I just got off the phone with Gursel (spelling?) at LKCI. He says they are aware of the extractor issue and have made a change in the production line to correct the problem. Anyone with a problematic pistol can contact them for a warranty replacement. My new extractor should be in the mail tomorrow or Thursday.
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Giving my BR9 a little workout.
I picked up a black one off gunbroker a couple of months ago.. I've only ran about 120 rounds through mine but everything functioned great. I was extremely impressed with the smoothness of the finish. I only found a couple of tooling marks but they were so minor I forgot about them. Mine shipped with a 13rd and a 15rd magazine. Some places are advertising 2-13rd mags but I don't know if that was what they were shipping with when they first came out or if it depends on where it was purchased from. The only negative I can really see on this Tisas is the lack of sight options but the factory sights are actually really good all in all.
I toyed with the idea of sending it to a 'smith (Garthwaite) for some serious work but in the end it wouldn't be worth it on a cheap clone IMO. Instead I picked up a garthwaite competition trigger and some navidrex grips from Brownells to install. I'll remove the mag safety, slap some skateboard tape on the front and back straps, put a mkIII safety on it (left side only), and finally a 18.5# recoil spring with a 26# hammer spring and call it good. If I get adventurous I might try my hand at beveling the mag well a bit too.
For me, these changes will make it a pretty decent gun to put in the carry rotation I think. YMMV
Last edited by Prepper_Pig; 09-10-2018 at 02:35 AM.
Yes. The guns seem to be surprisingly well finished. My stainless pistol is really cleanly finished inside. Mine also shipped with a 15rd and a 13rd mag.Originally Posted by Prepper_Pig
Will he work on one of these? I know some of the bigger named 'smiths can be particular about what they'll accept into the shop. Once I get to 1,000 rounds fired, I will completely strip the pistol and take a good look at everything. If I see no signs of peening or poor heat treat I might see if The Action Works will do some work on the gun.
I've been carrying mine pretty regularly. It has been 100% reliable with the extractor swap. Feeds ball and JHP without issue.
Just gave Mr. Garthwaite a call. He says he's not terribly impressed with these guns and would not recommend using one for a build. I didn't want to waste too much of his time so I didn't ask for specifics.
Novak's also says these are a NO GO from what I've seen posted on another forum.
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@Gary1911A1
Did you pick up your pistol yet? How does it look? Have you had a chance to shoot it?
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I did pick it up. I didn't get a chance to shoot it when I planned, but I'm going to the range Monday and plan to shoot it then. I field stripped it and it looked nice inside.
Any odd or nasty tool markings? How well do the grips fit?
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Last edited by Tokarev; 09-24-2018 at 09:23 PM.
The outer finish was excellent. I did see some minor tool make inside, but nothing any worse than US Manufacturers.
I only shot 50 rounds of 124gr. Hardball through it Monday, but there were no malfunctions and it shot POA when I did my part. Being right handed I pulled some shots low and left at 15 yards. Need to work on that.
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