Thoughts on Remington 1911 R1 Enhansed? Esp. barrel

[zzr7ky]

Hi -

Coon fingering a Remington R1 Enhansed 1911 .45. It has the threaded barrel, so I'm guessing ti's 5.5" or so.

How much difficulty is likely if I try swapping in a standard 5" barrel?

Any thoughts on this piece?

I'm pretty solidly a single action and black powder shooter. Slow to warm up to these new fad types

Thanks,
Mike

[M. M. Wright]

New barrel should be a drop in. It's still a single action and been around forever so not "new".

[Pete44ru]

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A 1911 is a new fad ? ? ? ? ?

I refused to pay 2x the cost of a standard 1911R1 for a few "enhancement" that are not really needed.

Soooo, I bought a standard 1911R1 and added a Commander-type rowel hammer, before I gave it to my eldest Grandson.



My Grandson, like me, chose to do only the enhancements wanted, ILO swallowing whatever the factory deemed was needed - installing a different trigger and a set of carbon fibre grips. (YMMV)


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[zzr7ky]

My other fire control system has a rock in it

Even the most sarcatic of us can agree that the 1911 is tried and true. I just haven't splurged on one before. I am pretty darn green on all things automatic.

Part of the attraction is I have a good quantity of 45 ACP I'm enjoying in my Ruger Flat Top that this R1 also shoots well.

I appreciate your feedback. I just don't ahve any experiance here, so that's where friends come in.

Thanks!
Mike

[J Miller]

I know nothing about the new Remingtons so my comments are generic.

What is the 1/2" of threaded barrel for, a silencer? If so I sure don't want one on any pistol I own.

As for the new faddish "enhancements" I prefer the stock 1911a1 configuration with just a few upgrades. I dislike the Commander hammers on anything and I won't own a 1911 with that gawd awful wide beaver tail type grip safety. Yuck!

Like Pete44ru, I make 'em the way I want 'em not the way some dufass at the factory thinks I should.

JMHO

Joe

[Old Savage]

Threading is more likely for a compensator.

[Chuck 100 yd]

I have not fired a Remington but have handled a couple. They were very well fitted and smooth as glass.
I have Ruger SR1911`s in 5" and 4 1/4" They are also very fine guns for the price point. These days one can spend $5K for a 1911 and that is beyond me.

OH! Count me into the `LIKE` group on the "Wide Beavertail safetys".

A couple minutes in the lathe would take care of the barrel.

[Lastmohecken]

Yes, if I didn't like the threaded barrel, I would just cut it off before buying a new barrel, and while some barrels are drop in, others are not, and the drop ins are not always the best fit, but you might get lucky.

[AJMD429]

What is the 1/2" of threaded barrel for, a silencer? If so I sure don't want one on any pistol I own.

I'm the opposite - I have gotten to LOVE the option of putting on a suppressor; it makes for less hearing damage than just using plugs or muffs (my ears rang yesterday even though I was using 28 dB 'muff' protectors, just shooting a Garand). Plus, it is a great way to get a newbie interested in shooting without flinching and so on. It does change the 'balance' of most firearms, but with my Ruger 22 semiauto, I find it shoots more accurately with the suppressor on.

[7.62 Precision]

What is the 1/2" of threaded barrel for, a silencer?

It's for burning your butt when you shoot it fast and stuff it back in your IWB holster . . .