What I got was a big POS with crudely cast parts that exhibit a LOT of hand fitting, and a slide that is so loose on the frame, it makes the worst WWII beater seem like a Gold Cup.
In countries with low levels of technology and low wages, it is often much cheaper to hire hand workers than to buy precision machinery and tooling, and that seems to be the case with Turkey, as it once was with Spain. The cost saving is passed on to an extent so the product is cheap - until an American gunsmith, who does not work for $2 a day, has to replace that hand-fitted part.
Which hits harder, the 1911 or MacInnis' slapshot?Had mine for a few months now ($340 NIB) and its been a great entry-level no frills 1911A1. I have to agree with the American Rifleman review on this one. IMHO, it at least reaches the durability/quality of the Phillipino 1911's.
And don't underestimate the quality of the Turkish imports across the board including my buddy's reasonably priced shotgun for example.
Yeah--I was there that night when they retired Al's #2 Jersey. What a player and gentleman he was (glad he plays a major role in the Blues Organization still today).Which hits harder, the 1911 or MacInnis' slapshot?
Yup,, if the "Craftsman" doing the fitting has a clue...You know ... something struck me here.
"parts that exhibit a LOT of hand fitting," ... it was probably a bad gun, no doubt, but isn't hand fitting supposedly a good thing?
"parts that exhibit a LOT of hand fitting," ... it was probably a bad gun, no doubt, but isn't hand fitting supposedly a good thing?
I must admit that I don't personally know of someone that owns one besides myself (by know, I mean non-cyber like entity), but I know that mine as well as many other owners Regent 1911s have been just fine (this applies to people that I do personally know in my are that use Turkish shotguns at my trap range).One of the gunsmiths I have work on my guns carries a Regent. I know he's replaced at least a lot of the parts, but I don't know whether that was because the internals were of poor quality or he just wanted to customize it.
Yep, but it is the percentages that count. One of 100 isn't great, especially if you are only selling a few hundred or a few thousand of them.I just think there are lemons in every lot of everything that is produced everywhere in the world.
Yep, but it is the percentages that count. One of 100 isn't great, especially if you are only selling a few hundred or a few thousand of them.
One bad one out of ten thousand...them's bettin' odds.