Remington R51

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They are showing up in my area and I'm just wondering if anyone has tried the new, improved version yet. I'm seriously thinking about it.
 
Budsgunshop has them in stock. After its dismal debut, well it's like mete said, they have a ways to go to make up for that.
 
OK. That's not even funny anymore. That gun is a danger to the operator. Holy crap.
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How do you say that? Might not be very reliable with some ammo, but the new Gen 2 R51s are far from unsafe to shoot.
 
A friend just called me Friday to let me know he bought one. Hasn't had a chance to do a lot of shooting so far, but what he has done has been flawless. A small shop we frequent in a small town in Northern Missouri had two of them. Must have just been released because he said the box was marked "do not display before August 12"
With his limited experience with his, he is very impressed with feel, function, accuracy, and although no extensive testing beyond three or four mags, reliability.
If I remember right, the price was $369.00

What I learned from the videos.
1. If you have a soft hand, wear a glove!! if you shoot a lot.
2. The R51 doesn't like cheap, crap steel case ammo I don't even run in my HiPoints!
3. The R51 needs some break in time, just like a Kahr, Sig, or Kimber.
 
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^While I believe you, that makes one good one out of a number of bad ones I've seen tested online. That doesn't fill me with confidence. Now if your friend has good luck then awesome, but the odds aren't something I'd take.
 
Recall replacements showed up a few months back, I think.

Reviews aren't looking good.

In the face of so many other proven (and affordable) pistols, I'd skip it.
 
In that first video...

Is it my imagination, or is that badly bulging brass a good indication that the gun is unlocking and extracting while chamber pressure is still WAY too high?

When the R51 first was announced I was really, REALLY excited. I loved the looks (still do) and the concept, but have just been bitterly disappointed that it's taken this long to get the thing to market.

I'm afraid if Remington screws this one up (launch 2.0), it's going to be very bad times for Remington in general.
 
Anxiously awaiting my ffl dealer to find one wholesale so i can see for mys.elf if it is a "keeper". Like the looks and interesting action and quite willing to dispell any rumors by the vocal negative bunch that will never buy or shoot the pistol or any of the other items they condemn.
 
What I learned from the videos.
1. If you have a soft hand, wear a glove!! if you shoot a lot.
2. The R51 doesn't like cheap, crap steel case ammo I don't even run in my HiPoints!
3. The R51 needs some break in time, just like a Kahr, Sig, or Kimber.
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People feed junk, underpowered ammo to their guns and wonder why they fail. It's laughable at best. Like you said, many top 1911s and other renowned pistol need a break in period, but when you mention the R51 needs one, people freak out.

Look, the first gen ones had problems. But everything I've read indicate the gen 2s are absolutely fantastic defensive pistols... as long as you don't feed them garbage ammo!!
 
@MikeIrwin. That bulge is pretty high up on the brass, isn't it? Seems like more than just an unsupported chamber (which in itself would be inexcusable).

Knock yourselves out, guys. But it looks like a Kaboom waiting to happen to me.
 
I went through the video and saw that it was Tulammo brass.

I've shot brass-cased Tulammo, and it's not what I would classify as crap. Is it the best quality? Probably not, but I'd tend to put it in the same class as RemUMC yellow box "value line" ammo.

There's something going on there with that particular handgun that I don't like.

The question is... it's it something with that particular handgun, or is it something going on with the entire design?


And yes, I agree that that bulge is not normal.

As for the "unsupported chamber," or more properly a not fully supported chamber, that's not inexcusable, that's a common design feature for many semi-auto firearms.

John Browning's designs employed a not fully supported chamber and functioned, and continue to function, magnificently.

Many semi-autos, including Glocks, continue to be manufactured without fully supported chambers.
 
But considering the failed initial launch of the gun you are just giving another reason to fault the gun for using that design feature.
 
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