>There's also an almost comically Pedersonian postscript to the story
>of the Model 51. Remington got back into handguns a few years ago,
>bringing out its own retread of the ever-ubiquitous M1911A1. Since
>that venture did not immediately tank, some bright spark over there
>hit on the idea of reviving and modernizing the Model 51. This was
>called the R51 and was announced with great fanfare in 2014.
>
>At SHOT 2016, there was no sign of it at the Remington booth.
>Not in person, not in the catalog, not in any of the marketing bumf...
>nowhere.

Oh hey, look what's back on Remington's website. Not terrifyingly priced, either. I might have to look into that...

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