New Remington R51 pistol

[ROCK-IT3]

Anyone see this yet? Remington's new take on an old pistol. A single stack, aluminum and steel, 9mm +P rated, "pocket" pistol. Fixed barrel, with a low bore, so it should be accurate, and less muzzle flip and felt recoil than a true blowback design. Also, not .380, but 9mm +P, possibly .40 S&W to follow. MSRP $389, available in February.

I like it. Opinions?




http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2...s-r-51-pistol/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgqtnA4t98U

[Mity2]

Is the rear sight on the article on backwords?

j/k.
Interesting to say at least. I have to have one in my hand to pass any judgment, but may be a much cheaper alternative to Kimber Solo...


BTW, if they ever decide to remake Model 51, I'd buy it in heart beat

[AJChenMPH]

Dammit, shoulda waited for this and skipped on the XD-S 9mm...

Is the rear sight on the article on backwords?

That was my first reaction too, until I thought about it: the slope on the rear of the sight really does make it snag-free, and with zero slope on the front, you can easily rack the slide one-handed.

Hell, I swapped the stock rear sight on my XD-S with an Ameriglo block sight, and had it installed backwards just so I could have a truly vertical face facing forwards for one-handed manipulations.

Meh, for fixed barrels I'll stick with this.

I have a PSP in my safe (which I found for a good price), and it's my favorite pure shooter...but the manual of arms (with the mag release in the heel) is too wonky for me to put it in the carry rotation. Had I found a P7M8 for a decent price...

[Pilot321]

I have a PSP in my safe (which I found for a good price), and it's my favorite pure shooter...but the manual of arms (with the mag release in the heel) is too wonky for me to put it in the carry rotation. Had I found a P7M8 for a decent price...

I actually prefer carrying my P7 PSP over my P7M8 specifically due to the heel mag release. It is very secure, and I find it easy to change mags quickly. There is also no chance of an accidental mag release with the PSP, although with a proper holster, that shouldn't be an issue with the M8 either.

I like the low bore axis of the P7, so I would probably like this new R51.

[AJChenMPH]

I actually prefer carrying my P7 PSP over my P7M8 specifically due to the heel mag release. It is very secure, and I find it easy to change mags quickly. There is also no chance of an accidental mag release with the PSP, although with a proper holster, that shouldn't be an issue with the M8 either.

Don't disagree with you re: accidental mag release, but I've trained too long to switch up my manual of arms at this point...too used to hitting a mag release with my thumb.

Dammit, dammit, dammit...now I really want one...

[rsilvers]

I like my P7 heel release just fine. The M8 is good also. I don't have a strong opinion on which is better.

[Badshot]

I like it , cant wait to handle one .

[Jettagls00]

I'll make up my mind when I get to hold one in my hand. I do like the look.

[FLICK]

Is that a 1911-ish grip safety I see?

Hey, at that price, as long as the trigger doesn't suck and it doesn't have a mag safety, I'm in for one.....

Hey Glock, see what ppl can do when they look at current market trends?

[Berks_Iraq_Vet]

I like it. Cannot wait to handle one.