Remington R1 question, please? UPDATE...

[Timothy]

The basic premise of the 1911 platform is interchangeability of parts.  Granted they've become a bit tighter in tolerance since 1911 but magazines, at least in my experience, are one of those things that SHOULD work in any 1911 on the market!

[santahog]

That's the one!!
Thanks Michael, and all of you!! Having read the one I referenced, it didn't make sense to me. It's better to ask than find out the annoying way though, especially since I've got to wait awhile for it anyway..
I've got a bag full of mostly Wilsons and a few Kimbers. Having read that post, I was being bummed that I might need to buy a half a dozen more from Remington..
Thanks guys!!
Joe

[jaybet]

That's the one!!
Thanks Michael, and all of you!! Having read the one I referenced, it didn't make sense to me. It's better to ask than find out the annoying way though, especially since I've got to wait awhile for it anyway..
I've got a bag full of mostly Wilsons and a few Kimbers. Having read that post, I was being bummed that I might need to buy a half a dozen more from Remington..
Thanks guys!!
Joe

Is that peanut butter in those serrations?

[santahog]

Is that peanut butter in those serrations?

It kinda looks like a rubbed off finish. I hope it isn't like that but I've wanted a S.S. finish and having only had one steel frame 1911 before now, they shoot & feel better.. I had an apparent "Para Addiction" in the beginning. I've had seven of those in total.. Exactly two that functioned well enough to depend on. I guess because they were less expensive and more available, used.. My first 1911 was a LW "LTC" that NEVER malfunctioned, and I carried it for years. The other was the single stack stainless with the fiber optic front sight. I forget what it's called now but it was their nicest one.
I'm glad the first one worked as well as it did because I'd have ended up carrying some other style today if it hadn't..
I hope this one is that reliable out of the box, because I'm not a smitty and I've been down to one (and it's a good one) 1911 for awhile now.

BTW, this is what I just got back from Remington..

Response Via Email (Danny)   07/02/2012 09:06 AM
Any 80 series 1911 parts or accessories will work just fine in the R1. The Wilson Combat magazine should be just fine.

Here's another thing that I can't figure out.. Look around for night sights and try to find a rear sight for a 1911 that doesn't have a slope to it, (making it impossible to catch on clothing or whatever to chamber a round).. Why is that!.. I know it's a known issue because I've seen guys on the television shows mention it in the past. I get rounding off the edges to uncomplicate the draw but sloping the front of the rear sight only serves to make re-holstering easier, (not all that important in the application of a spirited defense using a firearm).
I'm rambling now.. 

[Timothy]

My suggestion is leave the sights alone because once you find a sight you like, more than likely you'll need to dovetail the slide and that's going to add cost.  Save the money and buy a Crimson Trace laser sight for a 1911 and your low light problem is solved.

Personally, I preferred the old style rear sight over the Novak "like" sight on my Para.  You focus on the front sight anyway!

[Sponsor]

[ellis4538]

A number of sights are made to enable the user to chamber a round one handed or clear a jam if one hand/arm is occupied or injured! Just hook the sight on your holster, pocket or other semi-rigid/rigid object and push.   Hope I never have to try it for real.

FWIW


Richard

[billt]

Do you think it would look too pimped if I used that gold fill on the slide lettering?

[santahog]

Do you think it would look too pimped if I used that gold fill on the slide lettering?

I think it would look good..
I'm hoping to find some checkered light grey/off white marbled looking grips for it to make it a little less conspicuous under my shirt.
Not because it would look better, just to make it blend in..

[santahog]

Got it outside today.. It feels better than the (LW Frame) Kimber to shoot..
It ate what I fed it without a hitch. I picked up some factory reloads to prove it and had some Lawman left from a few years ago. I only put maybe 100 or so before it started to rain but I LIKE IT!!!
On the down side, it shoots about 2 inches to the left..
One other thing that is unusual for me to encounter is that the trigger is too short. It feels like a kid gun. I'm pressing the trigger with the second bone in my finger, because that's where my finger lands..
So far...
It gets to be my new primary carry as soon as those two issues are corrected.
I'd change over now and just deal with it but I just had a conversation with the pastor of the church I'm about to join and when I told/showed him that I carry, he said that he was glad I had his back..
I know it sounds silly but that got into my head.. At that range, I can't afford to be applying Kentucky Windage..
If a problem manifests itself, I'll let you know..
In the mean time, any suggestions on the child sized trigger, and it shooting that far left?

[Ichiban]

The two might be related.



http://www.bullseyepistol.com/training.htm


Here is one solution.
http://www.brownells.com/.aspx/pid=26446/Product/1911-AUTO-LONG-ALUMINUM-TRIGGER

This is my personal preference but they aren't for everyone.
http://www.brownells.com/.aspx/pid=24702/Product/1911-AUTO-FLAT-TRIGGER
I've put these in all of my 1911s

Changing triggers on a 1911 isn't that hard to do if you are comfortable with doing a detailed strip of the gun.  There are tons of YouTube videos to help with that was well