Remington R-51

[Peace]

http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2014/01/01/remington-announces-r-51-pistol/

 

Single-stack 9mm / 7+1 / rated for +p / grip safety, internal drop safety / stationary barrel with locking breech

 

-under $400.... and says "Remington Arms Co - Charlotte, NC" on the side.  :)

 

Boy - did somebody give Glock a bucnh of Cryptonite for Christmas or what!?

 

 

[Steelharp]

TAKE MY MONEY!!! NOW!!!!

[gregintenn]

I'm in for one. I have two of the originals, and they are awesome. I sure hope this one is easier to fieldstrip.

[dcloudy777]

They are reportedly going to do a threaded barrel version too.  Fixed-barrel locked-breech, this thing should make an awesome suppressor host. 

 

If the initial reports don't make the gun a total POS, and the threaded barrel still runs about 4 bills, I'm all over it as soon as I can get one. 

Edited January 2, 2014 by dcloudy777

[Lumber_Jack]

Id buy one. Whats the projected release date?

[SonnyCrockett]

looks like a nice deal,should come in at mid 300s street price

and its sized smaller than a Shield .....Already bugged my LGS for one

Feb 1 is release date

 

 

 

http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2014/01/01/remington-announces-r-51-pistol/

Edited January 2, 2014 by SonnyCrockett

[Steelharp]

This may make me sell something.

[hipower]

 

This may make me sell something.

 

 

I just lost my drink!! Snorted all over the keyboard. And it's all your fault! :rofl:  :rofl: :rofl:  :rofl:  :rofl:  :rofl:  

Edited January 2, 2014 by hipower

[Joe357]

This may make me sell something.

OK what do you have for sale?

 

Larry, needs a new toy or keyboard. ;)

Edited January 2, 2014 by joe45

[Steelharp]

Nothing yet. Gotta have a hand on one of these first.

[hipower]

OK what do you have for sale?

 

Larry, needs a new toy or keyboard. ;)

 

Do we have an inkling that perhaps the gentleman might have made this statement similar to "I won't ever sell this" before?

 

That's about like me saying I'm not buying anything else. Which I believe I just recently said to Steelharp, btw.

 

"Curse you Red Baron"

 

 

Post Script....the comments on the Canik were for an interesting looking gun.

 

Those for the R-51 are in deadly ernest. I Want One!!

Edited January 2, 2014 by hipower

[gregintenn]

I may have missed it somewhere, but what is the frame made out of?

[dcloudy777]

It doesn't look like polymer, and at 20 ounces it isn't steel. 

[Guest seehorn]

States that it is aluminum here http://www.gunnuts.net/2014/01/02/remington-model-51/

[Peace]

I may have missed it somewhere, but what is the frame made out of?

 

An alloy of Unicorn and Fairy dust.

[Peace]

It is +p rated... so  I am guessing it is a pretty strong alloy - hopefully designed to minimize flex.  (IIRC, flex is what kills an aluminum alloy.)

[gregintenn]

It is +p rated... so  I am guessing it is a pretty strong alloy - hopefully designed to minimize flex.  (IIRC, flex is what kills an aluminum alloy.)

My 39-2 Smith and Wesson has an aluminum frame, and all is well with it.

[graycrait]

This might be the one!  I'll try one out when I can again buy 10 different types of .22LR ammo in a big box store.  That should give Remington plenty of time to work the bugs out. 

[nightrunner]

This might be the one! I'll try one out when I can again buy 10 different types of .22LR ammo in a big box store. That should give Remington plenty of time to work the bugs out.

??? Did i miss something? Its chambered in 9mm

[Oh Shoot]

States that it is aluminum here http://www.gunnuts.net/2014/01/02/remington-model-51/

 

Yep, from GunBlast, "The R51 is constructed of aluminum and steel; no polymer frame on this one."

 

http://www.gunblast.com/Remington-R51.htm

 

Really looks like a nifty heater, for sure.

 

- OS

Edited January 2, 2014 by Oh Shoot

[Lumber_Jack]

[quote name="nightrunner" post="1088122" timestamp="1388703794"]??? Did i miss something? Its chambered in 9mm[/quote] Point here was that by the time .22lr is readily available this gun will be on the market long enough to have good reviews or the bugs worked out

[nightrunner]

Ahh, right over my head.

[graycrait]

Lumber_Jack, that was my intent and not too clear.  Thanks for the clarity.  I like the looks of the R51 but I'll wait for a while on this one.  I jumped on a couple of guns in their first production run and wasn't real happy.  

Edited January 3, 2014 by graycrait

[Garufa]

Let me be the first....

 

That thing is ugly and is insulting to the elegant lines of the original 51.

Edited January 2, 2014 by Garufa

[gregintenn]

Let me be the first....

 

That thing is ugly and is insulting to the elegant lines of the original 51.

You're right. It doesn't compare aesthetically with the original, but it'll do. I still want one. Two when the 40 becomes available.

 

This is the first new product from Remington I've been interested in since I can remember. I hope this is a good sign of things to come. I'd like to see a reintroduction to their line of centerfire pump rifles. Not the 760, but the 14 and the like.