Remington's New 1911 R1

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Looks great!
It has all of the features that matter- good sights and good ejection port, and none of the ones that don't- "lightweight" hammer, drilled trigger, overextended grip safety. The only thing I would add is a low profile ambi-safety, since I am a lefty.

This should give the SA Mil-Spec a run for its money...
 
Ugh, you tell me this a week after I finally gave in and got a Springfield GI! I suppose there's room in the safe for both...
 
Nice. I don't necessarily like the script 'R1' on the slide... But other than that, looks sharp!

Didn't notice, but will it be 100% USA made AND assembled?

Ithaca is coming out with their 1911 also... A basic WWII design and an embellished version. Theirs will be 100% USA built/assembled. Not up on their website yet but they had them at the shot show and confirmed via email to me.

IMO: Colt is THE 1911, but an Ithaca or Remington is a close second as they made them for our GIs in the '40s.
 
Colt is THE 1911, but an Ithaca or Remington is a close second as they made them for our GIs in the '40s.
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Actually, Remington hasn't made a 1911 since 1919, and they only made 21,000 of them.

Remington Rand (who made the 1940's 1911a1) was a typewriter company that hadn't been associated with Remington Arms since the mid 1800's.

I own one of only 21,000 1911's made by Remington - a pretty rare item.

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Thanks! Unfortunately, the barrel is a WWII replacement, so it's not 100% original. I doubt I'll ever find a WW1 Remington barrel.
 
I don’t understand the fascination with flat main spring housings.
The US military, specifically asked for an arched one after WWI.
 
Well, acording to the website's FAQs:
Where is the 1911 R1 made?
These guns are built in our manufacturing facility in Ilion, NY.

So who knows if "built" means assembled from non-US and MIM parts or completely built in house.

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I don’t understand the fascination with flat main spring housings.
The US military, specifically asked for an arched one after WWI.
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The great majority of people who buy a 1911, think the original flat mainspring housing is more ergonomic.
 
I was just speaking with my local gun guy. He is very knowledgeable about things(20+yrs)especially military type firearms.

According to what info he has, the first production models will not contain all "in house" parts. Where the parts are from is anyone's guess. After production is up and running Remington plans on having everything done in house. Just reporting what info he got so add it to the list of speculation.:)

So, FWIW as with most new launches, might be prudent to not buy the first ones available.
 
The FAQ page looked interesting, but was full of questions that nobody asks. The only one that is truly a frequented inquiry is, "Where is the 1911 R1 made?", but they don't exactly answer that with definitive specificity, they just say where it is 'built'.

The word MIM does not show up on their site whatsoever. I typed 'MIM' into their search box and it caused a catastrophic error. I then conducted an Advanced Search from Google of that 1911r1.com domain for the term 'MIM', 'metal injection molding/molded', and turned up nothing, zip. I think that confirms and answers that question.

I'm know they are well aware of the MIM issues/controversy, and for them to specifically omit that subject speaks volumes. But we'll see.
 
Another odd thing is that the gun is being distributed by E-RPC, LLC and that Remington Arms has been contracted by them to "manufacture products." Why not say manufacture the R1? I guess it's possible that they just wanted to spin off the handgun business as a seperate corporate entity for some legal reasons but it just seems odd.
 
oh man i am stoaked for this! i love the classic GI style 1911s, and the fact its a remington means it'll go bang everytime unlike my POS springer GI
 
Why are so many people concerned about MIM parts?. The quality of them today probably have better tolerances than forged, or hand crafted ones of yesteryear. Yes,some of the first ones had some problems but the technology is much better today. It also helps in production costs and speed.It's like the whole SW lock deal. How many times have you had a SW accidentally lock up on you? How many MIM parts have failed in your Kimber or other make? I have many SW revolvers with and without locks and MIM parts. Never had one fail or break.

Shields up Scotty!
 
the fact its a remington means it'll go bang everytime unlike my POS springer GI
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My Springer has NEVER malfunctioned, if you have such problems maybe you should call them and use that lifetime warranty.



From their site

Remington warrants to you, the original purchaser of a new firearm, that for 2 years from the date of purchase, in the US or Canada, your Remington firearm will be free from defects in material or workmanship.
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The Springfield Mil-Spec is a very similar gun, with a Lifetime Warranty.
No silly loaded chamber indicator, not a series 80.


I'd buy the springer, but that's just me.
 
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