I hope I don't come off as a jerk, but I greatly disagree with you. QC plagued them from the beginning and I have heard no good reports from any credible sources.
Behind the appeal to authority, handling them shows lackluster build quality and mediocre features. Shooting them instills no joy nor satisfaction.
The plastic fantastic market is so competitive, and the Rem's are mediocre at best.
If it were 2010, then maybe they'd be a good option at sub-$300.
But it today's market, it's like a school project that was started the night before.
I beg to differ with this assessment, both as an owner of 3 of them, and as a career machinist & licensed firearms manufacturer.
For one, the RP series was designed from inception as an economy handgun, and it does have a street price in the ~$300 range, so it should be evaluated accordingly. And in that category, it offers a heck of a lot of performance. Truly, the only flaw in them is the ambi safety, which works flawlessly from the right handed position, but which is marginal for a southpaw manipulating the passenger side lever. Other than that:
All 3 examples have run flawlessly for me with any ammo I've thrown at them unsuppressed.
Suppressed, the 9mm has also been flawless, which is more than we can say for a number of "premium" polymer 9mm pistols (one in particular that is
very popular). The .45 model, of which I only modified one of the two I have, did require feed ramp modification for reliable suppressed operation. Considering that neither were offered with threaded barrels, nor were threaded barrels available, I'd say we can give a little latitude on the .45 versions issues with a custom modded stock barrel needing a little work on the back end.
Now, ergonomics are subjective, but I'd say the RPs hit a home run there. With the interchangeable backstraps (not often found on budget pistols), they can be made to nicely fit the palm of any hand in the normal small to XL size range. Beyond that, the overall contour is agreeable, and the controls located well.
Triggers are a bit mushy, typical of striker fired poly pistols. They are pretty average in this regard.
Sights are good, especially the night sights on those models.
Accuracy is average to slightly above average of pistols in this class.
Overall fit & finish is very good. There are no flashing lines or defects in the polymer, and the steel slide & barrel are free of tool marks or other roughness. The rest of the internals are cleanly manufactured and as tightly fitting as they ought to be. Again, random sample size of 3 here, so take that for what it's worth, but they were bought at different times spanning more than a year and a half, so.........
Some consider the 9mm grip a bit large, but it's the same frame as the .45. They hold 18+1 & 15+1 rounds respectively, so how small can we expect them to be? They're decidedly smaller than a gen 3 G20/21, and less blocky than a USP while holding more rounds than either.
The steel bodied magazines are well made, and pretty easy to load until you get to the last round. Mine have remained loaded to ~85-90% capacity at all times, as I do with most magazines in storage, and they function just fine on range days.
I'm all ears if you have anything substantive to offer in support of your scathing assessment, but I expect there's nothing more than what you have already opined rather vaguely and with the fallacy you noted yourself.
