I have a couple of Tisas 1911's, including one of the "Army" models in 9mm. I had ordered the Army gun in 45 and a Tank Commander in 9mm, but my dealer got things mixed up and they came in reverse caliber wise.
All in all, I think they got the copy pretty close. If they had parked the gun, instead of Ceracoating it, it would be better, but, I guess it is what it is. They did get the color pretty close too though.
For the what you pay, they are OK, but you also get what you pay for, and like any of the other 1911's, $ or $$$, expect to have to fiddle a bit. From what Im seeing, the 45 versions are the better way to go, as they are more true to the original design.
Unlike the original design, their 9mm versions use a ramped barrel, and the two guns I have in that caliber, haven't been the most reliable, especially as they come. I have a Colt Commander in 9mm, which follows the traditional design, and its a lot more reliable than the ramped barrel versions.
All three of my Tisas's needed some extractor attention, and later on, a bit of polishing has also helped all of them. I don't know if they had a bad run of extractors or what, but both the 9mm and 45 extractors don't seem to want to hold their tune. I replaced one of the 9mm extractors with a Wilson, and that seems to helped it a lot. Ive had to re-tune the others a couple of times now, and will probably replace them as well down the road.
Ive had a number of other quasi-GI 1911's in the past, AO, Springfield, etc, and I do think Tisas has done one of the better jobs so far. Ive had a couple of GI guns and a number of stock Colts in the past and still have a couple of Colts, and the Tisas look very close and feel the same in the hand. Most of the other copies Ive had didn't for one reason or the other. The early Springfields (early- 80's) were one of the closest, and the later guns were all over the place and pretty bad.
If you want more than a toy out of it, I would stay with the 45 versions, and I would send them off to someone who knows what to do with a 1911 as far as making them reliable, especially if you plan on anything other than ball.
Anyway, this is my 9mm Army Tisas. I replaced the wood grips with GI panels and a piece of skateboard tape on the front strap.