remington r1 1911 Archives - The Truth About Guns

Nov 29, 2017 |

Remington’s line of R1 1911’s has gotten high marks, especially when you compare features and performance for their price. See JWT’s review of the Carry Commander here and a reader evaluation of the Government model here. Their latest addition is a series of three R1 Limited Double Stack models in 9mm, .40 S&W and .45 […]

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Gun Review: Remington 1911 R1 Carry Commander .45 Pistol

by Jon Wayne Taylor |

May 01, 2017 |

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I’ve shot Remington 1911s before. But those guns were more than 60-years-old. So I was interested to see if Remington could carry on some of the glory of those old guns from WWII with their new Commander-sized 1911 carry gun. With a satin grey/blue of the finish evenly applied throughout the pistol, the R1 Carry Comander […]