Remington getting into 1911 market

November 20, 2009
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Along with Ruger, it would seem that Remington is eying the handgun market with a 1911.

A 1911 is in first-production testing, and may be ready for introduction at SHOT Show in January. That is a qualified date because the company seems more concerned in making a solid product before introducing it to the consumer public, eschewing other companies’ practice of launching products and making adjustments on the fly.

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6 Responses to Remington getting into 1911 market

  1. Weer'd Beard on November 20, 2009 at 12:52

    When’s Kel-Tec going to get on the Band-wagon!

    Maybe Hi-Point?

    What other American manufactures haven’t gotten on this train yet?

  2. Michael in CT on November 20, 2009 at 21:15

    I certainly wish Ruger the best of the luck, but lately they seem to be running a year or two (at least) behind the latest trends

  3. Turk Turon on November 20, 2009 at 21:35

    That’s great news, but where on earth are they going to find a market niche?

  4. Don Gwinn on November 21, 2009 at 00:23

    You guys are thinking small. I think they should call it the “Remington Rand Two Thousand And . . . . Ten.”

  5. Mister_V on November 21, 2009 at 00:37

    These are the people who saw an overcrowded marketplace and said “me too!”

  6. Jim on November 21, 2009 at 00:43

    Hope they have a special run of ‘em with a Remington-Rand rollmark. Not a fancy “billbord” style, just plain stamped text, like the origninals. Parkerized, of coruse.

    And I hope they make them both as classic 1911s and as modern 1911s with as many goodies as is common in the marketplace.

    They did a helluva job on the ones they made decades ago, they oughta hit a home run with the new ones.

    Jim
    Sunk New Dawn
    Galveston, TX