Well, you guys talked me out of the Taurus TH-10. Let's see if you can do the same with this one.

https://tisasusa.com/tisas-1911-yukon-carry-c10/

Still looking for the "right" 10mm, and while a DA/SA would be more practical, I do have an affinity for the 1911, and this one looks like it is pretty feature-rich for the price.

Front Strap Checkering
Decent Sights
Bobtail Cut
Nice carry-conducive commander-size
Bushing Barrel
G10 Grips

The only thing I don't like is the ambi-safety, but I'm very capable of correcting that.

While I'm not big on the Turkish import thing, everything I'm hearing about the Tisas 1911s has been positive. To get everything this offers from Springfield or Kimber would be double the money. What do you guys think?

It's a bobtail in 10mm? I mean, if I was going to shoot full power 10mm I'd want all of the grip.

Turkish?


Nope

I love mine! Shoots fantastic and is very accurate as well.

quote:

Originally posted by BigSwede:
Turkish?


Nope

Please expound on your comment.

They must be ok I see the CMP selling them now.

Early adopter of the Tisas 1911s. Alot of firearm for the money, IMHO.

I have not shot the Yukon yet, but have shot the Tisas D10 quite alot. The D10 has been accurate and no issues with feeding, extraction or ejection. YMMV.

A big drawing card for alot of buyers is the lack of MIM parts in the Tisas 1911's.

Be safe.

quote:

Turkish?


Nope

I have four Tisas (Turkish) 1911's and all of them are excellent pistols and real gems when you consider the price you are paying.

Now had it been a conversation about Turkish shotguns, I would have agreed with your "nope".

I have handled a few and they do appear to be well made, certainly a great value for the money.

However I do not like the idea of a ramped barrel in a 1911. It is not the original design, so I have never bought one even though I was origanny tempted because I love 1911s.

I have many of them in several calibers

As to that particular configuration, I have to agree with Loswsmith, if you are shooting full power 10MM ammunition, a bobtailed grip frame just doesn't seem right to me.

Plus with 10MM ammunition, especially if you are shooting full power stuff, I would want a 5" or preferably a 6" barrel



I've lost track of how many years ago I built Thor. This is a 6 inch 1911 that I built after being at my range one day and hearing some young kid claim that his new 40S&W Glock was the "Hammer of Thor"

That statement inspired me to build that long slide, not to mention STI was blowing out their 40S&W long slides I guess because no one was buying them. They should have put on their website that they're also suitable for 10MM

Ok, so a bit of perspective: this would be an occasional woods gun and as a range toy/platform to launch 10mm out of since I don't have one yet. My current woods gun is a Smith 329PD, so 10mm recoil doesn't scare me. I've shot an X-Ten, M&P 10mm, and a G29, so I know what I'm getting into. 10mm is a little spicy, but it's got nothing on any .44 Magnum I've ever shot, especially that airweight.

As to the Turkish thing...I don't love it, but from what I hear they are pretty well constructed, and not full of pot metal like many of the shotguns. I'm also pretty competent at wrenching on 1911s, so if there are any minor tweaks that need done, I can handle them provided the frame is in spec.

quote:

I love mine! Shoots fantastic and is very accurate as well.

Do you have the Yukon or a different model? What loads have you put through it? I'm curious to know how it feeds heavy hard cast like Underwood or Buffalo Bore 220s. It seems when people do in-depth reviews on many of the 10mms out there, that's where the problems start. Which sucks because those are the loads that I primarily want to use it for.

I have one. There are plusses and minuses.

Pros:

Very respectable accuracy. Velocity figures slightly better than a Glock 20, despite the shorter barrel.

Great-looking color-scheme and G10 grips. The finish is surprisingly nice. No MIM parts (possibly one part? I have heard conflicting reports).

GREAT trigger and nice ergos w/ checkering, etc.

It is one of the most versatile handguns available. Concealed carry in town (the bobtail helps!), but also defense against large animals, and the possibility of medium-game hunting.

If I needed just one gun for everything, it would definitely be on the short list.

Cons:

There is a good chance you'll be getting a "kit." Mine was.

One of the grip screws had a stripped hex socket, out of the box. I replaced with Wilson torx screws.

Sights were misaligned out of the box. It consistently shot several inches to the left at 15 yards. I corrected it, but the rear sight was pretty damn tight on the slide.

The plunger tube started walking out immediately, and had to be replace by 150 rounds. It's now wearing an Ed Brown tube, more firmly in place.

Around the same time, the fiber optic in the front sight broke. Slide velocity is high, and punishes the fiber -- especially w/ hot ammo. I have some 1.5mm brass rods on order to make a more durable "gold bead" replacement to fit in the front sight.

For a long time, I was getting the occasional "bolt over base" malfunction, due to the high slide speed. Happened with almost every type of magazine (the Tripp Cobra Mag was the exception -- it worked perfectly but extended too far beyond the base of the gun for concealed carry). I replace the recoil spring with an 18lb one from Wolff, and added a Wilson square-bottom firing pin stop to slow down the slide. It fixed the malfunction issue with my low-profile Wilson carry mag. Also, the brass from hot 10mm is not hurled so far into orbit, anymore.

So, mine is fine after about 500 rounds and a bit of effort -- a very neat and versatile gun. But, I recommend experience with tweaking 1911s before ordering one. I would guess that mine took more work than most of them will.

quote:

Originally posted by 92fstech:
Well, you guys talked me out of the Taurus TH-10. Let's see if you can do the same with this one.

If you buy it, you'll get a venereal disease, and not one of the good ones, either.

A friend of mine bought their Raider on a whim. He said it’s more reliable out of the box than his Dan Wesson Specialist, and he’s been carrying it.

It won’t be this model, but I plan to buy a basic Tisas in 9mm for a beater probably later this year. I just keep hearing great stuff about them.

92fstech, you and I think alike these days.
I am wavering between the Tisas Yukon and going $75 more for the Springfield Ronin.
4.25” vs 5”. Each has their strong points.
It’s great to have these first-world problems.

I've got a Dan Wesson Razorback 1911 in 10mm. I love it but, it's heavy. For woods carry and the same weight, I found myself carrying revolvers.

Then came the Sig XTen. Lighter weight, more capacity and more comfortable to shoot. I've been carrying my 5" in a chest holster quite a bit for woods carry. I've got the shorter XComp now and have a strong side holster on order for it and will be working it into the carry rotation.

I love 1911's and shot them well. But for woods carry I feel there are more practical choices than a 1911 in 10mm. For the same weight, a .44 Magnum revolver provides a lot more power. A polymer framed 10mm auto like an XTen is lighter weight with twice the capacity.

I'm impressed with my XComp, it was designed for the 10mm and not just a cut down or converted model. The slide is wider and taller than the 5". 10mm can be a finicky cartridge, I've had to change recoil springs in my Dan Wesson to get it work reliably with DoubleTap and Underwood hardcast loads. My Smith M&P 10mm has been notoriously unreliable. Both my 5" and XComp XTens have been reliable and fed everything I've put through them.

So there's my talking you out of it. That and if you get an XTen, you won't have to get a shot of penicillin afterwards.

quote:

Originally posted by parabellum:
If you buy it, you'll get a venereal disease, and not one of the good ones, either.

Lol, even if I use protection?

quote:

Originally posted by metric:

Thanks, that's exactly the info I was looking for. I love the idea of turning the F/O into a gold bead with brass rod...I may steal that idea for some other pistols even if I don't get one of these.

quote:

Originally posted by 2000Z-71:

I agree, buying an X-Ten would be the easy button, but I just can't get excited about a bigger, fatter P320 that doesn't share parts with all my other P320s and costs more because Sig refuses to release a simple "base model". I may eventually decide to just suck it up and get one, but I'm not there yet.

I have a Tisas 9mm Stingray and have been very pleased with it.

quote:

Originally posted by 92fstech:

quote:

Originally posted by parabellum:
If you buy it, you'll get a venereal disease, and not one of the good ones, either.

Lol, even if I use protection?

There is no protection against 10mm.

quote:

There is no protection against 10mm.

Fair point !

This should help discourage you. Family Firearms has the all-blue model for $608 and the two-tone model for $624. No cc fees or out of state sales tax. Quite the deterrent!