1911Tuner
Moderator Emeritus
just saying the frame does undergo stresses too
I never said that it didn't. I said that the stresses absorbed by the frame are miniscule compared to those on the slide.
I'm pretty well convinced that the frames and slides on the R1s are in fact cast. I couldn't find any evidence of that in the one that I saw...and I'm not easy to hide a casting from...but it could have simply been an outstanding example. I'm not concerned with a cast frame. If they're good castings, they'll do well. The slides do concern me, and this is very likely why Remington doesn't rate the pistols for +P ammunition, and if the slides are also cast...don't expect the Remington clone to be a durable pistol for hard use. Rock Island/Armscorp learned that lesson the hard way, and they finally caved in and went to machined steel slides.
As I start to encounter more of the guns, I'll report what I see. I don't have a dog in this fight, and if Remington never sells another one, it won't mean a thing to me. However, I do think that they should disclose what their pistols are made of. Evading a pertinent question is, to me...a little suspect.