Hello,
I am new to the forum and i really don't ever post anything on forums. I had just purchased my Tisas Zig 1911 .45ACP from Buds Gun Shop for $400 shipped, I have to say it was the fastest shipping i have ever had on a firearm, it arrived Tuesday and i had purchased it on Saturday!
I am writing this review and listing all the upgrades and the outcome of the install of those parts as time comes, I am doing this due to the fact i cant really find much about the gun or anything about modifications.
I have not yet fired the gun so i am not modifying anything until i put a few hundred round through it! I did order two extra Mec-Gar mags to go with it, that's the mag it came with, I also ordered the Houge wrap around grip with finger grooves for it, I'm personally not a fan of smooth wood grips all tho the ones that came with it are not bad.
Here is a list of what the gun came with,
1. Hard plastic case with foam padding
2. One bore brush and a plastic rod for cleaning patches
3. One Mec-Gar 8 round mag
4. One spent shell from test fire
5. cleaning rag
6. Gun manual
7. A paper packet with a checklist for gun safety
First and foremost I have to say that this seems like a really nice 1911 for $400, as the reviews on Buds state.
Here is my review of it out of the box before firing,
The slide is tight, the Parkerized finish is nice and seems pretty durable, mag fits nice and tight and the mag release works good, the safety is smooth, the slide stop is tight and with the slide locked back its pretty hard to release without applying a lot of pressure (should be easier to release the slide once broke in) I believe some of the controls on the outside are MIM, they are definitely cast.
Once i field stripped the gun i found the frame to be cast and if i have to guess it is a Investment casting, the slide seems to be machined, the barrel is polished cold forged stainless, the trigger has some slop probably around a sixteenth before the trigger even touches due to the palm safety, the hammer looks to be cast as well.
I loaded the mag with some ammo and cycled some ammo through it with the slide, everything seemed to be fine, just the feed ramp needed to be polished it had the parkerized finish on it.
All in all the gun seems to be a great quality 1911 for the money, it seems to spec from what i have seen, not sure what the mil spec measurements are nor could i find a list of those measurements, if anyone knows what they are or where i could find them that would be awesome, i am curios to take some measurements on this gun.
After i fire a few hundred through it and see what she can do out of the box i plan to upgrade the trigger, the hammer and the slide stop for sure, than depending on how it shoots i am going to look into replacing the springs to a different spring rate and maybe a trigger job, also, i plan on going with mostly Wilson Combat parts. The GI sights it came with have to go so i am most likely going to go with trijicon night sights. The front sight is staked and looks to be braised as well.
Some may say why stick the money into modifying this gun and say you could have just spent the money and bought a Kimber or something, well i personally love building and modifying firearms and i did not want to build a 1911 from scratch due to the high cost, i believe this gun is a good starting point to build a nice quality 1911 for around $900 including the price of the gun and i will have the pleasure of doing it myself and it will be personalized the way i want it.
I will keep everyone updated with a range report and the mods i do and how well the parts fit and what fitting will be required.
I am new to the forum and i really don't ever post anything on forums. I had just purchased my Tisas Zig 1911 .45ACP from Buds Gun Shop for $400 shipped, I have to say it was the fastest shipping i have ever had on a firearm, it arrived Tuesday and i had purchased it on Saturday!
I am writing this review and listing all the upgrades and the outcome of the install of those parts as time comes, I am doing this due to the fact i cant really find much about the gun or anything about modifications.
I have not yet fired the gun so i am not modifying anything until i put a few hundred round through it! I did order two extra Mec-Gar mags to go with it, that's the mag it came with, I also ordered the Houge wrap around grip with finger grooves for it, I'm personally not a fan of smooth wood grips all tho the ones that came with it are not bad.
Here is a list of what the gun came with,
1. Hard plastic case with foam padding
2. One bore brush and a plastic rod for cleaning patches
3. One Mec-Gar 8 round mag
4. One spent shell from test fire
5. cleaning rag
6. Gun manual
7. A paper packet with a checklist for gun safety
First and foremost I have to say that this seems like a really nice 1911 for $400, as the reviews on Buds state.
Here is my review of it out of the box before firing,
The slide is tight, the Parkerized finish is nice and seems pretty durable, mag fits nice and tight and the mag release works good, the safety is smooth, the slide stop is tight and with the slide locked back its pretty hard to release without applying a lot of pressure (should be easier to release the slide once broke in) I believe some of the controls on the outside are MIM, they are definitely cast.
Once i field stripped the gun i found the frame to be cast and if i have to guess it is a Investment casting, the slide seems to be machined, the barrel is polished cold forged stainless, the trigger has some slop probably around a sixteenth before the trigger even touches due to the palm safety, the hammer looks to be cast as well.
I loaded the mag with some ammo and cycled some ammo through it with the slide, everything seemed to be fine, just the feed ramp needed to be polished it had the parkerized finish on it.
All in all the gun seems to be a great quality 1911 for the money, it seems to spec from what i have seen, not sure what the mil spec measurements are nor could i find a list of those measurements, if anyone knows what they are or where i could find them that would be awesome, i am curios to take some measurements on this gun.
After i fire a few hundred through it and see what she can do out of the box i plan to upgrade the trigger, the hammer and the slide stop for sure, than depending on how it shoots i am going to look into replacing the springs to a different spring rate and maybe a trigger job, also, i plan on going with mostly Wilson Combat parts. The GI sights it came with have to go so i am most likely going to go with trijicon night sights. The front sight is staked and looks to be braised as well.
Some may say why stick the money into modifying this gun and say you could have just spent the money and bought a Kimber or something, well i personally love building and modifying firearms and i did not want to build a 1911 from scratch due to the high cost, i believe this gun is a good starting point to build a nice quality 1911 for around $900 including the price of the gun and i will have the pleasure of doing it myself and it will be personalized the way i want it.
I will keep everyone updated with a range report and the mods i do and how well the parts fit and what fitting will be required.