MAC 1911-9 DS

[Tokarev]

Out of curiosity I used my reloading dial calipers to measure from the grip safety (depressed) to the center face of the trigger.

On the MAC this distance is 2.83 inches. This same measurement on my Prodigy is 2.72 inches. So a full tenth of an inch longer on the Turkish gun.

I don't have a Staccato presently available to make this same measurement. Does anyone have a Staccato P lying around they can check?

Then regarding the sights. The front sight on the MAC measures .186" from the top of the slide radius to the tip of the sight. The Prodigy is .250" at the same spot.

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[Tokarev]

A small update regarding sights.

Since @Trooper224 has had good luck getting John Harrison to put sights on a Tisas, I sent Mr. Harrison an email to ask about the MAC. He said he didn't want to be involved with it. He's done two Tisas sights swaps now and doesn't want to mess with a third.

Then regarding different optics plate. I sent MAC an IM through socialist media. The rep told me additional optic plates won't be available until late summer or early fall. In gun time that probably means spring of 2025.



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[Trooper224]

A small update regarding sights.

Since @Trooper224 has had good luck getting John Harrison to put sights on a Tisas, I sent Mr. Harrison an email to ask about the MAC. He said he didn't want to be involved with it. He's done two Tisas sights swaps now and doesn't want to mess with a third.

Then regarding different optics plate. I sent MAC an IM through socialist media. The rep told me additional optic plates won't be available until late summer or early fall. In gun time that probably means spring of 2025.

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Based upon the exchanges I've had with him, that doesn't surprise me at all. I'm glad I got in when I did. I made a point of asking if he'd work on a Tisas. His reply was, "no problem". I guess an afternoon with my project was enough to turn that into, "I'm too old for this shit." 😅

Everything else I've installed, on the 1911s, has been pretty straightforward in the fitting. But, the company really seems to have slid into it sideways on the sight specs.

[Tokarev]

the company really seems to have slid into it sideways on the sight specs.

It does seem odd that Tisas would take the time to make a gun that will accept STI grips, use STI mags and then also 1911 hammer and sear parts but then do something proprietary on the sights. I guess it would be different if SDS sold a good variety of sights or if someone like Ameriglo or Night Fision had a good selection.

Now I'm curious if the Glock dovetail on the rear sight plate is actually Glock.

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[Tokarev]

A more detailed response from SDS regarding optic plates:

A change was made to the geometery of the plate from pre-production to final production that allowed greater adjusment to the optics zero, but the down side was we lost the co-witness with the Std. sights. We're working new sights and other optics style plates for Q2-4 releases

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[Tokarev]

Too late to edit. Here's an edited / updated version of the SDS response

Pre-Production models of the MAC-9 Double Stack used an optics adapter plate that had different geometry than what we shipped with the production pistols. This change to the plates allowed better zero with most optics without an extreme adjustment in elevation with more model of optics, than the “flat” style plates that allowed us to get that co-witness with the pre-production models.

As 2024 rolls on, we will explore different options for additional adapter plates to other optic footprints and sights to accommodate the Tisas front dovetail cut that will allow co-witness or use with a suppressor.”

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[Tokarev]

60 rounds fired yesterday, which puts me a tad over 300. The gun continues to shoot well.

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[60167]

Ok here we go.




The gun should be in tomorrow or Friday. I'm replacing the springs and firing pin right off the bat to make sure we are starting off on the right foot. I'll update with round counts like I did with the prodigy thread if anybody cares to follow along. My long term plans involve a new trigger, safety and grip frame to match my prodigy since this will be a less expensive understudy.

[Tokarev]

Ok here we go.




The gun should be in tomorrow or Friday. I'm replacing the springs and firing pin right off the bat to make sure we are starting off on the right foot. I'll update with round counts like I did with the prodigy thread if anybody cares to follow along. My long term plans involve a new trigger, safety and grip frame to match my prodigy since this will be a less expensive understudy.

Did you get a new recoil spring guide? I don't think that EGW spring will work with the factory Tisas part.

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[60167]

Did you get a new recoil spring guide? I don't think that EGW spring will work with the factory Tisas part.

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Drat.