Got a call last Monday

It was from Irv Stone, Jr, calling to make sure that my info was correct, and that I had a barrel on the way (I ordered a Commander length barrel on Sept. 5). I will see how well it fits in three different Tisas 9mm pistols I have. It's a .38 Super barrel. One of the pistols is a Tisas Carry Double Stack, which comes with Checkmate magazines that are marked 9mm/38, so it might go in that one, We'll see how it fits and works. I've also got a Stingray (LW Bobtailed Commander) and a Tank Commander (think Combat Commander), I'll check it in those, too.
I figure that's one way to get the most out of my money, it it fits all three pistols equally well, I"ll have all kinds of options available. I already have Super barrels fitted to three Springfield 9mm pistols, and a Colt Super, besides.
I'm pretty excited about this barrel. I've already got an extra slide cut for a red dot, and a Super, with a Red Dot sight, ought to be one heckuva pistol for messing around in the woods and fields, if it shoots well.

One thing I've noticed about the Tisas pistols, the parts from one to another fit perfectly, their CNC machines seem to be set up right. I've taken that extra slide, and it fits all three of my 9mms, and fits on a buddy's pistol, as well. I've got another buddy with one, but we haven't tried interchanging the parts on it, yet. (I'm not talking about trigger parts, just the slides. All of them fit each frame equally well. All Tisas 9mm 1911s are cut for the Clark/Para barrel ramps.
This is gonna be fun. It should be here tomorrow, according to UuuuuPS.

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Joe

The Barsto barrel came in this afternoon. Just playing with it, it and it's bushing are drop-in with my Tisas 9mm Tank Commander. The barrel also drops into three other slides, but I have to mix/match bushings so make things work. No big deal for me, as I have those parts on hand. The Double Stack slide stop will NOT fit the barrel link, It's diameter is too large, but it DOES work with the slide stops from the two Single Stack pistols. The fourth slide is the Stingray's original slide (I put a Carry slide that is cut for a red dot sight on the pistol, and stored the other one away). Everything appears to be a pretty good fit, without have to file, polish, or otherwise tinker with it.

FUN appears to be on the horizon. I'll be taking one of the pistols varmint hunting this fall, in .38 SUPER..

As I halfway expected, it's working great in the Tank Commander. And, with a little futzing around, it's a sweetheart in the Stingray frame, too. It's easy to shoot with normal, everyday Super loads, but frankly, it's not much fun with the Eley Major Caliber loads I bought in case the semi-rims caused any issues (some of my Super brass is pretty banged up on the rims). The Eley ammo uses SUPER COMP brass, a rimless design.
I knew that stuff was HOT, but it's no fun at all in a Commander-sized pistol. Lordy, though, it shoots great in my two 5" SAs converted to Super. I would NOT, EVER, shoot that stuff in a pistol without a ramped barrel, though.

So what you're saying is, I should pick up a Tisa asap and a lot of ammo cause it will be a good time at the range.

Blackbeard said:

So what you're saying is, I should pick up a Tisa asap and a lot of ammo cause it will be a good time at the range.

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I might be a little obsessed with the Super thing. It's totally okay if someone else isn't, but of course, they can feel free to miss out on a lot of fun that way.
This isn't the first 9mm 1911 I've swapped over to .38 Super, probably the last one, though. I have five 9mm 1911s that are now Super-capable, plus a Colt that ain't too bad for a factory Super pistol. I actually prefer the converts because they all have ramped barrels, but for the most part, that doesn't matter too much.
For my oldish hands, Super cases are easier to fool with than 9mm cases, too.

Blackbeard said:

So what you're saying is, I should pick up a Tisa asap and a lot of ammo cause it will be a good time at the range.

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I know I really like my Tank Commander.

Bob Lee said:

I know I really like my Tank Commander.

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I think the Tank Commander is one of Tisas' best kept secrets. If a feller wants better sights, he should be the Carry Model, though.

The word is already out on the Stingrays, I'm happy I've got two already (9mm and .45), They are outstanding pistols for the money laid out.

I have to say, that the Tisas pistols seem to be outstanding pistols, period. I've got about $600 in my D-10 10mm, which is about what I paid for my Colt Delta Elite back in the 1980s, and it's a LOT better pistol than that Colt. And it was one of the GOOD Colts, at that (lots of those early Deltas were crap on a stick).

I like 'em.

Crap...now I gotta get a 9mm Tisas.

Joe

Windy morning at the range. I didn't get to shoot much with the Tisas TC .38 Super, because the wind kept blowing the target stands over. Aggravating at the best, however, it perks along nicely enough. I've still got some work to do with my AMMO, but the gun seems to run pretty well. I don't trust it enough with JHPs to carry it yet, but my SA Ronin Commander (.38 Super) shoots Corbon factory 115s into itty-bitty groups at 15 yards.
I guess I'll be carrying the Ronin on my whoop-te-do raccoon calling in a couple of weeks (along with the Turknelli shotgun, or a CZ 512 .22 WMR rifle). Raccoon calling is a lot of fun, and real close-in stuff.
I still haven't decided on what to carry for coyotes, though, likely it will be the AR, or a CZ 527 .204 Ruger. We'll see how it goes when I get there.

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Windy morning at the range. I didn't get to shoot much with the Tisas TC .38 Super, because the wind kept blowing the target stands over. Aggravating at the best, however, it perks along nicely enough. I've still got some work to do with my AMMO, but the gun seems to run pretty well. I don't trust it enough with JHPs to carry it yet, but my SA Ronin Commander (.38 Super) shoots Corbon factory 115s into itty-bitty groups at 15 yards.
I guess I'll be carrying the Ronin on my whoop-te-do raccoon calling in a couple of weeks (along with the Turknelli shotgun, or a CZ 512 .22 WMR rifle). Raccoon calling is a lot of fun, and real close-in stuff.
I still haven't decided on what to carry for coyotes, though, likely it will be the AR, or a CZ 527 .204 Ruger. We'll see how it goes when I get there.

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I'd like to hear more about racoon calling. I have a very nice electronic call that gets the coyotes in very well, but have always been interested in calling in the masked bandits.
Is a certain time of year the best? Breeding season? Young of the year distress? Day/Night?
We are overrun with them. I can trap them easily, but calling and shooting would be much more fun.

dennishoddy said:

I'd like to hear more about racoon calling. I have a very nice electronic call that gets the coyotes in very well, but have always been interested in calling in the masked bandits.
Is a certain time of year the best? Breeding season? Young of the year distress? Day/Night?
We are overrun with them. I can trap them easily, but calling and shooting would be much more fun.

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The Last Stand Official

Paw through the six seasons of this, and watch the raccoon episodes, that should help a lot. They're entertaining, if nothing else. They like to piggyback their coon-hunting with coyote hunting at night, it's just a sideline for them, but it sure looks fun.


This is the thread that got me interested in this endeavor. Dad and his brother were big-time coonhunters back in the day, but they used hounds (I grew up in Missouri, which has a HUGE raccoon population). Me and those old hounds were close friends. My uncle bought his oldest daughter a car with coon-hide money alone, when she went off to college. Uncle coon-hunted until he passed away at 91 years old.
I spend a lot of time on the whitetail website, as I used to do my deer hunting there, but I'm getting too crippled up for that, so I'm doing the switchover to raccoons and other vermin. More action, less work, (tastes great, less filling?) I'm thinking this will be a fun substitute for deer hunting, I'm getting too crippled up (fused spine and bad legs, besides).

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The Last Stand Official

Paw through the six seasons of this, and watch the raccoon episodes, that should help a lot. They're entertaining, if nothing else. They like to piggyback their coon-hunting with coyote hunting at night, it's just a sideline for them, but it sure looks fun.

It’s not trapping but it’s furbearers

I haven’t been trapping any raccoons yet but I’ve recently started hunting them more seriously. We used to take the dogs out years ago and that was a blast, but man, daytime calling is next level fun. If you haven’t tried it, you’re really missing out. They come in quick, many times within the...

www.missouriwhitetails.com

This is the thread that got me interested in this endeavor. Dad and his brother were big-time coonhunters back in the day, but they used hounds (I grew up in Missouri, which has a HUGE raccoon population). Me and those old hounds were close friends. My uncle bought his oldest daughter a car with coon-hide money alone, when she went off to college. Uncle coon-hunted until he passed away at 91 years old.
I spend a lot of time on the whitetail website, as I used to do my deer hunting there, but I'm getting too crippled up for that, so I'm doing the switchover to raccoons and other vermin. More action, less work, (tastes great, less filling?) I'm thinking this will be a fun substitute for deer hunting, I'm getting too crippled up (fused spine and bad legs, besides).

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Thanks for the heads up! Looks like I have a lot of video's to watch, but that's what I do when not on the gun forums.

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Windy morning at the range. I didn't get to shoot much with the Tisas TC .38 Super, because the wind kept blowing the target stands over. Aggravating at the best, however, it perks along nicely enough. I've still got some work to do with my AMMO, but the gun seems to run pretty well. I don't trust it enough with JHPs to carry it yet, but my SA Ronin Commander (.38 Super) shoots Corbon factory 115s into itty-bitty groups at 15 yards.
I guess I'll be carrying the Ronin on my whoop-te-do raccoon calling in a couple of weeks (along with the Turknelli shotgun, or a CZ 512 .22 WMR rifle). Raccoon calling is a lot of fun, and real close-in stuff.
I still haven't decided on what to carry for coyotes, though, likely it will be the AR, or a CZ 527 .204 Ruger. We'll see how it goes when I get there.

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The wind blowing over the target stands used to be trouble for me but solved the problem by drilling offset holes in the angle iron base and pounding 2 of those giant "nails" (about 12" long) into the ground. Never had one come loose and fall over after that.

an option some may not have considered for their 9mm 1911's... rather than the expense & effort of converting a 9mm to 38 Super , trying some light weight 9mm bullets. I've been experimenting with ARX 65gr. .355" (9mm) bullets. They can be loaded to 38 Super velocity, ( & beyond ) w/o any signs of high pressure...
std. 9mm load up to 1500+fps & +P load over 1600 fps. Out of a 9mm Carbine, up to 2000fps.
ARX bullets are available from Ravenrocksprecision. I believe there is a finite supply of these bullets, I bought 500 to try, then ordered another 1K, then after trying them in my 9mm PPC, ordered more.

I've had my Stingray since it first came out, it's still the best shooting 1911 I have, and I've got a few. I think I have 5 Tisas in total, and they are all up there at the top of my list. I may have been lucky, everybody lets a dud slip through, but I haven't gotten one yet.

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I still haven't decided on what to carry for coyotes, though, likely it will be the AR, or a CZ 527 .204 Ruger. We'll see how it goes when I get there.

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I have an AR in 22 mag that suits those little devils to a Tee