Remington R1 1911?

I've never shot an R1 but have handled several. I was surprised at how nice a trigger it seemed to have. Fit and finish was nice. I selected the Ruger over the Rem because of the matched bushing / barrel combo the Ruger has, and the series 70 slide (non- firing pin block). I have no regrets about selecting the Ruger, although plenty of people are happy with their Remingtons.
 
I have had an R1 for a couple of years. I like the combination of retro looks and feel with modern sights. The trigger is very nice so it has been a very accurate pistol for me.

I put a Kimber .22 conversion slide on it which resulted in a very accurate rim-fire pistol. I again credit the nice trigger.
 
Exactly what is stamped on the slide (ILION, NY, USA). It could change in the future to Huntsville, Alabama, USA. Steyr is now in Bessemer, Alabama.
 
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Got my new R1 .45 from Grabagun - $529 - and will send in for the $75 cash rebate. Yes - the slide is really smooth - better than my Springfield Armory GI .45.

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remington has not officially announced they are leaving ny.they have sent some of their production to ala.all of the bushmaster line is there now,as well as some of the other military stuff.the plant in illion is the one and only in ny,it is huge,and has several lines going,making different models all the time.
if the political powers dont change in this nanny state,i coud see more of it moving,but for now there are still alot of guns coming out of that plant everyday.:D
 
I have read where the Remington R1's will be made in the future in Huntsville. I am awaiting to buy one with the Huntsville, AL name on the frame. It will then go in the rack with my Ilion, NY Remington R1.
 
I owned both the R1s and the SR1911 CMD guns and used both as a base to build presentation guns. I wanted an original name for a WWII gun on the presentation gun for an organization that started in 1944. If you can use a motor tool, a set of jeweler files and a pair of needle nose pliers, plus know what you are doing, you can have the R1s feeding empty brass in about 15 minutes, start to finish. It shoots one inch with Remington Target Master and a half inch at 25 yards with reloads if you are capable.

The Ruger Commander takes a few minutes longer and the one I built required a match sear and barrel bushing plus a spring kit, awful trigger. It shoot about 1 inch at 25.

The reason the R1s is more accurate is the R1s barrel has a dog knot at the end of the barrel that tightens up real nice.

But, the Remington (made in the US) has some weird sights on it and it is not cut for Novak sights, like the Ruger is. Ruger has a cast frame with a CNC cut slide (all US and Ruger).
Ed
 

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If you can use a motor tool, a set of jeweler files and a pair of needle nose pliers, plus know what you are doing, you can have the R1s feeding empty brass in about 15 minutes, start to finish.
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Really?Why would anyone take a dremel,files and needle nose pliers to a perfectly running pistol so that it can "feed empty brass"?
 
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