"Vintage" 1911's

The Remington R1 is Ruger priced and has the traditional hammer and grip safety as well as vintage looking sights but higher so easier to see. A very GI look with the modern improvements like lowered ejection port for hollowpoints etc.

dakota1911 said:

Colt's new MkIV Series 70 is not real cheap but a nice pistol. I bought a SS one in 2013 since they never made the originals in SS. And I did put some aftermarket grips from Nutmeg on mine. These new ones have better sights than the originals and of course no collet or finger barrel bushing.

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not the cheapest but i like the original the best, i have a series 70 colt thats 38 years old i want a stainless one like yours and put some blued parts on it for a PINTO look

protoolman said:

The Remington R1 is Ruger priced and has the traditional hammer and grip safety as well as vintage looking sights but higher so easier to see. A very GI look with the modern improvements like lowered ejection port for hollowpoints etc.

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+1 on this. The R1. Is just right imho GI look with the upgrades everyone was doing to the surplus 1911's.

I also agree with what others have said about the overpriced worn out vintage 1911's out there. Just not worth it.

I don't know about now but a couple of weeks ago I was seeing deals on the Remington R1. There was also a $75 rebate from Remington if I recall correctly. Not sure about the dates for the rebate but between the rebate & the deals it was a lot less expensive than a SR 1911. I apologize for not remembering all the details but one could go to gun.deals or gunwatcher.com & find out pretty easily.

Edited to add: Here is a link to the rebate information if anyone is interested.

https://www.remington.com/sites/default/files/rebate/file/2019SummerPromo_LongForm_Remington.pdf

Saw an ad this past weekend for $479........Not bad for the standard blue Remmy 1911. Recall purchasing a SS Remmy and after sale and rebate, am into it for $445. That occurred 1 1/2 years ago......More fun 8)