New Remington 1911 R1
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New Remington 1911 R1
Well, had some loose change in my pocket, saw this, decided life is to short to not try different things..
Of course, first thing I had to do was tear it down. stoned a few things.
smooth 5 1/2 # trigger. All in all, not a bad firearm.
Cast receiver with a very heavy black coating...
Hey, it's going to be a HB bowling pin gun!!
Will shoot it Thursday nite, then I'll find out about that GI grip safety lol...
Of course, first thing I had to do was tear it down. stoned a few things.
smooth 5 1/2 # trigger. All in all, not a bad firearm.
Cast receiver with a very heavy black coating...
Hey, it's going to be a HB bowling pin gun!!
Will shoot it Thursday nite, then I'll find out about that GI grip safety lol...
That's definitely on the list along with the ambi safety for we left handers.Bullseye wrote:Very clean lines on that pistol. I don't know how you feel about the short trigger but that would be one of the first things I changed out.
R,
Bullseye
Any suggestions on the best 'standard contour' ambi safety?
it is definitely a short trigger!! pull with the 2nd joint, almost....
Finally shot it.
Went to the indoor range last night to try out the new Remington 1911 R1 pistol.
I shot several groups at 7 yards to check the sights and function. Gun worked every pull of the trigger.
Shot some standing.
S&B FMJ 230 gr, worked fine. 5 rounds covered by a half dollar at 7 yards.
WW 230gr JHP, worked fine. 5 rounds under a silver dollar.
Federal Gold Match 185 gr SWC half dollar size.
All functioned as expected.
Put a couple targets up at 50 ft, shot the following targets, normal slow fire one-handed.
The one on the top was the iron sighted Remmie using Federal Gold medal 185 gr match.. holding center point on the bull.
for comparisons, the bottom target was my scope mounted Gold Cup using my 185 gr SWC cast with 3.4 gr of CLAYDOT shotgun powder.
I was pleasantly shocked by both....Yes, I know I need to adjust the windage on the gold cup....
but, bench testing a trigger, and actually shooting it... I do need to get the longer trigger......
Anyway, I paid $547 +tax for it.
I shot several groups at 7 yards to check the sights and function. Gun worked every pull of the trigger.
Shot some standing.
S&B FMJ 230 gr, worked fine. 5 rounds covered by a half dollar at 7 yards.
WW 230gr JHP, worked fine. 5 rounds under a silver dollar.
Federal Gold Match 185 gr SWC half dollar size.
All functioned as expected.
Put a couple targets up at 50 ft, shot the following targets, normal slow fire one-handed.
The one on the top was the iron sighted Remmie using Federal Gold medal 185 gr match.. holding center point on the bull.
for comparisons, the bottom target was my scope mounted Gold Cup using my 185 gr SWC cast with 3.4 gr of CLAYDOT shotgun powder.
I was pleasantly shocked by both....Yes, I know I need to adjust the windage on the gold cup....
but, bench testing a trigger, and actually shooting it... I do need to get the longer trigger......
Anyway, I paid $547 +tax for it.
Bullseye wrote:Very clean lines on that pistol. I don't know how you feel about the short trigger but that would be one of the first things I changed out.
R,
Bullseye
I was bored...
Been wanting to check out the Caspian ambi safety. And I did put in a longer trigger. Both are beneficial to me...
I will shoot it tomorrow night to see if it skins me at all..
Before the mods, I did get a chance to spend 3 hours shooting bowling pins indoors lol...
found out a few things.
1. make sure all your cartridges will run thru the chamber.
2. .45 ACP hits them hard, even 185 gr cast target loads.