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New Remington 1911 R1
Posted: Wed Nov 10, 2010 6:49 pm
by perazzi
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...
Posted: Wed Nov 10, 2010 7:04 pm
by Baldy
It sure does look good. I'll be looking forward to the range report. Good luck with it.
Posted: Wed Nov 10, 2010 7:09 pm
by greener
Looks good. Waiting for the report.
Posted: Wed Nov 10, 2010 9:09 pm
by bgreenea3
looks like a nice one, the grip safety is a bit bigger than a GI aned about the same as my Milspec Springfield. If it shoots as good as it looks those pins are in trouble!
Posted: Wed Nov 10, 2010 11:10 pm
by Bullseye
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
Posted: Thu Nov 11, 2010 4:26 pm
by perazzi
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
That's definitely on the list along with the ambi safety for we left handers.
Any suggestions on the best 'standard contour' ambi safety?
it is definitely a short trigger!! pull with the 2nd joint, almost....
Finally shot it.
Posted: Fri Nov 12, 2010 5:00 pm
by perazzi
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.
Posted: Fri Nov 12, 2010 5:21 pm
by Bullseye
Ed Brown makes a nice drop-in ambi safety. Wilson makes a long trigger, it may need some fitting on the aluminum pad to fit your frame. Fitting just requires filing off just enough metal to eliminate binding.
R,
Bullseye
Posted: Fri Nov 12, 2010 6:25 pm
by perazzi
Bullseye wrote:Ed Brown makes a nice drop-in ambi safety. Wilson makes a long trigger, it may need some fitting on the aluminum pad to fit your frame. Fitting just requires filing off just enough metal to eliminate binding.
R,
Bullseye
thanks, I'll look into those...
Posted: Fri Nov 12, 2010 8:41 pm
by greener
Looks pretty good. $547 is not a bad price for a 1911.
Posted: Fri Nov 12, 2010 9:48 pm
by perazzi
greener wrote:Looks pretty good. $547 is not a bad price for a 1911.
Well, it included the $125 fee for the name "Remington"....
Posted: Fri Nov 12, 2010 10:09 pm
by greener
perazzi wrote:greener wrote:Looks pretty good. $547 is not a bad price for a 1911.
Well, it included the $125 fee for the name "Remington"....
Usually, you get to pay more for a famous name.
Posted: Fri Nov 12, 2010 10:19 pm
by perazzi
greener wrote:perazzi wrote:greener wrote:Looks pretty good. $547 is not a bad price for a 1911.
Well, it included the $125 fee for the name "Remington"....
Usually, you get to pay more for a famous name.
Hmmmm... "PERAZZI"
Yes, I think your right about that...lol
Posted: Fri Nov 12, 2010 11:37 pm
by Baldy
Good shooting there Sir. I just may look into the R1 next year. Holidays coming up and many,many kids to buy for. Thanks for the report.
Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2010 8:53 pm
by perazzi
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.