Remington R1

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Got this a few weeks ago... A Remington R1 1911 pistol. After much deliberation I chose this over the Taurus, Kimber, Springfield, S&W & RIA. Something about it appealed to me. Took it to the range & tried it out & was most dissatisfied with the trigger. Very gritty & vague. Performed well with factory ammo but did not like some of Entropy's reloads... though the reloads performed well in Skipper's Hi-Point.

Ordered a Videki trigger from Cylinder & Slide... Long trigger with adjustable overtravel. What a difference!!! 8) Much better. Also did a complete strip & clean on it & I think we are on our way with a good pistol. Everything feels much smoother after a full strip vs. a basic field strip from before. I know, I know... Should have stripped it from the get go. More updates on the next range trip.

I also ordered 2 8 round Chip McCormick mags for it as well.

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Before the trigger was swapped.
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After... With new trigger.
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:D As you might guess, from my name, I likkkkkkes 1911s.
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8-) 8-)
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Yeah me too. I have never found a worthy replacement for a 1911, of course I don't really try to replace it. My 45 will always be my go to weapon.
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Does it come with the same glossy Italian-made magazines that RIA uses? They work OK for a while, but eventually the feed lips bend out of shape. One of mine got so bad it would eject the top round when slammed home in the gun.
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White Horseradish wrote:Does it come with the same glossy Italian-made magazines that RIA uses? They work OK for a while, but eventually the feed lips bend out of shape. One of mine got so bad it would eject the top round when slammed home in the gun.
I haven't used the RIA mags... These seem to work good so far.
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Nice pistola ;) Any of the factory 45's need work anymore. I had all kinds of work done to my Kimber to get it what I called carryable.............. Its a smooth shooting pistol that outshoots me. Congrats dude!!!
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The reviews on the R1 stated that it started to break in after 600 rounds. I'll be bring it to the range to try & get a few more hundred through it to see if it smooths out. That & to try that trigger. 8-) 8-)
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Rongoman wrote:I haven't used the RIA mags... These seem to work good so far.
"A while" I was talking about was a year or more.
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My RIA came with a Novak 8 rounder. Works flawlessly, as does the Chip McCormick 8 rounder. :)
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Wow, I want one of those! 8-) 8-) 8-)
I've never owned a 1911 :oops: I guess I'd better get on the stick!

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