ATI FX GI

yetiman · 01-20-2012, 04:27 PM

Well I have gone and done it.....bought the ATI (philipino) 1911 today. I realy liked the looks of this firearm. Shot about half a box and as you can see my shots are all over the place. I was shaking a little. Anyway, got the gun, background ck, 2 boxes ammo and tax for $488, thought that was a good deal from a local store.

permafrost · 01-20-2012, 04:42 PM

Very Nice! I bet she settles down real well after a few more visits to the range.

JLA · 01-20-2012, 07:11 PM

Love the commanders. Once you get used to it those groups will shrink up.

H-D · 01-20-2012, 09:07 PM

nice! I've been looking for one locally and at shows I am stuck between this one and the american classic commander... but havnt seen either in person how's the fit and finish?

yetiman · 01-20-2012, 09:40 PM

It's no Colt but it is nice for the money. Needs to have some serious plinking done before I make my final judgment.

NGIB · 01-21-2012, 03:00 AM

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Originally Posted by H-D

nice! I've been looking for one locally and at shows I am stuck between this one and the american classic commander... but havnt seen either in person how's the fit and finish?

I picked up a blued American Classic Commander last month and I'm impressed with it. Fit & finish is very, very good - literally no play in the slide to frame fit as well. Ran 100 rounds of Blazer aluminum and 25 rounds of mixed JHPs through it on the first range trip and it performed 100% - and it shot to POA. I have more expensive 1911s, not sure I have one that shoots better...

Double D · 01-21-2012, 10:06 AM

Yea, I have a stainless titan in stock I am pretty impressed with the fit and finish of these guns.

yetiman · 01-21-2012, 10:57 PM

Well I used the 1911 today in the handgun certification class. Had only shot around 20 rounds through it on Friday.....not perfect but was super happy with the way I shot. Ended up getting 100% even though a couple hit at the far ends of the blue.

hd49 · 01-29-2012, 11:30 AM

Double D that is one nice looking 1911. To bad can't buy one in Ma. Not on the approved list.

yetiman · 02-15-2012, 05:44 PM

Put a set of rubber grips on for kicks.........

Clipper · 02-17-2012, 06:06 PM

I am glad that you posted that stainless Titan photo, I have the twin and it has been a good companion. I don't really care for the guide rod and spring, probably will swap it out with the Colt Defender guide rod and spring. I have a Chip McCormick mag but someone has the original magazine that came with the gun, must have left it at the range, so does Double D have a similar mag with the floor plate available?

yetiman · 03-16-2012, 05:37 PM

Update on the ATI. I shot a couple of mags and noticed the thumb safety had fallen off, the pin that holds the beaver tail on broke on the switch side. I took it back where I bought it and the owner looked at it, called ATI and they are sending replacement part. He said he would polish the slide and injector port for me since this happened. It is bad that this happened but it is good when you get great customer service....hard to get that from an online auction style seller......

yetiman · 04-01-2012, 07:51 AM

Kinda bummed.....still w/o my 1911. ATI sent the safety but forgot the pin and spring assembly. The gunsmith was going to fit another pin in from a donor gun that was in for repair until the new one came in. The pin that pushes against the slide lock would not go through the tube. I told him that I did not remember there being a pin holding against that lock.....all the times I took it apart to clean it I should have remembered that. He took a new gun apart and it still would not go through....it would start from the outside.... He thinks the tube is bad and that this could have caused the safety to have broken in the first place......said he would get ATI to send new tube. Does anyone else see the extra tension on this tiny spring being the culprit? Guess I should have looked at earlier post....can see it in the picture resting against the lock....

H-D · 04-01-2012, 08:58 AM

If the plunger tube didn't have the spring and plungers in it the slide stop would have been bouncing up and down and the thumb safety too

01-20-2012, 04:27 PM	#1
yetiman Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Martin, Tn Contributor Posts: 501	ATI FX GI Well I have gone and done it.....bought the ATI (philipino) 1911 today. I realy liked the looks of this firearm. Shot about half a box and as you can see my shots are all over the place. I was shaking a little. Anyway, got the gun, background ck, 2 boxes ammo and tax for $488, thought that was a good deal from a local store. Attached Images -->

01-20-2012, 04:42 PM	#2
permafrost Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Oklahoma, USA Contributor Posts: 1,771	Re: ATI FX GI Very Nice! I bet she settles down real well after a few more visits to the range. __________________ Stand and Fight

01-20-2012, 07:11 PM	#3
JLA TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Heart Of Texas Contributor Posts: 17,294	Re: ATI FX GI Love the commanders. Once you get used to it those groups will shrink up. __________________ It takes 43 muscles to frown, 17 to smile, and 3 for proper trigger squeeze. The latest caliber or gear is no substitute for experience and skill. Rifles and cartridges don't make hits -- shooters do. Fact of life: After Monday and Tuesday, even the calendar says WTF!

01-20-2012, 09:07 PM	#4
H-D Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Mississippi Posts: 1,334	Re: ATI FX GI nice! I've been looking for one locally and at shows I am stuck between this one and the american classic commander... but havnt seen either in person how's the fit and finish? __________________ And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war. Revelation 19:11

01-20-2012, 09:40 PM	#5
yetiman Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Martin, Tn Contributor Posts: 501	Re: ATI FX GI It's no Colt but it is nice for the money. Needs to have some serious plinking done before I make my final judgment.

01-21-2012, 10:06 AM	#7
Double D TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: North Florida Contributor Posts: 8,048	Re: ATI FX GI Yea, I have a stainless titan in stock I am pretty impressed with the fit and finish of these guns. Attached Images __________________ I own a bunch of scary guns. You want em? Come and take em..... Liberalism is a serious, non curable, mental disorder... NRA LIFE MEMBER Oath Keepers Member NRA Certified Instructor 30 Yr CC permit holder.

01-21-2012, 10:57 PM	#8
yetiman Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Martin, Tn Contributor Posts: 501	Re: ATI FX GI Well I used the 1911 today in the handgun certification class. Had only shot around 20 rounds through it on Friday.....not perfect but was super happy with the way I shot. Ended up getting 100% even though a couple hit at the far ends of the blue. Attached Images

01-29-2012, 11:30 AM	#9
hd49 Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 31	Re: ATI FX GI Double D that is one nice looking 1911. To bad can't buy one in Ma. Not on the approved list.

02-15-2012, 05:44 PM	#10
yetiman Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Martin, Tn Contributor Posts: 501	Re: ATI FX GI Put a set of rubber grips on for kicks......... Attached Images

02-17-2012, 06:06 PM	#11
Clipper V.I.P. Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Amarillo, TX Posts: 381	Re: ATI FX GI I am glad that you posted that stainless Titan photo, I have the twin and it has been a good companion. I don't really care for the guide rod and spring, probably will swap it out with the Colt Defender guide rod and spring. I have a Chip McCormick mag but someone has the original magazine that came with the gun, must have left it at the range, so does Double D have a similar mag with the floor plate available?

03-16-2012, 05:37 PM	#12
yetiman Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Martin, Tn Contributor Posts: 501	Re: ATI FX GI Update on the ATI. I shot a couple of mags and noticed the thumb safety had fallen off, the pin that holds the beaver tail on broke on the switch side. I took it back where I bought it and the owner looked at it, called ATI and they are sending replacement part. He said he would polish the slide and injector port for me since this happened. It is bad that this happened but it is good when you get great customer service....hard to get that from an online auction style seller......

04-01-2012, 07:51 AM	#13
yetiman Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Martin, Tn Contributor Posts: 501	Re: ATI FX GI Kinda bummed.....still w/o my 1911. ATI sent the safety but forgot the pin and spring assembly. The gunsmith was going to fit another pin in from a donor gun that was in for repair until the new one came in. The pin that pushes against the slide lock would not go through the tube. I told him that I did not remember there being a pin holding against that lock.....all the times I took it apart to clean it I should have remembered that. He took a new gun apart and it still would not go through....it would start from the outside.... He thinks the tube is bad and that this could have caused the safety to have broken in the first place......said he would get ATI to send new tube. Does anyone else see the extra tension on this tiny spring being the culprit? Guess I should have looked at earlier post....can see it in the picture resting against the lock.... Last edited by yetiman; 04-01-2012 at 07:53 AM..

04-01-2012, 08:58 AM	#14
H-D Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Mississippi Posts: 1,334	Re: ATI FX GI If the plunger tube didn't have the spring and plungers in it the slide stop would have been bouncing up and down and the thumb safety too __________________ And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war. Revelation 19:11