By context, I assume skookum is 'really awesome' ?
"I have yet to find a 9mm in that size and weight range I can shoot as naturally and accurately as the R51."
This times a large number. With all the mindless "it's a junky design with no redeemable qualities" derping out there, it is very important to remember that lots of people were initially not only
really excited (they always are), but for
really good reasons for a change;
-Low bore, allowing full grip for a compact single stack
-Factory dehorning for carry (why hasn't this been a standard option since the '70's?)
-+P ammo rated (others are catching up, but this was fairly significant in January)
-Low recoil for its size/weight
-Single action trigger
capable of being very high quality if desired
-Intuitive safety, minimalist manual of arms
-Metallic frame as ergonomic as modern polymer mouldings
-Fixed barrel, allowing limitless suppression/compensation/lengthening
Oddly, I don't recall
anyone spoiling in anticipation for the extremely high quality expected of modern Remington
. Somehow, those same people don't understand that bad quality of production is independent of the
actual benefits listed above, and that they can't be realized until quality is improved. Fix that one thing (so easy, right?
) and Remington instantly has a winner again --right?
TCB