Posted on 04/26/2010 6:51:04 PM PDT by Red in Blue PA
Madison, NC –-(AmmoLand.com)- After almost a century, the Model 1911 R1 marks the Remington brand’s return to the manufacture of the legendary 1911 handgun.
In 1917, the U.S. Ordnance Department issued an order to Remington-UMC to manufacture 500,000 1911s for our fighting men in the armed services.
The first Remington-UMC produced 1911 pistols were delivered in August of 1918. On November 11, 1918, the Armistice ending WWI was signed and the contract from the Ordnance Department with Remington-UMC was suspended. In all, Remington-UMC produced 21,677 1911s.
You could say the 1911 was firmly implanted in our DNA, and now after 91 years, its back.
The Remington-branded 1911 R1 is an A1 variant of the 1911 with modern upgrades. Like the original 1911, the 1911 R1 has a flat mainspring housing, short trigger and double diamond grips. 1911 devotees will appreciate the modern enhancements on the 1911 R1, such as a flared and lowered ejection port; beveled magazine well; loaded chamber indicator; high profile dovetailed single-dot front and two-dot rear sights; a crisp 3.5 – 5 pound trigger pull; and a match grade stainless steel barrel and barrel bushing.
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I’ll stick with my Mk IV, Series 70, Gold Cup, thank you very much....
Looks good.
What’s retail? I did not see the price...
MSRP is $699. And this will just be the first entry with others to follow.
Clone wars... yawn...
Forgot to add.....I read the street price is being talked about as being around $615. And it will be made in the NY factory!
You’re the only one yawning.....1911 sales are taking off. This is apparent from all of the manufacturers coming out with them.
Plastic is meant for tupperware.
I will stick with a Beretta - proudly in business since 1526 AD and their barrels were used in 1546 AD at the Battle of Lepanto to save Europe from Islam.
The Beretta barrels were one of the major deciding factors in the Holy League’s crushing win over Islam.
The 1911 helped win 2 of the largest world wars the world has ever seen!
I still got my Mk IV, Series 70, Gold Cup, National Match.
But my son’s Kimber is better.
That’s a damn nice looking weapon.
You’ve sadly mistaken me for a Glock fanboy. I have NO plastic guns (except a Remington 1100 20 gauge synthetic that I got as a loaner for beginner shooters)
I prefer pre-war Smiths in revolvers, although I have several Colt Army Specials, Officer Models, and New Services.
In 1911, I will admit to some .38 Supers both stock and modified.
The 1911 in .45 ACP is an icon, and justly so, but I’ve never been one to join the bandwagon. My favorite .45 ACP is a Smith 25 no dash, cut to 4” by Badger Sports in 1960 with a trigger job and smoothed coke bottle stocks. From a rest it outshot a Kimber Stainless Gold Match I had.
And Made in the USA too! The reviews are very positive too. June’s issue of Shooting Times has a review of the gun with it featured on the cover. Stunning gun for the price.
The debate between the Browning-designed M1911 and the Beretta 92F/92FS is still a loud one among the US military and gun fanciers.
They are both great guns plus loads of ther good ones including SIGs, CZs, Rugers, Glocks, H&Ks and others brands.
I am just stunned that Beretta has been in business for 484 years. Incredible.
Q; What’s the difference between Americans and Europeans?
A: Europeans think 200 miles is a long distance.
Americans think 200 years is a long time...
“The reviews are very positive too. June’s issue of Shooting Times has a review of the gun with it featured on the cover.”
ROFL
Some things just cannot be improved upon.....the wheel comes to mind, as does the 1911;-)
FWIW, it was a 2000 round review, not some BS review.
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