Remington R1 Report

[Guest mrkirker]

If someone has already commented, please forgive.

Full-sized .45 acp, decent finish, traditional grips. Very tight fitting. Big, sturdy, three-dot, dovetail, sights. Came with two mags and a very sturdy Remington Green carry box.

Fit and finish were above average, much like the pre-70 series Colts, though I suspect the grips are laser cut. The finish is somewhat like a parkerized finish (to my untrained eye).

Fed it a mix of factory and hand loads. Dispite a the tight fit, no 'events'. Accuracy is about 'average'. From a rice-bag at 25Y everything except the weaker handloads fell into a 2.5 inch group, though as expected the group placement varied with the make of ammo. Would like to have Ransom Rest data on this one.

later: the trigger pull is the typical 'insurance' weight, with a bit of grind. Just polishing it out should improve things to an acceptable level, though.

For the price 615$ plus tax, I'm glad it's mine.

Edited May 12, 2011 by mrkirker
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[Raoul]

If someone has already commented, please forgive.

Full-sized .45 acp, decent finish, traditional grips. Very tight fitting. Big, sturdy, three-dot, dovetail, sights. Came with two mags and a very sturdy Remington Green carry box.

Fit and finish were above average, much like the pre-70 series Colts, though I suspect the grips are laser cut. The finish is somewhat like a parkerized finish (to my untrained eye).

Fed it a mix of factory and hand loads. Dispite a the tight fit, no 'events'. Accuracy is about 'average'. From a rice-bag at 25Y everything except the weaker handloads fell into a 2.5 inch group, though as expected the group placement varied with the make of ammo. Would like to have Ransom Rest data on this one.

For the price 615$ plus tax, I'm glad it's mine.

Good to hear. That one is next on my wish list.

[dlm37015]

hold off a little i saw a remington light weight commander today i really want one of these it is a preproduction model

[eapking]

Pics or it didn't happen.

[Guest mrkirker]

Pics or it didn't happen.

your call

[dlm37015]

well i didnt take pictures of it i really dont think rick would have let me it was in to be coated very nice gun i very seldom buy a new gun but i want one of these as soon as i can get one alloy frame with a very hard coating with stainless rails fitted real good like i said i dont buy many new guns but i will get one of these

[eapking]

your call

Pics

[dlm37015]

when i buy one i will show you a picture the first production run is 2500 i will get one of those

[Guest mrkirker]

Pics

Then, for you it didn't happen, LOL! I don't post pics or list inventories.

[dlm37015]

i cant understand why such a small amount for the first run the one i saw had great fit and finish just dont understand 2500 production they will not last 1 day i do have one ordered not even knowing what final cost will be i think around 700 acording to the remington rep jan 2012