Excellent rundown, HR. I just recently picked up the 1911A1 from Tisas, and this one is next on my list.

Excellent video/review. Am a Tisas fan and have had similar experiences with the 2 I own.

Nice video. Good review. I'm very happy with the 2 Tisas 1911s I have.

Back in the 70's, Bob Day (former USAF Pistol Team armourer) told me that running about 500 rounds of hardball thru a new 1911 helped to polish/break in the ramp and make them feed hollowpoint more reliably. I've done that with both my TISAS commanders (45 and 9) and haven't had any feeding problems with 185 and 200 grain jhp. Haven't tried any 230 gr jhp yet.

Yes i like the arch mainspring housing to ,my Colt rail gun had a flat mainspring housing , but i got a arch one for it , this gun looks very good imay start looking for one ,

Currently, for $8500, you can buy an original. Tisas is hitting home runs. That is a nice looking facsimile.

I want one. Its match accurate with a great look. Feeds ball 100%

Les Baers come in a cardboard box! Back in the 1990s, Walther top of the line 9mm P99 came in a cardboard box and they cost $1,000 back in the early 1990s. Thanks for a great, calm, informative review. You have one of the best channels.

I have 3 Tisas 1911 pistols, including the Raider. I love all of them.

I own 2. Of the 1911 Tisas Love them both.

Federal Defensive punch 230 gr. hollow point is round like the ball ammo.

Another great video. Thanks Howard!

Any holster that works for a Springfield Armory Operator will work with the Raider! I have G-Code Kydex holsters for the SA Operator.

The Tisas Raider looks like a winner. In my 43+ years of 1911 ownership I've learned that more expensive doesn't always equal better. The most overrated 1911 I have ever owned was a $3,800 Alchemy (ACW) "Prime Elite", it was shiny and pretty to look at, but it didn't perform any better than my $1,800 Dan Wessons. Live and Learn...

Thanks again for your video HRFUNK

Great vid good clarity on the look of it.Have the Marine {Colt} U.S.M.C. Already, Had to get this model also. Every Leatherneck should get one.

I agree with you on the arched mainspring, never thought I'd meet someone who agreed with me. Everyone says I'm "wrong" for liking it (why can't they just say they prefer the flat?).

Great review of this seemingly great pistol, Howard!! I was in the Corps at roughly the same years as you (84-88 - 1/1 & 3/1) and I'm a former Copper to, so I really appreciate your reviews!

I should get one to go with my FDE FN High Power.

Better slide to frame fit thats for sure

I really appreciate this review.

Great review. Love your channel!

Absolutely delightful video. FIRST OFF I appreciate you served in the Corps (Semper FI!). I served in Italy (Italian military) when I was residing there. But secondly, I really love the pace of your videos. Subscribed. You're ONE of the FEW I don't want to skip; no boring, given phrases - all the truth expressed with simplicity and class. Thoroughly enjoyed!

Agree too with short trigger and arched mainspring housing!

The arched main spring housing would be really nice.

Nice ! A real tack driver ! Maybe an arched mainspring housing would help since you’re used to that. As for hollow points, 1911’s you know are really picky. Being designed for the 230gr. FMJ as we know, I’m not going to scold my 1911 for not liking the hollow points. Lol It’s a really beautiful firearm you’ve got and I believe will give you many years of enjoyment. Have a Blessed Day and Happy Easter 🐣 sir !

Plunger spring & night sights.

My tisas 1911 I had gotten when I turned 21. I loved it so much that I got another tisas 1911. I haven't had any issues and I am planning on getting a 3rd one soon.

Thank you Well done! I will order one.

HR Funk does amazing work

Nice vid, as always. I just subscribed. Thank you for shooting some paper. I’m tired of guys running around in the gravel pit displaying accuracy by volume. Keep up the good work, Marine.

My experience with Tisas pistols, if you can take apart the frame and clean everything really good you will likely drop a pound in trigger pull. Remove any burs or rough spots from the trigger bow and other areas you may get it better.

USMC 1981-1985. I had a standard 1911A1 during WESTPAC '85. Used it during Shore patrols in Subic Bay Philippines and Busan Korea shore patrols. Great gun. Always trusted it and have owned 3 standards and currently a commander.

Install a Colt sear spring. I vote for flat MS and short trigger.

This pistol has a break In period of about 500 rounds. After that it runs smoothly and trigger gets a little lighter

I prefer flat mainspring and short teigger. Only been carrying a 1911 50 years...

lol, order a wilson combat spring for my Tisas raider I bought on your recommendation. Two and a half months later I'm on hold trying to get a refund since it never showed (I've since got one from Midway). I like giving you the credit using the discount code but Optics Planet's customer service leaves something to be desired. Thank you for the recommendation on the Raider. I love it!

Always wanted one of these since the Marine Colt M45A1.... Hey thank you !!!! Went to Bud's and ordered one And if you want the UID tag on the MK 25, it's from Carolina laser works

What I’ve learned about buying more budget priced 1911’s that have a lot of features that higher end 1911’s offer is you’ll need to upgrade parts to get the best out of it. It’s still a win because you still come out way cheaper even after the upgrades.

If I can ever get the money together I WILL get this one.

For a combat handgun, 5 pounds is desirable for me personally. I really like tisas for filling in that void that colt has left for collectors. This was also a really detailed and professional review.

2:38 only a face a Drill instructor could love Hoorah Devil Dog get some!

The Tisas Raider is my first 1911 style handgun and I love it. Previously I've had a couple steel Witness double stack .45's that I loved. Ditched them about 15 years ago when .45 got real expensive and stuck with 9mm. Pockets are a little deeper now and .45 seems more reasonable so I gave her a go and now I'm looking for a IWB holster for carry. Thanks for the in depth review!

Great shooting, nice groups!!!!

For some reason, I really enjoyed this video and I again am convinced that Tisas designs and manufactures excellent quality and performance 1911’s. Further, I’d wager that - with time, shooting, perhaps some minor feed-ramp polishing, and maybe a projectile with a slightly different ogive - JPH’s will function perfectly. However, with all this sincerely said, I already own more good 1911A1’s than I realistically will ever need. So, I won’t be purchasing one, BUT, were I beginning to accumulate !911’s now, I absolutely would buy a Tisas . . . imho, it’s an excellent 1911 period . . . and a great deal for the money. THANKS, Howard (and I smiled ridiculously when the second “tack driver” round was on target).

Run 230-grain sig hollow-points ,they run great in my tisas they have a nice round shape.

Good looking gun.

Hey HR, im thinking about picking about a Tisas 1911 today. Either going for the Raider or the Stingray both in 45acp of course. Ive never been a fan of the A1 modification but since you are i think you should check out the new Tisas 1911 Aviator 45, she’s definitely a sweet looking pistol. Reminds me of a 1970s Colt Combat Commander with the ring hammer that i much prefer to the new delta style hammers used on everything. Would love to see you do a review on it.

Hornady xtp in my experience has worked with pistols finicky feeding hollow points otherwise I guess you'll have to work over that Turkish 1911 thanks for the review

Thinking of looking at the Tisas Tank Commander in 9mm. They seem to be the best builds of all the budget 1911s.

I’m glad I found you on KZfaq and this is a great review. I’ve been dying to buy one of these but I wasn’t quite sure if it would be worth it. The price point is amazing but certainly isn’t amazing if the gun end up being terrible lol but from what I saw in this video, it is well worth the money. Thank you for the review.

It's a third of the price, but it's just as good. Huzzah for the Tisas Raider!

Your US Army version is the one I tried to find but couldn't, the one in the box with the 1911 art on it. Ended up getting the plastic case gun.

Just bought the tisas tanker. I love it and it's very reliable. It makes a great truck gun! I'm going to get one of these!!! Thanks for the informative video!!! 🙂👍

Those Tisas are unbeatable for the money. Bet it'll run JHP no problem after a few hundred rounds of ball through it.

Quick observation here, this gun is basically the same as my tisas B45R duty with a few small differences. The raider has the lanyard loop, a flat trigger, 1 extra rail slot, and it’s desert tan. Other than that it’s identical. My B45R is super tight with no wiggle anywhere. Full disclosure on my B45R though, when I got it I had 2 problems. 1st, I had to file down the inside nub of the slide stop because it was slightly too long and making contact with the bullets and causing premature lock back with rounds still in the mag. I could see a lot of copper on that part of the slide stop and also there was no jams, just slide stop was engaged. Once I went over that nub a few times with a stone the problem was gone completely with 100% reliability. However I ended up replacing it with a Wilson combat bullet proof slide stop just because I felt it was a part worth upgrading. 600 rounds after that still no malfunctions. My second problem was the thumb safety engagement/disengagement. While it was functional it didn’t have that positive click I like on my 1911 thumb safeties. Guys in forums said to file “this” and file “that” on the thumb safety to make it have that positive click. I thought I would just replace the plunger tube assembly with a Wilson combat part for $4 before i did any filing and tweaking the thumb safety. Wise choice because that was the fix I needed, it now clicks as positive on and off as any quality 1911 I’ve ever experienced. Upon comparison of the springs of the plunger tube assemblies i noticed the Wilson combat spring was noticeably longer and stronger. I also replaced the recoil spring with a heavier Wilson combat recoil spring. I never experienced any feeding malfunctions with ball or the 30 hollow points I’ve run through it but I thought that was an smart upgrade as well. I still plan on upgrading my barrel link with yet another Wilson combat part in future just because that’s one of the weak point of 1911’s over time and I feel Wilson’s parts are way higher quality since his aren’t mim. So I paid $449 for my tisas and put another $80 in it and now it runs and functions as good as 1911’s that cost 2-3 times as much. It’s amongst my most accurate handguns I own and even a guy who was shooting a nighthawk 1911 next to me on one visit was impressed, especially for the price and said he was gonna buy one to tinker with. Also I believe the mags that come with these B45 variants are mec-gar, or at least they used to be. That’s what came with mine. I order a couple more and 3 Wilson mags and all are 100% reliable. Tisas offers these guns for an excellent price but to do so they will need to be upgraded with about $100-150 worth of parts in my opinion. The springs on these guns seem to be part of the cost savings corner tisas cut and should be replaced asap in my opinion.

Great video! I do love my Tisas 1911 in 9mm. Greetings from Europe

This tutorial was a HR !!!

Thx for the post 👍🎯 be safe and carry on 🔫🇺🇲

My Colt Combat Commander chokes on some hollowpoints as well-Gold Dots being one it doesn’t like!

Nice video I very much liked the way you make your videos

Great review Mr. HrFunk , I've not seen One in FDE before, Ever . It looks awesome . Usually there's always some give away flaw, but this clone is so perfect, it's just like the real thing, WOW ❤ Worth every penny, super accurate 🎯

You did good. I wouldn’t buy an original M45 either but for reasons other than price. 2 of the 3 of the colts I have owned were not nearly as reliable as my Tisas. My Gold cup went straight from new in the box to a Smith for a trigger and safety job. Now the Goldcup is as good as my Tisas. Next 1911 on my list is the Tisas Stingray.

The hollow point ammo didn't work because the pistol respects the Geneva Convention. I'm not sure why Tisas worries about the Swiss...

The Turkish do make good guns at a good price.

Looks nice. Don't underestimate the "budget" 1911. If made well they will work. I own several from RIA, Springfield, Kimber and Colt... they all have had issues with some hollow points and their own peculiar quirks. If maintained they work.

I've been waiting for a review of the Tisas Raider.. Glad I saw your review... Man I really want one..I hope my country will be selling that beautiful 1911... Thank you for the review sir...

Great review, I’m on the fence between the Raider, D10 and Night Stalker. Anyone shot these before?

Nice review sir! You have me thinking, I'm checking prices online.

I am probably one of the last people who has an "expert 45" Qual on their NSIPS the Colts we had jammed like crazy because maintenance with Recon was bad on the handguns and the Wilson combat mags were full of dip spit and dirt. When it shot however, it was great! I wanted to own one for awhile but as a lowly junior NCO I don't make m45a1 money. This seems perfect and am picking one up soon.

Accessories rails on 1911's are sacrilegious I have a tisas 1911 carry.and love it Other companies have.produced better 1911's for less Colt more legend than substance

I found the 185g hornady critical defense ammo runs great in the standard tisas 45.

I’m glad you’re happy. Makes my job worth doing to see happy shooters.

Love the thorough review! Straightforward and clear, you’ve sold me!

I really appreciate your review approach. Measured, detailed, very informative and no frills. Bravo 🙌🏻

Thanks

Thanks! Totally supporting you sir...

Howard, You might try polishing the feed ramp on the Raider in an effort to improve hollow point ammo functioning ????

This is going to be one my upcoming purchases, I'm impressed by Tisas lately

Another outstanding review! And thanks for the heads-up about the accessory rail, Chief. As a fellow Marine I really wanted the Colt, but as a Southpaw, holster selections are already limited. The Tisas makes even more sense to me now, too. 👍👍

I was surprised that it worked as well as it did. I was not surprised with the hollow point ammo results. If you want to fuss with this pistol a little it could be great. If you don't want to fuss with it it's good enough.

Went well are you joking that's some incredible shooting wow thanks for sharing. 2 in one hole.

Nice gun. But can't wait for your ammo test on it. Hate not to use hallow points in it.

Back in November 2020 I got a little cash from a family land sale and decided that I was going to get myself a high quality handgun to replace the cheap one that I was carrying. I had my heart set on a Ruger GP100 357 with a 4"barrel but that wasn't happening in my small town. The only 357s that I could find were Taurus snubbies and that's a hard pass. There were polymer 9mms from pretty much every company but I simply don't trust a 9mm to save my life without using several rounds and that just adds legal problems to the situation, so I saw that my shop had two Springfield Range Officers in 45 acp, one steel frame full size and one aluminum frame 4" compact brand new for $850.00. I decided to come home and research the RO series and see how good they were. I must say that I was impressed by the performance. The Springfield 's were outperforming even $1500.00 Kimbers. The next morning I headed back to grab the full sized model and just my luck, it was already gone, so I got the 4". I love that pistol. 100% reliable and extremely accurate. The only regret is that I'm limited to standard pressure ammo. I really want a full size steel frame so I can get a 460 Rowland conversion kit for it. People that think the 10mm is powerful should do some ballistics research between the two. The 460 is putting out over 1200 ft/lbs plus of energy. The 10mm can only dream of that kind of performance, even with the hottest Buffalo Bore ammo. That would be my woods and hunting pistol and my 4" is gonna stay my EDC until I can afford a GP100 357. Since I open carry, size isn't a problem except for the weight and I'd rather be a little uncomfortable with a heavy handgun than carry a small, light polymer pistol in a barley capable caliber with 15+ rounds. With proper shot placement, a single 45 or 357 HP bullet will stop a threat better than a half dozen 9mms. And there's plenty of data available to back up that fact. Thompson and Legarde have already proven that the 45 is the best caliber for human defense way back in 1904. And the 357 is even better at one shot stops since it's introduction in 1935. The 9mm has only been popular in the US since the late 80's when the military adopted the M9. And it wasn't for it's stopping power, but just to make NATO and the government happy.

I'm curious how it'll run with a sig 1911 magazine. They are designed to more direct feed the round into the barrel to avoid that issue. Also the old golden saber hollow points were designed to mimic the GI ball profile to ease in feeding. Just some thoughts.

I'm interested in the twin ! Lol

The 230 JHP feeding problem could be due to the Tisas magazines? (Follower and release points.) Try Wilson-Rogers magazines!

Excellent informed content that any one can use. Love the tack driving.

Excellent video! I have the US Army 1911 from Tisas. The Raider is going to be my next purchase!😎

Enjoy seeing reviews of M1911 pattern pistols. I also like the .45 ACP cartridge (God's pistol cartridge). Mine started as a well-worn M1911 with a flat housing. A pistolsmith pointed out all the worn parts and suggested a complete rebuild. What I got back was essentially a new pistol, functions like a dream with service ammo. I realize that the normal drill people use is to second-guess the pistolsmith and keep f###ing with it until it no longer works. The only thing I did was a rear sight insert that was easier for me to use. I tried other pistols with arched housings. I happen to like the flat housing because I'm USED TO IT. I don't know if I would like arched if I STARTED with it. Flat works for me. Thinking of building another gun, this one in .45 Super. This requires a fully supported chamber and recoil spring with more hair on it.

Great video as always! A thought on the hollow point ammunition. I have two 1911's, a much older Springfield Armory and a much newer Kimber. I was having issues with hollow point feeding with the Springfield, and found that Hornady Critical Duty and Critical Defense run just fine out of it, while other hollow point ammo did not. Probably because the critical duty/defense line isn't like a traditional hollow point, but just figured I would mention it as maybe it's something you could run out of the Raider.

Nice shooting HR. You always have us at the edge of our seat when it comes to the tack!

How doses this gun compare to the SIG SAUER 1911R-45-TACOPS? Price point is similar, yet you get from 3 to 6 mags with the Sig. Plus the Sig has an aggressive texturing to the forestrap and mainspring housing, the Raider dose not. And the Sig is US made, with a better trigger. If you aske me the Sig is the better option for the money.

Another great and thoroughly enjoyable video, HR!

Hi, H.R.! Curious, as you got a suped up Tisas here, did you ever end up doing that revisitation of the face off between yr new Colt, and this Tisas? I havent seen it, and would love to! Im a huge fan of yr channel, appreciate yr insight, and yr friendly demeanor and experienced perspective. I also love 1911s, of course. Anyway. Hope its in the works or already done. Was off KZfaq for a bit helping my family so I think I may have missed a lot. Thanks in advance!

Great review again, thankyou for your time and effort in making these videos. I purchased a Tisas 1911 Gov model about 6 months ago and like you I really impressed with the Quality and Accuracy. I purchased a Tisas 9MM Stingray last week and I'm very happy to say the same about it. If you can get your hands on one it be a great review compared to your Springfield Ronin you reviewed last year

Again Sir, thanks for such a great review and deep dive into our pistol!

I'd love to see your opinion on the newer Tisas 1911 Match.

Holy crap you lost a lot of weight! Nice! Haven't watched your channel in a while

Very nice...got my interest