I was going to buy a Remington R1 (paid for it and all), but while I was looking at it a second time, I noticed a scratch on the slide near the dust cover. I talked the guy into letting me break it down, and there was a mess inside. The frame had a huge excess chunk of metal on the inside of the dust cover left over from the casting, which they chose not to smooth out (and it was scratching the slide). Additionally, the fit was good (bushing was tight, barrel lockup was tight), but the finish was lacking (internally). The inside had a bunch of tool marks, and seemed plain sloppy in areas.

 

If you check 1911forum.com they have a whole thread on this gun with detailed pics and they get technical with it. The reviews I have seen have been mostly positive, so I'm not saying it's a bad gun. I'm trying to share my experience, and give you the knowledge that will make you happier with your choice.

This is a known problem with the Remington R1 , they dont do the machining right on some of them. Depends also when the gun was made. Much less dust cover issues from 2012 onwards.

The stainless version and the Enhansed do not suffer from this issue much however it doesnt give positives about Remingtons quality control. Have heard great stories about their customer service but some of the early R1 s had the dust cover problem.

I think There is an R1 for sale in this forum right?

I think There is an R1 for sale in this forum right?

 

http://njgunforums.com/forum/index.php/classifieds/item/101-wts-like-new-1911-remington-r1-enhansed/