Tisas Regent BR9 Hi-Power clone

I got a stainless Tisas earlier this year and it shoots great w/ zero malfunctions so far... Quality seems good to me, nice fit and finish.

I’ve had three Browning Hi Powers, still have two of them. I suppose there’s nothing like the original, but I like the platform and I like that I can just use the SS Tisas as a shooter and not have to worry about it. All I’ve done with it is replace the grips with a set of Cocobolo Hogue panels (real nice, and a good value...). The trigger is probably better than my Browning’s, but like any Hi Power, it would be better with some work. I really like the sights, definitely a big improvement over my T Series. The safety is small, but that’s a Hi Power thing.

Overall, I think these are a very good deal (I think I paid $600 OTD, maybe a little less...?), and having a stainless Hi Power is pretty awesome. This all said, I’ve thought about selling it because I’ve got too many guns and don’t have time to shoot these days...
 
The Turks might have a war going on but they're exporting a lot of nice guns. Jus' sayin'....

But, to respond to the subject at hand, you might also try an Israeli Kareen. They're pretty nice guns, as you might expect. A little rough from wear but that just adds to the mystique. ;)

I haven't checked to see what the supply is, however........

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I use to own a Browning Hi Power (Belgium made) years back. It was an exceptionally well made, accurate and reliable pistol however I sold it here on the Forum about 11 years ago. What I did not like about it was the fact that for the round it fires (9mm) it is too large and heavy a pistol - at least for CCW, IMHO. I believe that a 9mm is basically a SD/EDC gun and should be more appropriately sized like they make them now. It's a shame too because the Belgium made guns were simply gorg! Not familiar with the copy.
 
BLACKHAWKNJ said:
The Arcus looks like a cross between a Browning HP and the Browning BDA pistol. That larger trigger guard looks like it was intended for gloved hands.
Bought my Browning HP for $110 in 1967.
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With the Arcus it is also a model thing.
The model 94C ( C for compact )is a little blocky on the outside but is straight up single action HP on the inside with parts fitting with little touchup.
The square trigger guard and beaver tail are subject to taste but , the hammer has NEVER bit me.
These are my drag around ,beater , fearless to carry , never a hiccup packin guns.

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The Arcus 98DA/DAC is the double action and looks a little like a BDA.
 
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I picked up an Inglis No 2 Mk 1 from my local dealer a few years ago. He did not know what it was and was "not a happy camper" when I showed him the illustration on the front cover of a book that he was selling on his rack with the same pistol but 10 serial numbers different. My FFL 03 made the purchase rather easy! This is used at times alongside my Browning HP in 0.40 S&W, one of the last ones made. I also have 2 BDM's which were designed to supercede the HP but ran up against the Clinton HiCap ban, though I do have the 15 round mags for these. Dave_n
 
I'm a serious Hi-Power junky having owned and carried them on and off for 25 or more years.
I picked up a Regent BR9 SS that came into the shop where I work in January. It had already had the magazine safety removed, but was in like new condition, virtually un-fired. I did do a quick feed-ramp and throat polish, and installed a Wolff extra power firing pin spring and 18.5 pound recoil spring, as well as adding a set of Herrett's cocobolo grips.
It has a wonderful 4.5 pound trigger pull and has been utterly reliable and a joy to shoot, to the point of becoming my EDC pistol.
I tore that gun down to the last pin to really get a look at how it was made and am quite impressed with the internal machining, slide to frame fit, and overall fit and finish as well as the quality of the small parts. It passes the "click test" (look it up) perfectly and frankly is the equal or better of any FN Hi Power I've ever handled or worked on.
If the metallurgy of these guns is as good as the build quality I predict that I'll be shooting this one for a good long time.
I'm impressed. And when it comes to guns and me, that's a tall order.;)
 
I should add that, in looking at my MY 18 and MY 20 Regent BR 9s, to the extent that "internet experts" claimed when the BR 9 was first released that modifications to the frame and barrel were necessary to make them feed reliably, those modifications have been made by the manufacturer to the MY 20.

Again, both my MY 18 and MY 20 have been reliable with all brands of ammo and bullet profiles.
 
SLCDW said:
.... my MY 18 and MY 20 .....
.... those modifications have been made by the manufacturer to the MY 20.
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I am guessing that means M-odel Y-ear(made-in), 2018 and 2020?
If so, how did you determine the date? Is the box-label so marked?
Thanks.
 
VictorLouis said:
I am guessing that means M-odel Y-ear(made-in), 2018 and 2020?
If so, how did you determine the date? Is the box-label so marked?
Thanks.
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Most, if not all, of the Turkish pistols I've handled have the year of production as the first two numbers of the serial number. Tisas does this with the Regents I've seen (mine is an '18) and I see that Canik does this on their TP9s, and Stoeger on their STR-9s, as well.
 
Yes, the Model Year is in the serial number stamped on the gun. As others have pointed out, many manufacturers put the model number in the serial number. Others, such as CZ, stamp it on separately.
 
T-Series on top, BR9 on bottom.
Mags are 20 round Beretta FS92 modified to fit.
 

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I have identical tisas hp.I took mine to BHPsprings and had the SFS installed.It is now my favorite carry Hi Power.
 
I have two Brownings and an FN, and I still wish I'd picked up a Tisas when they first hit. I also wish I'd picked up a FEG while they were still cheap.
 
A few years ago I bought a gently used BHP (made in 1990), complete with ring hammer and magazine safety removed. About a year before they were discontinued I bought a new BHP (for once I times things right) and it’s still NIB. I’ve got an adult daughter who will appreciate it when the time’s right.
 
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