Well, forged is traditional but castings work when done correctly. The receiver is cast and many of the parts are metal injection molded. I have lost count of the number of staked on front sights I have seen take flight. Even better, the front sight is dovetailed in place. These sights afford a much more bold sight picture and are much easier to quickly acquire in speed shooting. The R1 features high profile three dot sights.
The greatest improvement over the GI 1911A1 is found in the sights. The pistol features nice double diamond pattern checkered grips, a long tang grip safety and stainless steel barrel bushing. The R1 is true to the 1911 template with a locked breech design with tilting barrel, barrel bushing, swinging link and straight to the rear single action trigger compression. The pistol is finished in an attractive blue that is more black than blue. Two magazines and a barrel bushing wrench are included. The box is Remington green with a large stylized Remington emblem embossed on the box. The pistol is delivered in a rather nice locking plastic box. Remington is looking to the future and while nostalgia is fine, the new pistol is a credible shooter that is reliable with modern ammunition. The original machinery is long gone and the new pistol is a fresh pistol based upon the 1911 template. While Colt has had an unbroken line of manufacture, Remington has not produced a 1911 since 1918. We call them 1911 pistols but the modern types are 1911A1 pistols. The well known Remington Rand was a 1911A1 type. In those days Remington was known as Remington UMC, for Remington Union Metallic Cartridge Company. Remington firearms, our oldest domestic maker, did produce a 1911 during World War One. The World War Two Remington Rand is a fine handgun but it was produced by the typewriter maker, not Remington firearms. There has been some confusion and downright ignorance demonstrated concerning Remington’s history of manufacturing 1911 pistols.
The R1 is a GI pistol in some ways but a qualified improvement in other ways over the General Issue pistol the greatest generation carried to victory in World War Two. Remington has introduced one of the more credible entries into the 1911 game. It is only fitting that our oldest gunmaker also offers a 1911 pistol. It seems that every maker worth their salt, and some not worth a hoot, are building 1911 pistols. The Marines will once more deploy a pistol worthy of their young arms. There is no better firearm anywhere for close quarters battle in the one hand genre. Designated close quarters battle pistols, these handguns are the newest rendition of the legendary 1911 pistol. Recently, the United States Marine Corps ordered some 12,000 Colt 1911.
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