Remington 1911 R1

[TMan]

Release date: April 22, 2010

The wait is over! After 91 years, Remington® is back in the 1911 business, and in a big way. We are proud to introduce the Remington® 1911 R1 pistol, a seven round, .45 ACP, semiautomatic 1911 pistol. Ideal for concealed carry and personal protection, the 1911 R1 is a tribute to the first 1911 pistols produced by Remington® in 1917. Complete with diamond stocks, walnut grips, fixed three-dot sights, a standard safety with manual thumb safety and a satin black oxide finish, the Remington® 1911 R1 is sure to take the firearm world by storm.

[MLB]

Nothing up on the Remington website about handguns yet...

[TMan]

Nothing up on the Remington website about handguns yet...

So, you don't believe me? ;D

I saw it yesterday when doing the additions for Becky's web-site
I'm sure it will go up in price, but right now, based on RSR's prices, Becky will have it for $561. Note that the Taurus went up around $100 by the time they actually started shipping.





Note that the Remington in 1942 was made by Remington-Rand, the typewriter people not by Remington Arms. I guess they are still called "Remington Arms" and not just "Remington". When they were my account, they were "Remington Arms", and were a union shop. (I couldn't put paper in the printer, they had to have a union guy come do it.)



Modified to add:

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.

It also has the Series 80-style firing pin block safety. The Remington 1911 R1 will be shipped in a custom carry case with two seven-round magazines and a barrel bushing wrench. Most importantly, it’s made in Ilion, New York, with all the pride, precision and out-of-the-box performance you have come to expect from the Remington brand.

The 1911 is the most customized and proven pistol design ever manufactured. This single-action, semi-automatic, magazine-fed, recoil-operated handgun chambered for the 45 ACP cartridge has left its mark on battlefields and at competitions all over the world.

On March 29th, 1911, this John M. Browning designed pistol was selected as the official sidearm of America’s Armed Forces. It was their standard-issue sidearm from 1911 to 1985 and is still used by some U.S. forces to this day. On May 14, 2010, the Remington 1911 R1 will be unveiled at the 139th National Rifle Association Annual Meetings in Charlotte, North Carolina, and will help this iconic American pistol shine brighter than ever.

Initially, the Remington 1911 R1 will be available through select independent dealers beginning in June 2010. Make it a point today, to own a part of history, the first Remington 1911 in 91 years.

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[MLB]

I never doubt TMan.

Very happy to see that it will be made in NY. We can use that type of manufacturing industry here. Also glad to see that it stays close to the original design (although that loaded chamber indicator confuses me a bit).

For that price, I think I can see the Remington as my first 1911. The slide would be my only deal killer. I'm hoping it's blued as opposed to painted. I don't like the deep lettering impressed in it either. Aside from the aesthetics, it makes me wonder if it is really steel. I'm not buying a zinc-slided anything.

["DoubleAction"]

TMan is all business, when it comes to his guns.

The introduction about new Remington 1911 is more proof that the 1911 is the most popular semi-auto ever made.

[TMan]

My friend told me at breakfast this morning that he was going to buy a 2011. I told him that I thought that STI was the only one making the 2011. I got a strange look -> he was talking about buying a new 2011 car. He trades every 2 years.

Yes, I am about guns, but had better get my rear outside and get some plants in the ground.

["DoubleAction"]

I might give some serous thought to acquiring this Remington.

[TMan]

I'm a skeptic. I really have doubts that this was made totally in the Mohawk Valley. Pehaps final assembly?

[MLB]

I'll be waiting for reviews of course, but am hopefully optimistic. TMan's probably right about the manufacture. Most likely assembled in NY from castings elsewhere, hopefully domestic.

I may be easily impressed, but the last 1911 I looked at (S&W) really lit a fire under me.

[TMan]

MLB, I can understand your desire for a 1911, and that is the way that I was before getting my first one. However, all 1911's aren't created equal. There is a big difference between some of the cheaper imports and the good ones made in the USA.

Save your pennies, steal some from the kids' piggybanks, but get a good one in the $1K or better price range. (Unless of course you aren't going to have a stable full of them, then you can afford the cheaper ones too.)

["DoubleAction"]

ML; I agree with TMan on this. I have my Colts and my Wilsons to compare these pistols to; If they don't feel right to me, I would just give the pistol back to the counter guy.

[MLB]

Oh bother. It really is no fun refuting good advice.

[TMan]

Here is an excerpt of an e-mail that I got from Remington Arms today:

The Remington 1911 R1 is hand-crafted and shipped from Ilion, New York-- the birthplace of Remington Arms-complete with a custom carry case, two seven-round magazines and a barrel bushing wrench. So you can be assured of all the pride, precision and out-of-the-box performance you've come to expect from the Remington branded products.

I draw your attention to "...is hand-crafted and shipped from Ilion, New York...". Perhaps I'm just a skeptic, but that sounds like weasel words to me. Why wouldn't they just say: "hand-crafted in Ilion, NY."

Then at the end they mention: "Remington branded products". Why the word: "branded"? Wonder what country it is hand-crafted in?

[MLB]

Got an email from Remington today announcing the 1911 R1
www.1911r1.com/

Glad to read that it will be a carbon steel frame and slide, but it will have a black oxide (rather than blued) finish.

[TMan]

Picked up the American Rifleman at the Post Office today. It had an article on the 1911R1. The author pointed out the MIM parts, and the overall tone of the article wasn't all that great.

What I really like about the pistol is the fact that they didn't go with the original small sights. I can't hit the broad side of a barn with my Springfield Armory GI version. I can't see the front sight. At least I can pick up the front sight on the R1.

At first I was turned off by the trigger, but the second one that I tried didn't have a bad trigger at all.

You can't expect a $593 pistol to give you the accuracy of a $2000 pistol. However, for around the same amount of money you can get a Taurus 1911, and they have a lot of different editions to pick from.

[MLB]

I understand they're making a prettier version too.