This afternoon, when Bat got home from school, I was cleaning the Remington R 51 pistol. It was a little dirty from the range session today. Bat said he wanted to learn to take it apart and put it back together. So, I showed him and he did it on his own about five times.
The disassembly and reassembly of the Remington R 51 is unique compared to other pistols in its class. In fact, it is unique compared to most other pistols. But you are not going to learn anything about that in this video so let me apologize for the quality and lack of information up front. Bat only had about an hour before his game this evening and his game is the reason I’m not at SHOT this week. But, as you see, I am still working, well, kind of working.
At any rate, I was telling him about how we were timed on disassembly and reassembly of the 1911 in the Army . Bat wanted me to time him and video his performance. The only real takeaways from this short clip is that, as different as the disassembly and assembly of the R 51 is, its not hard. Like Bat says, “Its so easy even a kid can do it.” You can also see that he is as rough on guns as I am which is why he is faithful testing assistant.
UPDATE: After Bat’s game he wanted to try for a record. His fastest disassembly was 9.61 seconds. Assembly: 17.55 seconds.
Very good vid on the R-51 and you have a really good son….
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Richard, I think your videos & posts are what we need. I was disgusted with Nicks review of the R 51. He made it out to be so hard to take down & put back together & your son blew him out of the water. All he could say was it might not work. That is if the slide stop tab was not in correctly. Did you find that hard to do ?
I am in need of a 9mm that is easy to rack & softer on recoil due to age. I have shot all my life & that is a long time. I have had guns that now are hard to rack & they do give me trouble. I can & do shoot fine , it is the loading & recoil that are hard. I had a Shield that was so hard to rack back to put the slide stop on that I could not do it. Needless to say that Shield went for a Ruger SR9C.
Gene,
I never could get the gun apart or together as fast as my son, even though some commented that the video was bad (it was) and that he might not have done it right (he did). As you can see from the later video, it is not hard to do. The thing about putting it together wrong – which is actually harder than doing it right – is that you could not have a problem in a life threatening situation because to load the handgun you have to rack the slide and when you do that it will lock back if it is not assembled correctly. As The good Sheriff Jim Wilson would say, “Folks in law enforcement would call that a clue.” You will feel more straight back recoil due to the low bore axis but less muzzle flip. No matter what, it is still a 20 ounce 9mm. Choose loads wisely and it will be comfortable to shoot.
Richard, That was a great & honest reply & I have found a site that gives honest answers with a lot of knowledge to boot. I am past 80 & still like to shoot & have had a CCW from the dark ages. I think that there are a lot of older or weaker people that would love a gun like the R 51. I also think that a post like Nick put out is a disservice to his viewers. It is fine to criticize if you have the facts to go with it.
I just bought a new 9 that had a softer rack & fairly easy recoil. I think that it was a good gun , but when I called to get a part I needed on a new gun, none were available & I never heard back from them at all. That was the end of that gun. I imagine that Remington will have parts. Thanks again for a fine answer & what is a good low recoil round for the 9 ? Gene
Again, recoil will always be subjective but the Federal Guard Dog and Hornady Critical Defense seem mild to me. One way make a by number comparison is to look at muzzle energy. Remember, for every action there is an equal and opposite…