Remington R51

It will be a while before I get my R51. I ended up buying a 1911-A2 GI Series .45 ACP and a Beeman X2 .22/.177 Pellet Gun.
I figured if the R51 hangs around long enough for me to get another gun for the collection then I'll buy it.

I guess the Bersa .380 with 90 grain XTP +P @ 1202 fps @ 10 feet will have to continue to be my carry pistol.

What are your thoughts on the new Remington R-51?

Hello everyone. First time poster long time lurker
Just curious what everyone thinks about the new R-51. It looks awesome to me but I am not sure if it lives up to all the hype. I think it would be a great carry gun for a woman. What do you guys think?

I'll stick with my Kahr CW-9. I haven't seen an R-51 in the wild, but I'm not crazy about the grip safety or how it goes back together after being field stripped.

Thoughts? I think I want one. Whether it's a keeper or not remains to be seen, but I have hopes.

Babylon - I was reading a review a couple of days ago where the writer didn't like it. He said that, for the first time in years, he got "slide bite". He did admit though that he had large hands. If you have small to mid-size hands, you might be okay.

He also had the same problem with the grip safety that mrvco did.

Looks like an interesting gun.

I can afford one as a curiousity, whether it shakes out to be a good carry gun remains to be seen, but I'm cautiously optimistic.

I like grip safeties, I like slim autoloading pistols, I like "small for caliber" pistols, I like the sights they're putting on these, and I like oddball mechanical actions in guns
... and the griping reviews seem silly to me. (oh noez, if you put it together wrong, it doesn't work! oh noez, the slide goes back & forth rapidly!)

Could someone post pics?

Or could someone who actually owns one post a review?

Or could someone just tell me what caliber the damn thing is?

Parenthesis: The CW-9 can also be reassembled incorrectly. The instructions specifically state that if you don't do it right you have to send it back to the factory.

The PF-9 has almost the same fault, but you can recover by shaking it in all three axes and various orientations while wiggling the slide. Close parenthesis.

I am interested in one but for right now I am taking a wait & see attitude.

I can't seem to get a good idea of the size of this gun. I see stuff describing it as a good CCW weapon, then I see other stuff describing it as Colt Commander size.

Anyone seen one yet?

It is 9mm middle ground. About the size of a Ruger LC9.
From what I can tell from reviews. If you have rough hands it's a pretty good shooter, otherwise it is abusive.

Here is a better size reference.

I'd have to see one first.

I checked Gunbroker to see what they are going for and there are more crazies out there then I thought. The bids were approaching $600 for the R51!
I believe the list price is $420. I guess they gotta have one NOW!!! I will wait a few months. And for the poster above that needed to see a picture or find out what the caliber is.............It is on Remington's website and all over the web if you search "Remington R51".
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At this point, there have been a few lengthy threads on the Remington R51 already. I am more interested in seeing a review from someone who actually got/gets one. If that's me [I have one on order], then I'll do it.

I got to shoot 8 rounds with one last weekend at the 3 gun nation regionals. I was not really impressed with it. First shot the slide rolled over my hand. Didn't bite it just left a slight grease mark. I had to really adjust my grip to keep my large hand out of the way. Once I found good grip that worked for me I was out of ammo. 8 rounds really isn't enough to get a good idea o what it will do.

There was about 15-20 guys there shooting and it seemed they guys with large hands had issues slide bite or just gripping the pistol right. The guys with smaller hands had no issues with it. A guy in my squad was on the phone with his LGS right after shooting it trying to get one.

My LGS called me yesterday to let me know that my R51 has or will ship and I should be able pick it up Wednesday. After reading all the information available to date about the pistol, I decided the price was acceptable to be a beta tester. Have to shake my head at the current GB prices; had this been a $500 or more piece I would not have dived in without a lot more first hand ownership evaluations. For reference, my LGS OTD cost was $430. Guess we'll see soon enough if this can be a real CC gun, or a range novelty that resides in the safe.

Here is a really good review...

http://becauseguns.com/pin/365645/

Could someone post pics?

Or could someone who actually owns one post a review?

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It hasn't gone on sale to the general public yet. Wait a week or so and this forum should be overflowing with user reviews.

Or could someone just tell me what caliber the damn thing is?

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9mm Luger.

I am definitely interested in it, I look forward to reading the review that was linked. I am glad I wasn't the only one who noticed the crazy prices they are bringing on GB. I'll wait till the dust settles before I get serious. Plus, that will be enough time hopefully for some more first hand experiences to come out.

9 fingers said:

I checked Gunbroker to see what they are going for and there are more crazies out there then I thought. The bids were approaching $600 for the R51!
I believe the list price is $420. I guess they gotta have one NOW!!! I will wait a few months. And for the poster above that needed to see a picture or find out what the caliber is.............It is on Remington's website and all over the web if you search "Remington R51".
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Just looked - $629 from Northern Firearms. :banghead: Kinda reminds me of when the Solo came out, the XD-S .45, etc. etc.

I'll wait till I can shoot it.

$600+ For a $420 R51 ?

I think I'll play the waiting game !

JWH321 said:

I can't seem to get a good idea of the size of this gun. I see stuff describing it as a good CCW weapon, then I see other stuff describing it as Colt Commander size.

Anyone seen one yet?

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Think of a M&P Shield with a slide that is 1/2 inch longer and a grip that you can get all your fingers on without the gun being any taller than the Shield.

Seen Any R51's For Sale (For Real) ?

They were supposed to be on the market Feb. 15 2014.

Wha' Hoppened ?

Patience, Grasshopper!

Going to wait a year or so 'til the teething issues are addressed. Then look again.

Just picked-up an XDm 9mm 4.5 in., so good for a big boat anchor ATM. NIB, half a year free range membership, lane and ammo discounts. Couldn't pass that one up.

I'm really flummoxed I shoot my XD-S .45 better, though. Could be the 1300 rounds through it.

Have to retrain for light recoil and long sight radius, I guess?

Will be watching/reading the reviews on the Rem., all I may find...