Wha? NEW Remington R51 in 9mm +P chambering?

[wesnellans]

New take on an old design? The vid says it'll be shipping next month. I've never seen this before...

MSRP of $389?!? What say you, INGO?

Shooting Remington's New R51 9x19mm Plus P Semi-Automatic Pistol - Gunblast.com - YouTube

http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2014/01/01/remington-announces-r-51-pistol/

 

[Tombs]

I think remington just produced something that will be a historically massive flop.

 

[wesnellans]

I think remington just produced something that will be a historically massive flop.

time will tell, I suppose. I'll admit to being intrigued by the action and bore axis. Looks like recoil is VERY manageable during quick firing. All metal?

 

[Icejon]

I'm actually interested in the .40 version. It's less than an inch wide, dehorned in the right places, and single action. A .40 probably will only hold 6 shots, but for $400 that is a steal.

 

[jrogers]

I can't wait to shoot one. I just hope that their QC is better than that on the recent 870s produced under Freedom Group.

 

[avboiler11]

I can't wait to shoot one. I just hope that their QC is better than that on the recent ANYTHING produced under Freedom Group.

Fixed it for you.

function over form, but that gun in 2014 looks like it was hit by an XD's ugly stick.

 

[jrogers]

I only have personal experience with the new 870s. Thankfully I didn't buy one. I've heard that quality has slipped across the board, but wouldn't say so without seeing it myself. I'll still shoot one if only to see how that trigger is.

No idea where the hate for the appearance comes from, but then I think Glocks look just fine and all XDs are eyegougingly ugly, so maybe my taste doesn't align with the lot of you.

 

[Titanium_Frost]

This pistol reminds me of my beloved Colt 1903 which I always wanted as threaded barrel for... I only wish they made this one in .32 or I may even settle for .380 but I will probably still get one at some point.

 

[Kirk Freeman]

Remington Announces New Pistol, R-51

Hmmm, blast from the past? Remington announces new 9mm handgun which will start shipping in February.

Remington Announces New R-51 Pistol - The Firearm Blog

 

[Smokeeater]

That is one ugly firearm.

 

[rockhopper46038]

Hmm.

 

[straight-shooter]

Where's the switch to set it to stun ?

 

[Kirk Freeman]

Apparently you guys aren't John "Greatest Gun Designer in the World" Pedersen fans.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Pedersen_(arms_designer)

 

[straight-shooter]

Looks like a plastic copy of a SIG P-232 9mm with more rounded edges. Not a bad thing, it's just that I would probably opt more towards the Sig.

 

[crispy]

The grip is what gets me. All those curves on the slide and then they go and square off the grip. Looks uncomfortable as hell.

Oh what the heck. At that price, I'm gonna get one. I was going to get a LC9/Shield size 9mm anyway...

Also, those grip "inserts" should be easy to swap out. Should be able to put replacements in there to dress it up.

 

[straight-shooter]

Always cool to see that gun designers are always thinking and coming out with new products! Some are a hit and some a miss and everyone likes something different. I say keep em' coming!

 

[Birds Away]

Very, very interesting. I have read that the original had reliability issues because it was somewhat over-engineered and had lots and lots of small parts. I hope this one doesn't have that issue.

 

[shootersix]

i kinda like it, plus at 389.00 msrp, afforadable

 

[BigMatt]

I think it is meant to appeal to women.

 

[Birds Away]

I would love to see a side by side size comparison with some other models.