Remington R1 Stainless

[jawn]

Wilsons or CMCs bro.. come on! lol.

We'll get it running like a sewing machine here... I've been shooting my Commander the last few range trips I've been on. And then there's the G21SF RTF2s...............

must... build... reloading bench...

FTFs build character.

 

[jawn]

Jawn, Very nice! I like what you did with it.

Man I like that reminds me of my Springer, only with decent sights!

There are a few more things I have lined up for it. 10-8 National Match rears are high on the priority list, as is a Cylinder & Slide solid trigger with overtravel adjustment.

 

[chevydave]

Took it out to the range today. Ran 150 rounds of ammo through it, and was surprised at its accuracy. Had a few minor feeding issues with the factory mags, but nothing too out of the ordinary.

And as you can see, it's not really all that much like how it came from the factory.

looksgood /b/ro

 

[ShepAR]

The R1 is looking good!
I'm glad to see some attention to it on here, I have been eying them online this week and am in serious consideration of picking one up soon. Thanks for sharing!

 

[Semper Noctem]

The R1 is looking good!
I'm glad to see some attention to it on here, I have been eying them online this week and am in serious consideration of picking one up soon. Thanks for sharing!

There is an enhanced model in the classifieds.

 

[Magnumite]

The R1's internals are nicely made, at least on the one I worked on. All the parts were consistant in quality. I have them set aside as keepers. I have one mim hammer and sear set (CMC) with many 1000's of rounds and dry fire cycles through it and the parts indicated no abnormal signs of wear or diminished pull quality. I've had similar results with other good mim sets. I've seen much worse on lower tier 1911's.

I had several other pistols with mim internals and they ran well with no signs of abnormal wear or performance as well.

I have a Baer in the 2xxx range and all the parts in it are NOT machined steel. All the lockwork is but some of the rest is not. Just an FYI.

 

[jawn]

Just fit a Cylinder and Slide medium length trigger to the Remington today, and it has really made the trigger feel much, much nicer. The longer trigger bow on the C&S trigger definitely reduced pre-travel (although it did require me to re-fit my grip safety internally). As Chad mentioned, the medium-length trigger is a huge improvement over the feel and consistency of the factory short trigger. Definitely a worthwhile modification to the R1, and perhaps the most drastic change to it, thus far. I'm still using the factory sear and disconnector, albeit with some very minor polishing. The trigger channel on the R1 frame also required some minor polishing to remove the tiny bit of grit in the pull from the factory. Although the pull weight still meters above 5 pounds, it certainly feels light enough with all of the mods and tweaks. I've got a few more things in mind before I leave it alone and run it through a handgun course (if something's going to break, it's going to break during some dynamic shooting with a high round count).

 

[smores]

Just fit a Cylinder and Slide medium length trigger to the Remington today, and it has really made the trigger feel much, much nicer. The longer trigger bow on the C&S trigger definitely reduced pre-travel (although it did require me to re-fit my grip safety internally). As Chad mentioned, the medium-length trigger is a huge improvement over the feel and consistency of the factory short trigger. Definitely a worthwhile modification to the R1, and perhaps the most drastic change to it, thus far. I'm still using the factory sear and disconnector, albeit with some very minor polishing. The trigger channel on the R1 frame also required some minor polishing to remove the tiny bit of grit in the pull from the factory. Although the pull weight still meters above 5 pounds, it certainly feels light enough with all of the mods and tweaks. I've got a few more things in mind before I leave it alone and run it through a handgun course (if something's going to break, it's going to break during some dynamic shooting with a high round count).

Real men have long triggers.

And I'm glad you didn't get the 3-hole trigger.

Now go shoot it on paper and show us your groups!!!

 

[aquaman]

I was up Cameron's hardware in PA and compared the R1 stainless to a Springfield 1911 in stainless. I have to say the Springfield looked twice as good for what its worth

 

[jawn]

I was up Cameron's hardware in PA and compared the R1 stainless to a Springfield 1911 in stainless. I have to say the Springfield looked twice as good for what its worth

Thanks?

 

[Semper Noctem]

Thanks?

 

[BerBer5985]

I'm still waiting for the Engage Armament Swimsuit edition calender, featuring mostly Andy of course, but maybe some of Emily thrown in there . haha! I bet they'd sell like hotcakes

 

[Blaster229]

BARTS has like 2-3 stainless and one black finish R1's there. I won't mention what else they have until I get there tomorrow and lock that purchase in

 

[jawn]

Real men have long triggers.

And I'm glad you didn't get the 3-hole trigger.

Now go shoot it on paper and show us your groups!!!

Man, you know I was born with a long penis and short fingers. The Lord giveth and the Lord taketh. Also, a 3-hole trigger would look goofy as hell on a pretty simple build. I'm glad I learned something from watching you work on 1911s, namely that files require a hell of a lot of patience and that there's really not a fast way of building a 1911 up.

Paper? I can tell you it's minute of stone at 100 yards.

I'll probably put it on paper this weekend if I can remember to bring targets.

 

[Maverick0313]

Took it out to the range today. Ran 150 rounds of ammo through it, and was surprised at its accuracy. Had a few minor feeding issues with the factory mags, but nothing too out of the ordinary.

And as you can see, it's not really all that much like how it came from the factory.

Veddy nice. Veddy veddy nice.......

 

[smores]

Paper? I can tell you it's minute of stone at 100 yards.

I'll probably put it on paper this weekend if I can remember to bring targets.

Minute of stone, eh?

 

[jawn]

Update:

Fitted some new G10 grips from Monkeygrips.

Probably have 500 rounds through it at this juncture. Outside of some issues with the factory magazines, it's given me no problems.

 

[BUFF7MM]

Update:

Fitted some new G10 grips from Monkeygrips.

Probably have 500 rounds through it at this juncture. Outside of some issues with the factory magazines, it's given me no problems.

What kind of issues are you having with the mags?

 

[HarCo.45]

Nice grips, look significantly more aggressive than a P30.

 

[Mt Airy]

Update:

Fitted some new G10 grips from Monkeygrips.

Probably have 500 rounds through it at this juncture. Outside of some issues with the factory magazines, it's given me no problems.

Those grips look real good !!!!!! He make some fine grips .I have heard he is good to deal with.