Remington R51

[PCFlorida]

LOL, as do I. I have no issues at all with the pistol, but I curse every time I disassemble it.

 

[george burns]

George, I have acquired many of those Remington offferings...a couple of R1 .45 ACP, a Rm 380, R 51, DPMS AR, several Bushmasters and probably more with all the companies they gobbled up. In fact the AAC 300 Blackout Handi Rifle i am holding in the photo is a Rem holding company.
The one thing i can say aboutall of them is they are well made and have functioned flawlessly. My R51 does not get five stars from me though, not because of a function or manufacturing problem but because my arthritic hands have a hard time with reassembly.

I was serioully looking at that one also, the price was right, But I have also heard this from others, and also that the gun get's dirty quickly, due to the gas assisted system. If thst id true, perhspd it's s pass. The M&P is down below $300, and it seems like most guns other than the high end stuff, is in free fall.

 

[PCFlorida]

I know people have said that the gun gets dirty quickly, but I don't see it any dirtier than any other guns. They all get dirty quickly.

 

[Ibmikey]

I have shot hundreds of rounds through my pistol and cleaned it probably four times, simple wipe of internal parts and a patch down the barrel, lube everything and after my share of obscenities it is back together. Nothing unusual about the cleaning process or amount of grime encountered.

 

[barnbwt]

Yeah, it seems no dirtier than a typical locked-breech recoil operated gun, because the breech remains sealed the same amount of time, I guess, so the blowby is similar.

TCB

 

[okey0]

Haven't seen anything recently about the R51.....can anyone update their experience with it for the last couple months?

 

[PCFlorida]

I had mine at the range last weekend. Still shooting great. Really nothing to report, it hits where I aim.

 

[larryh1108]

As one who owns one, all I can say is no news is good news especially with a group of carnivores like we have on boards like these.

 

[PCFlorida]

That is very true.

 

[okey0]

good point

 

[Boarhunter]

I am still happy with mine!

BOARHUNTER

 

[Float Pilot]

I have shot my buddy's R-51 a few times. Only with warm or hot ammo. It conceals well, but I have big hands and for some reason or another the gun whacks my hand funny while shooting. I was seeing mediocre accuracy with the ammo we had on hand.

 

[CW3Retired]

I have had mine for a few months now. Initially it suffered from the occasional FTE, nose dive and random other failures. I then polished the inside top of the magazine and shortened the follower by 1/8th of an inch. For the last 400 plus rounds it has worked flawlessly. It is accurate and easy to shoot.

Vic

 

[cocojo]

My R51 is terrible. It went back to the factory once and they did nothing to it but shoot it, and possibly replaced the rubber part under the extractor. They chose a rubber cushion part in place of a metal spring under the extractor, "REALLY" lets see how long that lasts with gun solvents. Jammed constantly with everything. FTeject, Nose Dives, Ejecting live ammo while shooting. I sent pic's of the problems and they didn't seem to care, so I only shoot it at the range now. My Kel Tec PF9 & Ruger LC9 shoot awesome, so they get the carry nod. The R51 is the same size as my Glock 19, so why bother. Too bad, I did and still do like the ascetics of the R51. Way too many issues and this gun is still not ready for prime time in my opinion.

 

[Paul Lerner]

I've owned the second iteration of the R51 since it was first released. It shoots to point of aim, has never experienced a FTF or a jam in approximately 450 assorted rounds, and alternates as a favored concealed carry piece.