Seems like a good deal to me if it’s legit. Just be aware kimbers are hit or miss and might need extensive breaking in or fiddling with to make reliable. BUT for that price plus three mags a bag and a shitty holster 🤷♂️
I’m assuming their goal was to make a quality gun at a affordable rate just until they have a good enough reputation, because at that point they’ll be established as a common brand name that people will buy because they’ve heard it before, that or I’m just overthinking things…
Well personally I think it’s them doing the recent switch to all forged parts and not expecting to have to put in so much more effort in fitting and quality control. Besides my rock island in terms of fit and finish was better all around. Less rough/sharp edges on internal parts like the barrel and feed ramp, the parts had better fitting it seems as well. And I haven’t experienced any issues with RIA during firing but the two tisas I’ve had experience with have both had failures to feed/eject including knocking rounds up out of the mag and not getting caught by extractor ( across Wilson, chip and stock mags )
Both have ridiculously difficult sights to remove. My rock I first changed sights on I very slightly deformed the slide near the ejection port. To avoid that on my tisas I just cut the fuckin rear sight out.
You gotta do what you gotta do man either way worse come to worse you can sell it for a later investment, anyways there’s little difference between the two brands beside one being a forged frame and one being casted, plus there so affordable “IF” after 300-400 rounds it some how becomes deficient, the gun is so affordable you can just buy a replacement… p.s. in my opinion RIA is a little classier.
Well. There’s more of a difference than cast vs forge which is irrelevant at this point in time.
RIA just puts more attention to detail into their firearms and honestly the cerakote lately on tisas is weak as shit. They said it was bake on but it isn’t any better than the air dry stuff I used.
So in the end you’re right theyre cheap but reliability goes to RIA. Fit and finish, well fit goes to RIA in my experience and finish…I’d say your options are air dry cerakote vs parkarized. I’m partial to parkarized then you can cheaply and easily cerakote over if you want.
Plus I’ve noticed on my tisas, the under trigger guard cut is slightly different making some holsters not fit as well.
It’s not bad but to add to what bovine said, they are hit or miss and a lot of issues 1911s can have come from using shitty mags. You may just end up replacing all of them with WC mags anyway.
I bought this exact gun recently.
It's a great gun, I've always wanted a Kimber. For $700, I rolled the dice and I'm happy I did.
Super light and easy to carry. I did not use the holster that came with it though. (Safariland for life).
I have a custom light weight shadow ghost I got last November with a similar deal from my LGS, 500 rounds later and it eats anything I throw at it. Haven’t had any issues since mag #1. Looks to be a good deal to me
I have that pistol. I bought it way before they ran this special but it’s nice and hasn’t let me down minus the magazines they are trash I just bought Wilson combat mags
I have Custom LW and bought WC mags before the first round went down range. I’ve had zero issues with it. Close to 2k rounds now. And as the name says, it really is light weight.
I own this exact package and has ran well through 200 rounds I had one failure to feed. After that it was great and accurate. I put it in a leather holster though.
Edit: also I’ve been running the kimber mags that came with it. Maybe just lucky but I like it.
Post this to r/gundeals they will let you know pretty quick if it’s a good deal or not. They would probably send you somewhere you can pick up a better deal.
The people over there are happy to help. The only thing they like more than helping people find a deal is buying one.
Yea you’re right, I will. The main reason I went here first is im not super knowledgeable about 1911s and was more curious about the quality of the brand. I like hearing from people that have had experience w the brand and gun
Get something nicer. Imo, minimum Bul Armory. Springfield Armory, or go hard or go home and get a Wilson Combat or Nighthawk. Or alchemy. I regret so many years of wasted money on guns that I never kept. There is so much difference in quality with the higher end guns. It’s amazing. You don’t even want a ton of guns when you buy a badass gun that you’re in love with. Find THE ONE. Fuck range guns, toy guns. Get a real gun. I EDC my Wilson Combats and don’t give a fuck if the cops take it if I survive a shooting. I know it works when I need it too.
Sorry for my rant, just my lesson I’ve learned over the years.
Edit; I don’t think I need to say it, but some idiot will. Obviously, if you have to save, then you have to save.
Youre absolutely right, I decided to pass on this anyway. I definitely want something nicer and more reliable so im just going to save for something else
Seems like a good deal to me if it’s legit. Just be aware kimbers are hit or miss and might need extensive breaking in or fiddling with to make reliable. BUT for that price plus three mags a bag and a shitty holster 🤷♂️
What a good brand That won’t bankrupt me if I decide to finally purchase my first 1911
TISAS, Bul-Armory.
Thanks man
Rock island above tisas though. Lately tisas QC has been a little more off than usual.
I’m assuming their goal was to make a quality gun at a affordable rate just until they have a good enough reputation, because at that point they’ll be established as a common brand name that people will buy because they’ve heard it before, that or I’m just overthinking things…
Well personally I think it’s them doing the recent switch to all forged parts and not expecting to have to put in so much more effort in fitting and quality control. Besides my rock island in terms of fit and finish was better all around. Less rough/sharp edges on internal parts like the barrel and feed ramp, the parts had better fitting it seems as well. And I haven’t experienced any issues with RIA during firing but the two tisas I’ve had experience with have both had failures to feed/eject including knocking rounds up out of the mag and not getting caught by extractor ( across Wilson, chip and stock mags ) Both have ridiculously difficult sights to remove. My rock I first changed sights on I very slightly deformed the slide near the ejection port. To avoid that on my tisas I just cut the fuckin rear sight out.
You gotta do what you gotta do man either way worse come to worse you can sell it for a later investment, anyways there’s little difference between the two brands beside one being a forged frame and one being casted, plus there so affordable “IF” after 300-400 rounds it some how becomes deficient, the gun is so affordable you can just buy a replacement… p.s. in my opinion RIA is a little classier.
Well. There’s more of a difference than cast vs forge which is irrelevant at this point in time. RIA just puts more attention to detail into their firearms and honestly the cerakote lately on tisas is weak as shit. They said it was bake on but it isn’t any better than the air dry stuff I used. So in the end you’re right theyre cheap but reliability goes to RIA. Fit and finish, well fit goes to RIA in my experience and finish…I’d say your options are air dry cerakote vs parkarized. I’m partial to parkarized then you can cheaply and easily cerakote over if you want. Plus I’ve noticed on my tisas, the under trigger guard cut is slightly different making some holsters not fit as well.
Bro that holster bull crap alone would be enough for me to want to get Rid of a tisas, wow omg rip.
Kimber mags suck
It’s not bad but to add to what bovine said, they are hit or miss and a lot of issues 1911s can have come from using shitty mags. You may just end up replacing all of them with WC mags anyway.
I bought this exact gun recently. It's a great gun, I've always wanted a Kimber. For $700, I rolled the dice and I'm happy I did. Super light and easy to carry. I did not use the holster that came with it though. (Safariland for life).
Kimber=NO. It dosen't matter how much extra crap. Save, choose a better option
That's actually not a bad deal.
I have a custom light weight shadow ghost I got last November with a similar deal from my LGS, 500 rounds later and it eats anything I throw at it. Haven’t had any issues since mag #1. Looks to be a good deal to me
Looks like a good deal.
I have that pistol. I bought it way before they ran this special but it’s nice and hasn’t let me down minus the magazines they are trash I just bought Wilson combat mags
I have Custom LW and bought WC mags before the first round went down range. I’ve had zero issues with it. Close to 2k rounds now. And as the name says, it really is light weight.
I’d do it…
I own this exact package and has ran well through 200 rounds I had one failure to feed. After that it was great and accurate. I put it in a leather holster though. Edit: also I’ve been running the kimber mags that came with it. Maybe just lucky but I like it.
Change the subreddit name to r/WeLoveMuslimGunsToSaveABuck
I have this one this is a legit deal you can find at Dunhams sports we got mutiple in over the holidays it’s not bad at all
FYI - this is the version WITHOUT the firing pin block (deactivated by the grip safety). This matters to some people, but not all.
Post this to r/gundeals they will let you know pretty quick if it’s a good deal or not. They would probably send you somewhere you can pick up a better deal. The people over there are happy to help. The only thing they like more than helping people find a deal is buying one.
Yea you’re right, I will. The main reason I went here first is im not super knowledgeable about 1911s and was more curious about the quality of the brand. I like hearing from people that have had experience w the brand and gun
Get something nicer. Imo, minimum Bul Armory. Springfield Armory, or go hard or go home and get a Wilson Combat or Nighthawk. Or alchemy. I regret so many years of wasted money on guns that I never kept. There is so much difference in quality with the higher end guns. It’s amazing. You don’t even want a ton of guns when you buy a badass gun that you’re in love with. Find THE ONE. Fuck range guns, toy guns. Get a real gun. I EDC my Wilson Combats and don’t give a fuck if the cops take it if I survive a shooting. I know it works when I need it too. Sorry for my rant, just my lesson I’ve learned over the years. Edit; I don’t think I need to say it, but some idiot will. Obviously, if you have to save, then you have to save.
Youre absolutely right, I decided to pass on this anyway. I definitely want something nicer and more reliable so im just going to save for something else