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Help me decide which 1911?

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I won my choice of either a "Rock Island Arms" 1911 .45acp or a "Tisas" 1911 .45acp...the "RIA" is made in the Philippines and the "Tisas" is made in Turkey ...both guns are reportedly in new, unfired condition and each is the lowest, entry level model that the manufacturer makes ...Understandably, neither gun  would be my 1st choice for EDC...however for a $40 investment I'm doing pretty good...thanks for your assistance.......

Don

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I own the Tisas and did quite well with it in 1911 competitions in Texas. I did have an extractor malfunction mid comp and had to reshape it a bit. But I've never held the RIA.

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Now that I think about it, I did have to polish the ramp pretty well to get hollow points to run reliably. But if I had the choice I'd say RIA.

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Thanks for the replies...I settled on the Rock Island Arms...The fit and finish of my gun isn't bad... We'll see how it shoots soon enough.......

Don

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