Reminton's 1911--thoughts?

[Recluse]

I looked at several Remington 1911s at the gun show today. I first saw some advertised in my last edition of the The American Rifleman, and then I remembered actually firing some way back in the service.

Really liked the ones I looked at and handled today.

Anyone have any experience or thoughts on them?

:coffee:

[tomme boy]

The ones you fired were Remington Rand were they not? Different company.

[shotman]

remington. Has aways be a copycat so what you see is a copycat of a colt but not as good
Every gun that remington has made is a cheaper copy of someone's gun . I am not saying its a bad gun, but a cheaper COPY

[Recluse]

remington. Has aways be a copycat so what you see is a copycat of a colt but not as good
Every gun that remington has made is a cheaper copy of someone's gun . I am not saying its a bad gun, but a cheaper COPY

I handled some Sig Sauer 1911s and just flat didn't like them. I do like the S&W 1911, but that Remington 1911 felt more solid than the Sig and S&W.

We had some Remington M40s in the service that were some of the finest shooting accuracy (read: sniper) rifles anyone had ever fired. Not sure what they were a copy of, let alone a cheap copy of.

:coffee:

[5shotbfr]

i have a remington r1 .. i like it . seems well made to me and so far has been very reliable .
my only issue was it shot about 6 inches low but a phone call to remington and a few days wait had a new sight in my mail box that fixed me right up .

the price was right to. at $675 out the door

[bob208]

i have seen some of the new remingtons. if i did not already have some 1911's i would by one. i have a pre ww1 colt a rem.rand a 70 searies colt and a argentine colt.

remember the sig s&w ruger and all the others are only copies also.

[rexherring]

One of the last write ups I read on the Colt versus the S&W had a comparison chart of several 1911's. The Remington Enhanced had better accuracy than any of the others including the Combat Commander Colt. A handloader magazine awhile back tested one and it was a very good report. Shooting over 10,000 rounds without a malfunction.

I haven't shot one either but have picked up a couple at the gun shop and it feels good. I liked the Enhanced model the best.

[MtGun44]

The Rem 1911s that I have handled (have not shot one yet) seem to be well
put together.

Bill

[runfiverun]

the rem 700 is a copy of the mauser push feed same as the 91 argie.

what i can't believe is it has taken so long for everybody to make a 1911.
i mean china was importing them 25 years ago [good ones too]
remington,ruger,taurus,ed brown,kimber,colt [i think they make one], auto-ordinance [thompson] which i have,a couple of guy's in wyoming in thier garage make one too.
i'm sure there are others.
but how hard is it to make a 1911?
if it don't rattle when you shake it or slop all over the place when you pull back the slide and the bbl fits the front bushing it will shoot pretty well.

[Chicken Thief]

remington. Has aways be a copycat so what you see is a copycat of a colt but not as good
Every gun that remington has made is a cheaper copy of someone's gun . I am not saying its a bad gun, but a cheaper COPY

Who did they copy the Rolling Block from?

[jcwit]

the rem 700 is a copy of the mauser push feed same as the 91 argie.

As is the Winchester Model 70.

[runfiverun]

the older model 70 is from the other one mauser made,as are the 0-3 springfields, rugers,kimbers etc..
the 93/95/98's
thier push feed is a closer copy of the 89/91 models.
don't really matter though, they all do the job.

[wv109323]

On the 1911.com forum the Remington is pretty well thought of. There is some confusion as to where the slide and frame are cast/made. Remington claims that the pistol is "Made in America". Apparently the slide and Frame is at least cast in the Philippines.
There are 3 or 4 companies that are competing for the $600-700 market for 1911. The Ruger ,S&W ,Remington seem to all be well liked.

[captaint]

I have never considered the 1911 a Colt gun. Colt was just the contractor building the Browning design gun. They DID make some very fine examples though until the 80 series. I saw a Rem 1911 in satin nickel that I really liked, and I don't like nickel guns. They appear to be well built - especially for the price. enjoy Mike

[boatworks]

I recently bought a Rem. R-1 and I like it, have no problems. It shoots well, even handload store bought bullets and more recently cast boolits I made myself!Its the least expensive 1911 made in the US that I could find.

[nicholst55]

Has anyone experienced fit issues with the grip safety on the R1? I read on the Internet (so it MUST be true!) that the fit is rather poor where the grip safety goes into the frame - to the point of actually being sharp. Just wondering if it's an actual issue, or a 'some guy on the web said...'

[DIRT Farmer]

The one I shot seemed fairly tight, ran well and ate up a lot of the Lee 452-200 SWC, shot to the point of aim.

Definatly not a "built" gun but better than several that I have shot

[palmettosunshine]

Remington R1 is on my short list.

[ErikO]

I've shot a RO a fair bit and really like it.

[Alan in Vermont]

I want one in about the worst way. Handled one at a LGS and, other than needing an arched housing to work with my hand shape, it sure felt "right".

[KCSO]

I havre handled and shot 5 of them one of my own for duty carry and 4 others for customers who liked mine. All have had exceptioal accuracy and have proven to be solid reliable working guns. I also have a remington Rand that belonged to my Dad, he bought it from the NRA in 1952 for $17.50 and it has served the family well since then and is still a good gun.

As to copies of Colt, if Colt had gotten off the mark and built what the customers wanted at a reasonable price they would still be a major player in the market. I wouldn't waste money on a REAL Colt anymore.

[Ickisrulz]

As to copies of Colt, if Colt had gotten off the mark and built what the customers wanted at a reasonable price they would still be a major player in the market. I wouldn't waste money on a REAL Colt anymore.

It looks like they pretty much sell all the 1911s and SAAs that they make. I'd say they are a major player.

[David2011]

I have never considered the 1911 a Colt gun. Colt was just the contractor building the Browning design gun. They DID make some very fine examples though until the 80 series. Mike

+1 Couldn't agree more. Springfield and Kimber make fine examples as well. The S&W seems to be a quality 1911 as does the SIG. I've only handled one Remington and did not take it apart. I found all kinds of uglies inside another popular brand of 1911 that touts a forged frame and slide. Unfortunately, all of the hidden parts appeared to be MIM or cast. I've broken too many MIM parts in competition 1911s to want any more.

David

[hiram1]

The remington 1911 is a well bilt gun .For the price it is well bilt and i like mine