Remington R1

[buckey]

With a $75 rebate on Remington 1911s are they worth the money? Kinda would like a Commander in stainless but don't have a clue if their 1911's can be depended on. Already have a Les Baer so the big $$$ area is covered.

[JimCunn]

I've got an R1 Ultralight Commander.
I really like it.

[buckey]

Do they have a steel insert in the feed ramp or a ramped barrel?

[Boarhunter]

I have a new Ultra Light Exective and like it very much.

BOARHUNTER

[Ibmikey]

Among my 1911’s are blue and stainless R1’s that are great shooters and quite accurate. I have had no problems with either and plan on a commander purchase soon.

[Armybrat]

Grabagun has a smokin' hot deal on their Enhanced Commander - $522, making it $448 after the rebate (plus shipping and FFL fee):

http://grabagun.com/remington-96359-...-acp-4-25.html

[Armybrat]

My 5” R1 .45 has been an outstanding bargain for a basic 1911. Very good fit & finish too.

[zincwarrior]

Remington is putting employees on extended leaves. You are buying something from an entity that is having significant problems exiting bankruptcy. Think hard on that.

[Jim567]

My 5" has shocked me with it's accuracy and reliability.
I have owned several Colts and Springfield Armory 1911's. I was prepared to be disappointed. I was not!

[lamarw]

I bought my Plain Jane R1 on December 28, 2011. It has been and still is a reliable and accurate pistol.

The basic R1 is almost identical to my Colt M1911 manufactured in 1918 except for the markings. This include lacking the "United States Government Property" makings like my Colt and my Remington Rand M1911A1.

[precision_shooter]

No

[buckey]

Wow, So how do you guy's really feel about Remington R1s, just kidding, may have to spend a little money on a new 1911.

[BBarn]

I like mine very much. I'd say it compares very favorably with other 1911s in it's price range. A very good choice unless you don't want the Series 80 type firing pin block.

[zincwarrior]

I had heard good things about them pre-financial problems. I would be leery of any purchase from them until all that is settled and their workforce is not staring down the barrel of layoffs.

[PKY]

I'm currently trying to decide between an R1 Carry and a Springfield Mil Spec for my dad for father's day. The price decrease across the Remington line has me worried. The Carry is more than half the original price. It sucks b/c he is all nostalgic about the Remington brand. I keep trying to tell him they aren't the same company. I wish I could find a Ruger Commander for a decent price.

[FLJim]

I bought a "used," but unfired R1 Enhanced a couple months back. I'm delighted with it. Fit, finish and functionality are as good as any firearm I've ever owned. It may well be my best shooter in any caliber:



That's at least a couple mags-full, at 25-30 feet, free-hand, not making any particular effort.

One of the two mags that came with the pistol was reluctant to feed the first round out of a full mag, at first. After letting that mag sit full for a week, as the other mag had already, the problem went away. The two Wilson 8-round mags I bought for it worked flawlessly. (I broke those in, as well.)

It was reluctant to digest some of the JHP I fed it, at first, but seems to be doing better, now. Remington 185 gr. Golden Saber always fed flawlessly.

[Armybrat]

Bankruptcy? Colt just went through bankruptcy several years ago and laid off a lot of workers not long after that. Just like they have a number of times since 1842.
They are still cranking out good 1911s. So is Remington, albeit a lower price product.
I wouldn’t be skeered to buy another one, even the little RM380 which gets a lot of praise from actual owners.

[Lohman446]

Its a 1911. Is there any proprietary part in there that matters? If they went out of business tomorrow you could still, presumably, buy parts for them from any number of other 1911 vendors correct?

[mr bolo]

I would buy the Remington R1 M1911 , I got to handle one and noticed how nice the fit & finish and overall quality was, very impressive for a basic M1911 style pistol

much better than those RIA mfg in the Philippines, I make sure to stay away from those.

[zincwarrior]

Originally Posted by Armybrat

Bankruptcy? Colt just went through bankruptcy several years ago and laid off a lot of workers not long after that. Just like they have a number of times since 1842.
They are still cranking out good 1911s. So is Remington, albeit a lower price product.
I wouldn’t be skeered to buy another one, even the little RM380 which gets a lot of praise from actual owners.

If you were my age, when growing up "Colt" and "good" were not two words used in the same sentence. You had to gunsmith it just to make it reliable enough to work.

[Armybrat]

Yeah, they’ve had their ups & downs with sloppiness, just like S&W, Glock, Ruger, Sig, et al.

[zincwarrior]

Agreed. My point is that they are in a down period right now, and there are an absolute plethora of comparables at the same price point. Similarly, in a few years I would probably recommend them.

[TunnelRat]

My point is that they are in a down period right now, and there are an absolute plethora of comparables at the same price point.

This. We have a member here who posted his experience where his R1 needed servicing. At the time Remington was unable to do any gunsmithing in house. He had to find a local smith and then basically forward that along to Remington. Hopefully Remington rights itself, but there are other options I'd personally explore first.

[polyphemus]

Mine had a defective extractor,they sent me a replacement and didn't want the
bad one because they knew about the issue.Then occasional stem binds and finally inaccurate shot placement which come to find out was due to a front sight issue which they also knew about.This time they wanted me to ship the pistol to some gun shop out of state and barring that they'd sell me the right one at a 10% discount.
So I reworked the barrel throat and replaced the front sight and now it shoots reliable.

[buckey]

Starting to sound like a crap shoot, already have a high end 1911 so it's not like I really need one. The deals on Rem R1s are tempting but it seams like there are great deals every where.