Originally Posted by
SwampDweller
Regarding Tisas and forged vs MIM, I know the slide and frame are advertised as forged, but I'm pretty sure some of the internals are MIM just like the Springfield. I could be wrong on that, but I think the "forged" advertising regarding the slide and frame (as opposed to cast frames like other budget 1911s, ie RIA), may be accidentally conflated with all forged internals. It's my understanding that you're probably not going to get all forged or machined internal parts until you get up to a significantly higher price bracket for 1911s, like Dan Wessons.
Point being that I'm pretty sure Tisas has MIM internals as well. However, there are people here who know much more about current offerings for 1911s than I do. If I am wrong, please correct me.
My personal quest for a reliable 1911 has been ongoing since before I was old enough to purchase a handgun from a dealer myself. So far I have been unsuccessful, but last year I picked up a Colt Series 70 "Limited Edition" that I have been planning to send to Frank Glenn for reliability work, and I'm hoping that will get me a 1911 that can go at least 1k rounds without a stoppage (over a series of 4-5 range trips with 200-250 rounds fired each session, and cleaning/lubrication in between). I need to get off my butt and send it off before its too late. I gotta imagine he won't be doing his work forever.
EDIT: To OP, if you plan on ever having a well-regarded 1911 smith do custom work on it, I've seen at least some that say they will not work on Filipino or Turkish made examples, so you may want to take that into consideration if you care about such things.