Information on girsan 1911

[dcoy]

Been seeing them recently a lot what do people think about the Turkish girsan 1911s?

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[Duneblaster]

The tea sauce 1911 had a problem with hammer follow. It's an old design built around a full metal jacket bullet. There's a reason why they eventually came up with the integral feed ramp. Turkish shotguns have a "reputation"...

 

[dcoy]

The tea sauce 1911 had a problem with hammer follow. It's an old design built around a full metal jacket bullet. There's a reason why they eventually came up with the integral feed ramp. Turkish shotguns have a "reputation"...

Makes sense thank you for the info well said

 

[RVTECH]

No experience with the Turk-ish 1911s but comparing them to RIAs they 'seem' to have less positive reviews than RIA and comparatively are a bit more $ than RIA.

I have heard a few 'mentioning' RIAs having a cast frame (not necessarily in a critical manner) while the Turks have forged and this being the reason they are a few $ more but casting today ain't like it was in the past and how many of us have (or had) cast guns from that really popular US gun MFG. ?

My RIA is fantastic and has EXCEEDED my expectations.

 

[spookshack]

I have a RIA and a Girsan. Both are single stack 5" 9mm. I've had the RIA for several years and the Girsan for a few months. Both have been 100% reliable for me and I enjoy shooting both. I do love me some 9mm 1911's (3 total, the other is a SA Ronin LW Commander).

Some things consider.

Place of origin may or may not matter to you.

Girsan uses forged slides and frames. RIA are cast.

RIA uses standard 1911 parts while
Girsan uses a few proprietary parts, such as extractor, hammer pin and sear pin…..

I may or may not be in need of another 1911, but if only limited to the two brands mentioned above, I do have a preferred preference and that will dictate my decision in any future purchases. As always, ymmv.

 

[1911Fanatic]

I had a Girsan 1911 that I bought from BiMArt. It was great except for the trigger pull. Very heavy. Like 10 lbs. the magazine was crap as well. Cerakote finish. If you can, get an RIA or a TriStar American Classic.

What's your Budget? My Girsan was $269 on sale. If I was Spending at the 500 dollar mark, I would look elsewhere. I got a Kimber for $542 last year, brand new from Bass Pro. It was on sale one day at $542.00, and the next it was $750.00.

If you tell us how much you want to pay, we might know of some better options.

 

[dcoy]

I had a Girsan 1911 that I bought from BiMArt. It was great except for the trigger pull. Very heavy. Like 10 lbs. the magazine was crap as well. Cerakote finish. If you can, get an RIA or a TriStar American Classic.

What's your Budget? My Girsan was $269 on sale. If I was Spending at the 500 dollar mark, I would look elsewhere. I got a Kimber for $542 last year, brand new from Bass Pro. It was on sale one day at $542.00, and the next it was $750.00.

If you tell us how much you want to pay, we might know of some better options.

For currently I just got trade for know Ruger Blackhawk 357 stainless 200 year Liberty stamped?

 

[red442joe]

I have several Tisas, and one Girsan. The Tisas for all intents and purposes, is mil-spec. The Girsan is...different. Specifically, the grip screws, and bushings, are an odd metric size. Most interesting is the frame. The side flats are larger than other 1911s. It appears that the front, and back, straps have less curve than normal frames. Standard grips look rather stupid, with a large border around them.
I made my grips from uniquely sourced micarta. They are quite a bit larger than standard grips, to look right on the Girsan.

Joe

 

[red442joe]

Fwiw, I don't own a RIA. I have looked at RIA, and think the Tisas is better finished.
Regardless of appearance, my three Tisas, and one Girsan, have been excellent shooters out of the box. Accurate, and zero failures.
With regard to Girsan, I also own the HighPower clone. It seems to be a faithful copy.
Mine...."patterns" like crap. It is beautifully machined and finished, and I see NO reason for it to be so inaccurate...seems to like heavy subs...

Joe

 

[spookshack]

The grip screws and bushings on my Girsan are standard thread pitch. It was purchased last year. Maybe I got lucky or maybe Girsan is using the proper thread pitch now. At any rate, I'm glad to not have that spicific issue.