[ EPU Foyer ] [ Lab and Grill ] [ Bonus Theater!! ] [ Rhetorical Questions ] [ CSRANTronix ] [ GNDN ] [ Subterranean Vault ] [ Discussion Forum ] [ Gun of the Week ]

Eyrie Productions, Unlimited

Subject: "Gun of the Week: Remington 51"     Previous Topic | Next Topic
Printer-friendly copy    
Conferences Gun of the Week Topic #8
Reading Topic #8, reply 1
Gryphonadmin
Charter Member
22411 posts
Feb-10-17, 10:39 PM (EDT)
Click to EMail Gryphon Click to send private message to Gryphon Click to view user profileClick to add this user to your buddy list  
1. "RE: Gun of the Week: Remington 51"
In response to message #0
 
   >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...

--G.
-><-
Benjamin D. Hutchins, Co-Founder, Editor-in-Chief, & Forum Mod
Eyrie Productions, Unlimited http://www.eyrie-productions.com/
zgryphon at that email service Google has
Ceterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam.


  Alert | IP Printer-friendly page | Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top

  Subject     Author     Message Date     ID  
 Gun of the Week: Remington 51 [View All] Gryphonadmin Mar-24-16 TOP
  RE: Gun of the Week: Remington 51 Gryphonadmin Feb-10-17 1
      RE: Gun of the Week: Remington 51 Gryphonadmin May-02-17 4
   RE: Gun of the Week: Remington 51 MoonEyes Feb-11-17 2
      RE: Gun of the Week: Remington 51 Gryphonadmin Feb-11-17 3
   Remington 51 disassembly/condition update Gryphonadmin May-02-17 5
      RE: Remington 51 disassembly/condition update Peter Eng May-03-17 6


Conferences | Topics | Previous Topic | Next Topic

[ YUM ] [ BIG ] [ ??!? ] [ RANT ] [ GNDN ] [ STORE ] [ FORUM ] GOTW ] [ VAULT ]

version 3.3 © 2001
Eyrie Productions, Unlimited
Benjamin D. Hutchins
E P U (Colour)