1911 surprise!

[drmitchgibson]

So, I went to Academy to pick up this years pair of safety shoes (boots), and perused the gun counter because I LOVE GUNS, and lo and behold, there was a Remington R1 at one end of the display. I've seen pictures of it, but holy crap is it a beautiful gun in real life! And $650 was the price, which seems like a hot ticket. In any case, that thing is WAY better looking than it comes across in photographs. Way better.

 

[Biggsly]

Where is the pics???? lol

 

[drmitchgibson]

Where is the pics???? lol

Ha! Great joke.

 

[DutchWrangler]

So, I went to Academy to pick up this years pair of safety shoes (boots), and perused the gun counter because I LOVE GUNS, and lo and behold, there was a Remington R1 at one end of the display. I've seen pictures of it, but holy crap is it a beautiful gun in real life! And $650 was the price, which seems like a hot ticket. In any case, that thing is WAY better looking than it comes across in photographs. Way better.

Country of origin?

 

[drmitchgibson]

Country of origin?

They're made in the USA, at Remington's New York plant. Although, they do contain MIM parts. I was just surprised by the looks of this pistol. I wouldn't buy one unless the test of time is passed, since they are new to market. It really is a hot-looking gun, though, for a GI-type with a flat finish.

 

[TKR Reptiles]

They are definitely nice guns for sure!

 

[Huckelberry75]

Latest issue of American Rifleman did a feature on them and they got pretty high marks for what they are. Accuracy even seemed to be decent, if memory serves.