SDS,

Here are two great ideas to convey to Tisas, and to include in your next order:

1) No slide markings. No Service, Army, Ziggy, or cartoon birds. This will definitely increase interest and sales. I own 2 x GI models now in 9mm and .45, and will immediately get a Duty BR45 if you can get a handle on that bird. Call it the Duty II (but don't write that on the slide) and give it a checkered arched mainspring housing with lanyard loop and Meprolight shelf-type night sights. It will be a MUST OWN.

1a. Another good idea- out of the box middle-era MEUSOC clone. Take the GI slide but give it dovetail cuts. Don't write anything on it. Use the  Duty B45 non-railed frame with beavertail cuts. B45 hardware, a commander hammer, and the mainspring housing from the GI model.  

 

2) Get the Tisas Regent BR9 coming in- again, virgin slide and proper made to spec wood grips- no cartoon birds. If they tell you that model is subject to some exclusive agreement with EAA, then tell them to rename it and deliver. SDS-35.



Another good idea- get a TAC-12 out to James Reeves for his Turkish shotgun Torture Tests.

Most people are like, "What about Green?"

That was quite a list. We have a meeting tomorrow and I'll throw these out and see if anything sticks.

Thanks, homey!

(...and thanks for monitoring the forum.)

Everyone wants virgin slide, and the only option out there in 1911s is the Guncrafter Industries No Name or making your own.

For the MEUSOC style, here is what I did with your existing GI offering: https://imgur.com/nIoraXz

The narrow tennon, stake-on front sight eventually shoots loose though- just like it did on the originals. You can spec a reconfiguration of existing Tisas catalog parts (as above), save money on the slide rollmarking operation, and this one will be a MUST OWN. I volunteer to test it too. ;)

The Hi Power game is hot now too, and you can get in there easily with the BR9. Here is another (much tougher) idea to take on:

FACT 1- People are paying almost 10x original value for an Argentine M95 FM Detective model Compact Hi Power on the secondary market.  

FACT 2- People buy up all BR9s, every time they hit, immediately. Some people invest further in costly modifications to these BR9s to make them into Compacts. These conversions are actually more aesthetically pleasing up front since the iconic profile of the HP slide is retained. These are also more desirable since, like the late model M95 they are dovetailed to accept Mk III Hi Power sights. Major minus for both- just like when FM updated the Detective, the BR9 is billboarded like crazy. Go virgin slide here too.

Example: https://cylinder-slide.com/Item/1196

You should ask Tisas to consider developing a Compact Hi Power. This will also be a MUST OWN for a lot of people, if the price can be kept reasonable. I know this is tough because they already sell out every standard model they make, so why invest in something new...

Not sure if you guys monitor Tisas or 1911 on Reddit, but I saw this yesterday:



https://www.reddit.com/r/1911/comments/vnvzmf/this_is_the_way/

The bird needs to go!

     The 1911 Raider which is a faithful reproduction of the M45A1 service pistol used by Marine Corp Special Operations

   https://tisasusa.com/tisas-1911-raider-b45r/

That's perfectly INSANE....

They finally made the bird fly away... and then they billboarded the other side of the slide???

Crazy!

Agreed on the virgin slide.

Colt needs a billboard.

Tisas needs to be clean.  No tramp stamp branding

No. We need exposure and an identifiable product in the sea of 1911's.