>>64121711
Grats anon. These Tisas seem to be a pretty good buy.

>>64034513
You can always get a GI spec more loosely fit gun, but if you want something tightly fit you're either going to pay for it to be broken in by the factory on a machine or you'll do it yourself. I prefer knowing exactly how it was done.
>>64034515
It's not quite that, it's that you really do need to be somewhat picky about buying one and given the incredibly wide range of companies making 1911s that can be hard. So it starts with knowing what the differences are, what matters to you, and then dealing with whatever the implications of your choice are. And admittedly, in a lot of cases that means being willing to send it in for warranty service if it's not working correctly from the outset. QC is pretty shit on basically everything in the modern world, so it's offloaded to the buyer. You're better off buying from a company that's reputed to have good service.
>>64034522
Why did you swap the guide rod? I don't really understand why you'd spend ~$2k on a pkstom just to swap a bunch of parts out anyway.
>>64034607
It could be done without live fire I suppose, but that's the easiest and probably best way to do it.

>>63980851
>I found mine ran beautifully smooth once I oiled her up, but dry out of the box I did have some issues that resolved with just a bit of lube.
Thanks anon. The extractor will definitely be the first thing I mess with if I have any issues.

Any time I get a new gun, I strip it down, clean it, and lube it up before I take it to the range for the first time. In part to inspect and familiarize myself with it, in part because I've found that from the factory almost every gun has little bits of bullshit in it and inadequate lube.

Anyway I'm really hoping this thing runs well, but to anyone wondering the differences between the $420 Tisas and $1800 Dan Wesson are so noticeable side by side that even if the Tisas proves to be perfectly reliable I do NOT regret spending more on the DW.