Comments on: Barn Busting, Remington Rand Style

By: RossRoy

RossRoy — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 22:23:09 +0000

Was left a R-R 1911 by my uncle to his “favorite” nephew. Same story… a tighter bushing took a “rattler” with dubious accuracy to pistol that my local range officer embarrassed me with. Had S&W 59’s and a few others.. alway enjoyed (and respected) the 1911 and the late Sgt. who left it to me.

By: Jim

Jim — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 11:39:19 +0000

What year was my M1911 A1.45 with serial # 1457740 made?

By: RANDY

RANDY — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 16:11:07 +0000

I WORK FOR A LOCAL SHERIFF OFFICE AND WE CAME ACROSS A DUPLICATE SERIAL NUMBER REM RAND 45 AND A COLT THAT SUPPOSEDLY THE ORGINAL WAS DESTROYED BUT WE HAVE THE WEAPON. AS FAR AS THE MILITARY IS CONCERNED, IT’S DESTROYED BY SHOWED UP AGAIN 20YEARS AFTER IT WAS DESTROYED. MAN, TALK ABOUT DURABILITY!!!!!!

By: Combat vet

Combat vet — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 13:23:12 +0000

I have a US Army Remington Rand built in 1943 and out shot every modern 45 acp in the match. You can bet that my life can depend on this fine weapon. But an opinion is like an asshole everyone has one. Some assholes have more negitive opinions. AS we say in war have a nice day!!!!!!!!!!

By: JMD

JMD — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 13:15:59 +0000

I had always heard that the old 1911 were purposefully “sloppy” for practical reasons of interchangeability and durability similar to the AK-47

By: dave

dave — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 23:07:17 +0000

With the bounty of aftermarket parts available, there is no reason to carry an inaccurate or unreliable 1911. Good commercial magazines are other items that are much better than GI issue. If you’re packing a .45, it might make sense to pony up for a couple.

By: chs

chs — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 18:21:53 +0000

My license plate: “M1911 45″
It’s my favorite firearm. Period. We even just got my girlfriend a .22 1911 from Kimber.
I get some great thumbs up for the license plate on occasion.

By: TrustButVerify

TrustButVerify — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 23:16:35 +0000

My sentiments are split between matching Takeo’s and thinking that one should leave well enough alone. I’ve never been satisfied with the M9, partly because of the wimpy ammunition and partly because I’m a poor shot with it. I agree with the multitude who think discarding the .45 for 9mm was a mistake. I’m still waiting for the DoD to get with the program on coming up with a replacement.

By: Takeo

Takeo — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 22:45:03 +0000

Let’s not discount the fact that the 1911 in GI guise is a very old design, there are modern designs for .45s that are vastly cheaper to produce, have far fewer parts and are capable of equal or better than a tuned GI-spec 1911.
my Springfield XD in .45ACP (made in Croatia) holds 10 rounds, is famously durable and reliable for HALF the price of even a lower-end accurized 1911. I love the 1911s for their triggers and good ergonomics but it’s time we started looking at other guns for a replacement.

By: 22lr

22lr — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 22:17:46 +0000

That LT is a smart one. I wish wonder is the AF will let me do that?