1911 R1 Carry

Sneakshot92 · Apr 15, 2020

I'm now the proud owner of a new to me Remington 1911 R1 Carry!! It's only had a box and a half through it. I'm heading to the farm to shoot it this weekend. Just wondering who all out there has one and what it shoots like. I got it for a cool $650 out the door at my lgs.

SRSTAdam21 · Apr 16, 2020

Don't have that specific model. Do have a standard R1 for range fun. My every day carry is a Remington R1 Ultralite Executive. Great gun. I think you will be very happy with your R1 Carry!

Iwsbull · Apr 16, 2020

I have the R1S and it is my edc, very accurate and reliable with good magazines also eats everything I feed it.

mjsdwash · Apr 16, 2020

I have an R1 government, its pretty good. Accuracy is good, fits okay, trigger decent. Its nice looking, and the huge billboard looks good, especially compared to others. My sights worked loose, they are screw down. Keeping some nail polish helps with ths. Mine had a defective extractor new, but otherwise I'm happy with it.

jhb · Apr 16, 2020

have the stainless version. very accurate and well made for the price point. decent fit and finish and tight tolerances etc.

shoots it's own mags very well and it ironically shoots junk mags well......that wont feed well or hold the slide back empty in my colts and Springfields and other brands.

now my Chip McCormick railed power mags seem to not feed well in it. only 1911 I ever owned that doesnt do well with these McCormick mags. I expect my r1 gun is an oddball, but shoot all your mags you'll carry and make sure they work well before carrying.

Sneakshot92 · Apr 18, 2020

Here's a pic of my setup so far. A mag holster is coming in the somewhere in the near future.

Kevin Rohrer · Apr 18, 2020

Hopefully, your new 1911 shoots the same as every other 1911.

*Don't limp-wrist it.
*Don't allow the slide to slam shut unless there is a loaded mag in it.
*Remember the 4-rules of safe gun handling.
*Get some qualified training specific to the 1911 asap.

Sneakshot92 · Apr 19, 2020

Kevin Rohrer said:
Hopefully, your new 1911 shoots the same as every other 1911.

*Don't limp-wrist it.
*Don't allow the slide to slam shut unless there is a loaded mag in it.
*Remember the 4-rules of safe gun handling.
*Get some qualified training specific to the 1911 asap.

Thankfully I'm pretty familiar with the 1911 platform. Much more so than any other auto pistol. It just took me a while to find what i wanted in a 1911. Just might make a different set of grip panels for it. I've got a nice piece of hickory left over from another project.

bangswitch · Apr 19, 2020

Kevin Rohrer said:
*Don't allow the slide to slam shut unless there is a loaded mag in it.
.

What's the issue with doing that?

Mike J · Apr 19, 2020

bangswitch said:
What's the issue with doing that?

It can cause damage to the extractor.

Derek Zeanah · Apr 19, 2020

I've got one on my hip right now. It's....a 1911. Handles my magazines just fine (haven't tried any cheap mags), shoots where point it, goes bang when I pull the trigger.

Exactly what I expected it to be. No surprises here at all.

Rick McC. · Apr 19, 2020

Mike J said:
It can cause damage to the extractor.

No. Letting the slide slam forward when empty can screw up the fit of the sear nose and hammer hooks on a good trigger job.

Wis-Harpo · Apr 19, 2020

I bought a Rem 1911 Carry April 2019, and glad that I did. I sucked shooting the S&W M&P I had ,and sold it to buy the 1911 from Buds Guns. It has a great trigger, and shoots way better than I can. I had an assortment of 230 ball factory ammo, and handloads with 230 ball, and 230 H.P . The only handloads it didn't like were the Berry's 185 HBRN bullets, they patterned instead of grouped. All functioned with out a hiccup ( even the 185 HBWC bullets ) even with the original 2 mags. Some shooters on this site complain about the SWC in their 1911's, but my 200 gr. SWC handloads cycle just fine. It is a range gun, and under the bed pistol . There is just this fine feel of a 1911 in your hands.

bangswitch · Apr 20, 2020

Rick McC. said:
No. Letting the slide slam forward when empty can screw up the fit of the sear nose and hammer hooks on a good trigger job.

So, that plus the extractor damage can occur if I test for function every time I field strip and reassemble?. Is it that, with a loaded magazine, the act of stripping a round, then feeding and chambering it slows the slide somewhat as it closes into battery?

JTQ · Apr 20, 2020

bangswitch said:
So, that plus the extractor damage can occur if I test for function every time I field strip and reassemble?. Is it that, with a loaded magazine, the act of stripping a round, then feeding and chambering it slows the slide somewhat as it closes into battery?

Extractor damage only occurs if a round is placed in the chamber and the slide is dropped. The earlier comment about extractor damage from simply dropping the slide was erroneous. Damage to the sear is the concern.

I just consider dropping the slide on an empty gun as just bad gun etiquette.

Armybrat · Apr 20, 2020

Mine is the standard government. Very nice gun for the money.

Rick McC. · Apr 22, 2020

bangswitch said:
So, that plus the extractor damage can occur if I test for function every time I field strip and reassemble?. Is it that, with a loaded magazine, the act of stripping a round, then feeding and chambering it slows the slide somewhat as it closes into battery?

No extractor damage, unless you’ve dropped a round directly into the chamber, instead of letting it feed up from the mag.

Yes, if your “function test” includes dropping the slide without chambering a round. What “function” would you be testing by letting the slide go into battery full force with an empty gun? After reassembly, I cycle the slide with my weak hand grasping the rear of the slide.

bangswitch · Apr 23, 2020

Rick McC. said:
No extractor damage, unless you’ve dropped a round directly into the chamber, instead of letting it feed up from the mag.

Yes, if your “function test” includes dropping the slide without chambering a round. What “function” would you be testing by letting the slide go into battery full force with an empty gun? After reassembly, I cycle the slide with my weak hand grasping the rear of the slide.

That's basically what I'm doing, but I don't generally "ride the slide". I reassemble, rack the slide a couple of times and dry fire to drop the hammer. Also perform the same procedure when unloading, after dropping the magazine.

JR24 · Apr 24, 2020

bangswitch said:
So, that plus the extractor damage can occur if I test for function every time I field strip and reassemble?. Is it that, with a loaded magazine, the act of stripping a round, then feeding and chambering it slows the slide somewhat as it closes into battery?

DDDWho · Apr 24, 2020

I’ve had the R1S (lllion made) for a few years. A gorgeous gun IMO and has the best trigger I’ve ever pulled, dead on accurate too

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