are quite correct. The whole situation reminds me of the US automobile industry circa 1978. Cars manufactured here at that time were big gas-guzzling land-yachts that were, in many cases, poorly built and problematic. Suddenly companies like Volkswagen, Toyota, etc come along with nimble little vehicles that run forever and use a fraction of the gas required by domestic vehicles, AND they were less expensive. Those foreign vehicles were laughed at initially, just like many foreign made firearms were a few years ago. Then people actually started buying them and the laughing stopped. The US auto industry was able to rebound, restructure, and remain competitive. We’ll have to wait and see if US firearms manufacturers can do the same.
@@hrfunk Remember having to “correct” the point of impact of the M9A3? Grips and ammo. No sight adjustment. I always wondered why? The Stingray has a medium length trigger. Where does your finger hit that? I don’t need to troubleshoot your trigger interaction, you are capable of doing that. Didn’t you say you liked the short trigger? I wonder if that might have something to do with it. A full size 1911 grip doesn’t even clear my hand. The bobbed tail or the straight main spring housing fits my palm swell lots better but, ain’t everybody got gorilla hands like a Boyer (Son #2 has bigger hands than I do! You probably remember that from his handshake at HOP!) As for not caring what the gun looks like and still shooting it well, THAT should make Glocks much more palatable to you! BWAHAHAHAHA Personally, I find nothing ascetically pleasing about a 1911. Not that they are ugly, they just are, they exist……a simple (overrated) tool. I’ve never raved over the looks of a claw hammer either. :) I certainly can’t compare it to a M39 either, since, there are no S&W steel/metal semi-auto pistols in this household…. ;) I understand the analogy about automakers too. Growing up in the suburbs of Detroit in the 1960’s through the early 1970’s, and being a mechanic during that time, I have intimate knowledge of the industry. I can remember thinking: "Why do we junk our American made cars at 100,000 miles while these Japanese cars aren’t even broken in at that mark?" Personally, I like “float boats”. When I retired, I got rid of my Ford Excursion…..that ran on diesel…..glad I did now! Haha But, that ride though….. The American auto industry didn’t actually rebound, restructure and remain competitive without a TON of goobermint interference. Remember: Lee Ioccoca? (Sp) Remember: “Too big to fail?” So, if the American gun industry is waiting for the goobermint’s help to become great again, yeah, THAT probably ain’t gonna happen……So, Apples to cumquats (cars to guns).
@@I_LIKE_GUNS_56 I definitely agree with your last couple of sentences. Which is why I'm concerned for the future domestic firearms manufacturing. Wouldn't it be convenient for our government if there were no firearms made in the US? Then, a simple import restriction could functionally end firearm sales. No second amendment violation there. I'm already worried about that happening with ammunition as some of our largest suppliers are being bought by overseas companies. I'm glad there are quite a few smaller manufacturers like HOP around the country, but they still source some of their components from foreign countries (primarily powder). I've been pretty openly critical of a lot of US produced firearms products during the last couple of years. I keep hoping that such criticism will resonate with some corporate executives and provide impetus for them to turn things around before it's too late. Time will tell.
@@hrfunk Wishful thinking in that last statement, I’m afraid. Again, this is apples and oranges but, my dad got Lincoln to listen….way back…in a way. A FOMOCO engineering executive was our customer. The first year that the MKIV came out, it was only offered with single exhaust. That exec saw the fallacy of that but couldn’t convince “the powers that be” at the time to add it to the model. He brought the brand new car to dad’s shop and said: “Build dual exhaust on this thing and I’ll make them test it on the track, that’ll prove what I’m saying!” So, dad, a high school dropout/career U. S. Marine did just that, he built what didn’t exist. The exec did exactly what he said and they ran that thing on their test track. The next year, dual exhaust was an option, the year after, standard equipment. Taking that anecdotal story and apply it to the firearms industry: Gonna have to come up with something new instead of replicating old designs that belong in a museum…… Otherwise, Canik, Tisas and others are going to keep whipping our fanny’s in the market. Personally, I think Sig, with the P365 & P320 lines is doing that. We just need more to follow suit. In my opinion, of course.
I don't own any but the ambidextrous safety is not a plus for me. I have shot some pistols, and it is very annoying. It's like having a constant distraction, rubbing and telling you hey, I'm here for no reason to bug the crap out of you.
