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BravoUD

Posted: Apr 22nd 2010, 11:42 PM

Wow this should be interesting, a new Remington 1911.

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gunrunner32

Posted: Apr 23rd 2010, 12:03 AM

I say good for Remington. They have a good foot hold in the hunting world and have been making the 'R-15' for a while, why not get a few more feelers out there in a couple more styles/types of weapons.

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Snipe1

Posted: Apr 23rd 2010, 12:44 AM

I have a WWII Remington Rand that's a damn fine shooter for a Wartime Production Gun. Have to look at the new one. Can't own too many .45 Autos. :) My Colt series 80 Gold Cup is my baby I bought new. She eats any ammo. Wonder if the new Rem is a Hardballer or will it digest simi-wadcutters, etc.

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RevolverGuy

Posted: Apr 23rd 2010, 07:35 AM

There's a review of it in the June issue of Shooting Times. They were very impressed with the gun. Tight fit. Smooth action. And it took every type of ammo they put in it. Crisp 4 lb trigger out of the box. But, they did admit briefly at the end of the article that 'we experienced a few common malfunctions with our prototype gun'. No details as to what those malfunctions were. In any case, I don't put much stock in these reviews. Because they are done with pre-production prototypes which will probably not reflect the actual mass production models that you or I would get. I'll admit its got my interest up, but I'll wait and see. Won't be out until June, and it will be some time after that before they start appearing in any numbers.

BTW...the MSRP is $699 according to the article.

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BravoUD

Posted: Apr 23rd 2010, 10:18 AM

Wow 699, I was expecting double that. This could shape up to be a good pistol.

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NewOrleansGuns

Posted: Apr 23rd 2010, 07:17 PM

Wow at that price I may finally get my first 1911. I've always liked the 1911, just shyed away from some due to price.

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InstructorPyro

Posted: Apr 23rd 2010, 07:31 PM

I used to have a Remington 1911. On the slide and frame it said, 'Property of US Army'

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Mad_Max

Posted: Apr 25th 2010, 08:16 AM

I just received a Pre-Order notice if anyone's interested.....Looks to be at least $50 below MSRP......These folks are always selling firearms at wholesale prices :

http://www.remington1911r1.thegunsource.com/?w=qQ7tPrQ Xu0=

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paramedic192

Who makes the parts?

Posted: May 25th 2010, 11:09 AM

Does anyone know who will actually make the 1911R1 parts? I was told my a master gunsmith that the parts are actually being milled by Caspian arms, and the final assembly is being done by Remington. Has anyone else heard anything similar?

Either way, living 10 miles from the Remington plant, I'm going to take a good look at the R1 and as long as it's not a hunk of junk, I'll probably buy one just for the local heritage of it. Remington did announce that this is just the first in a line of 1911 pistols. I'm excited to see what comes next.

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foxtrot

Posted: May 26th 2010, 01:13 AM

I can definitely say the majority of the parts are made in house by Remington (I've been talking a little with them). Not everything, but the majority of it. The magazines are contract (as are almost all commercial 1911s on the market), but it is in fact a Remington pistol. They obviously can only tell me so much but it is not just "assembled" by Remington, it is a Remington pistol - which it is great to see them finally entering that market, having them on that competitive base will encourage the entire market. It has been in development for months while they worked on it and tuned it up into being a wonderful production platform. Keep in mind that Remington - and its parent company - are collectivly the largest firearm manufacturer. If anyone can make it, they probably can.

No information on any future models (published or discussed), but I think it is safe to assume we would at least see a 2011, for no other reason than everyone is releasing a centennial model. No guarantees of course, just entering the market now they could sit it out, we shall see. No company would enter with just a single entry into the 1911 field (much less the pistol market), so it's probably a safe guess to make that there will be follow up models for no other reason than it just makes sense.

I'll post some more preliminary information tomorrow once I know what I can talk about. I've heard some test groupings fired by a few people (I will not attribute or quote it), but I have heard that some of the production guns are shooting 1.5" at 25 yards (6MOA), with some examples shooting even up to half that. Impressive for a production gun at that price point. Note - that is just some of the sample grouping on some guns. I'm not saying you will get 1.5" yourself. Lots of variables and that is of course not a guarantee.

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Room 055

Posted: May 26th 2010, 09:37 AM

Looks very promising. I've always been a Remington long gun fan starting with the 700 receiver and barrels. My first deer rifle was a 700 270 and I wish I still had that Remington. I own a brilliant piece of work from Remington's Custom Shop that is now going through a more exotic transformation. I'd be interested to see if the Custom Shop is going to do a match grade or tactical version of the 1911R1. At any rate, a Remington 1911 priced below the century mark will be a big hit with brand loyalists. I will have to replace my backup sidearm during hunting (currently a HK) with one of these. It will go nicely with my Rem bolt action. OohRah Remington!

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InstructorPyro

Posted: May 26th 2010, 10:24 AM

I love Remingtons because they have always made a great product. They also aren't new to the 1911 market, they are just getting back into it. They were making 1911s a long time ago. The picture that they have on their website looks exactly like the 1911 I had from my youth that was passed to me by my grand father. Wish I still had that one!

What I see is Remington entering into the "popular" market of firearms. Right now, what is popular: ARs, 1911, and polymer hand guns... so, who wants to hedge bets on how long it will take Remington to make a polymer handgun?

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foxtrot

Posted: May 28th 2010, 10:56 PM

Okay, here is the scoop:

There are absolutely no Caspian parts in the Reminton 1911. They are cast frame, and they do contract for those, but they do the milling themselves on purpose built equipment. Barrel is match grade, button rifled. Trigger is a short trigger, coming in anywhere between 3.5-5 pound pull with a crisp break. These are not hand fitted guns, they are production but with tight tolerances. Magazines are contract but Remington branded. Plunger tube is staked, extended ejector is used. They are a Series 80 design. The sites are dovetail (including the front site) and the front site is secured by a set screw.

This is Remington`s first entry BACK into the handgun market. I can tell you that it will be offered in a stainless configuration (anticipated sometime this fall) and a centennial model for 2011 (as anticipated), and they will look into developing others after that.

We fired approx. 3500 rounds through six 1911's R1 in a day, and I only saw one malfunction - a minor FTB that actually did chamber. One of the front site`s set screw started to work a little loose, but on seeing this issue it sounds like Remington will resolve it however necessary so its not something customers should really see. The sights have a wonderful picture and make engagement and accuracy a dream when compared to standard GI profile sights.

I'll be supplementing more information later. Probably going to write up a dedicated article.

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Room 055

Posted: May 29th 2010, 10:51 AM

Sounds very promising. I see a OD and black Duracoat job in the future if I pick one of these up.

BTW, are they night sights?

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Recoil

Posted: May 30th 2010, 09:02 AM

Remington makes outstanding firearms. It's glad to see them getting back into the 1911 world after such a long hiatus.

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foxtrot

Posted: May 30th 2010, 11:26 AM

Sites are not tritium but three dot, white painted sites. Because they are dovetail it could be easily upgraded. Remington is also taking into consideration all the different possible variations for future models. Different calibers, milled, commander, etc. are all possibilities in the future.

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