Great guns on a budget are few and far between. Often, they only seem like good deals just to disappoint you when they spontaneously self-dissemble after 500 rounds. While an ultra-budget 2011-style pistol didn’t seem likely just a few years ago, the market for double-stack 1911s at an entry-level price points is growing exponentially. Turkish gunmaker Tisas is responsible for two such product lines: the B9R DS, sold under their own banner, and the 1911 DS sold by Military Armament Corp, or MAC.
MAC 1911 DS 9MM
We had high hopes for the MAC 1911 DS and, as such, did our best to treat it like a rented pack mule at an estate sale. From being beaten up at 2-Gun matches and getting dragged through the dirt, to firing hundreds of rounds in single training sessions, to being fed Russian steel case ammo improperly stored and hoarded since before the pandemic. If this pistol weren’t a masochist at heart, it would report us to the NRA
