Happiness is a new gun 2

Welcome! When I had a Tisas, their CS was great. Maybe they got too popular and can’t keep up, I dunno. I thought they had Commanders, too. Not just the alloy framed Stingray, but steel? Anyway, RIA is good stuff.

Are these not in stock anywhere? https://tisasusa.com/tisas-1911-carry-ss45/

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Welcome! When I had a Tisas, their CS was great. Maybe they got too popular and can’t keep up, I dunno. I thought they had Commanders, too. Not just the alloy framed Stingray, but steel? Anyway, RIA is good stuff.

Are these not in stock anywhere? https://tisasusa.com/tisas-1911-carry-ss45/

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Yes Tisas does have Commanders. But I wanted an Officer's size this go-round, and they don't make one. Cheers!

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Thank you, Bawanna!

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Originally Posted by OnePingOnly

Greetings, peeps! A few decades ago I had a commander clone (Israeli Arms) and sold it and always regretted letting that one go. Now much older, wiser, and pig sick of striker-fired pistols (and do have an Echelon that's an excellent sidearm), CC a SIG P938 and a few other alternates; I wanted back in the 1911 .45ACP camp...Tisas I like, but I know too many owners that cannot get any response from Tisas CS, Tisas doesn't currently offer an Officer's model size (I plan on carrying one), & I'm not excited about supporting Turkey (YMMV), so I had my LGS order me a RIA ECS in .45 ACP.

Tomorrow will be the first time firing it, but so far I'm stunned. The slide to frame fit is impeccable, very nice trigger- y'all know the deal and I caught-up on this thread here regarding DAO's 9mm ECS project...I don't find the flaws in the slide surfaces DAO did, for example. ....

Did I read correctly that the ECS' Stainless Steel actually has a finish sprayed on it? Doggone it, I don't have a webhosting acct, and I can't seem to upload a pic or two here. Anyways, great info here! Thanks!https://www.instagram.com/p/C8_evmGu...llCA_PX8hV6g0/https://www.instagram.com/p/C8_evmGu...llCA_PX8hV6g0/

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Can't remember what I posted about the slide, or the gun, unless it was that it wasn't absolutely flat? If so I've pretty much flattened here out. Might have been paint, but it sure came off easy. That's a Chen SI on mine, I used scotchbrite on it to make it satin to match the gun's flats. And I did the front strap checkering.

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Can't remember what I posted about the slide, or the gun, unless it was that it wasn't absolutely flat? If so I've pretty much flattened here out. Might have been paint, but it sure came off easy. That's a Chen SI on mine, I used scotchbrite on it to make it satin to match the gun's flats. And I did the front strap checkering.

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I like that magwell. Need to save up some. Then find a baseplate like your picture. Think that would make the grip real nice.

It's a Wilson mag. They work well with a magwell, leaving just enough protruding to get a good seat on the mag with the off hand. Otherwise I like a flush fit on a gun without a magwell. Ed Brown makes some nice 1/4" baseplates too. Just have to make sure the mag has the two holes in the baseplate to accept the screws.

DAO, thanks for the comments and info. So you have the Chen SI and it works like a charm (just as I figured...yay!)...now I have to watch Chen get them back in stock. Your ECS turned out gorgeous. Do you still have/use it?

That isn't the Chen SI magwell that fits the DW, right? Or is it?

FWIW I've had the Wilson mag's years ago and they ran flawless. Right now we have the Ed Brown mags with the two included base pads, along with the singular ACT OEM mag.. Going to give them a try in just a few hours.

I had a hard time finding a magwell that fit. This was the closest I was able to come. It is the DW Chen SI. Still, the pin holes do not line up perfectly so I had to shave a bit off the pin on one side. But it's tight so I'm happy. And it's the one of the three I tried that came closest, between three different ones I had on hand, including this one. I do still have the gun, and it will make its way into my carry rotation once I've had it to the range a time or two. After all the work I've done to it I like it too much to trade or sell it, and I likely wouldn't get my money out of it even if I did.