I sent an email to info@remington.com and also sent one to Mike Keeney who is Director of  Handgun Development.   At least he was at one time and I didn't get an invalid email auto response.  I also asked them to continue with the development of this pistol. They should also look at this Pedersen design in some of their other pistols, like the RP9 or RP45.  It is a design no one else has and they own it.  The could have some extremely accurate pistols.  I would also look at making their pistols, some of the models with metal (aluminum) frames. Using this Pedersen design, if they can work out the kinks with the R-51, they would have something that sets them apart from all the other pistol makers. Just my thoughts.

I will soon have the name and either mailing address, email address or both of who we can write to about getting them to not discontinue the R-51.  We need a huge effort. I have seen some people on here make comments about how to make it better. I would like to kick off this campaign to get them to maybe make a few changes and re-introduce the pistol.  I really believe that Remington had something with this pistol.  We need to get support from some of the YouTube Gun Community. I really want them to continue this pistol. I think the concept of the fixed barrel and low bore axis is great especially for newer shooters.  Just my thoughts. Is there anyone in this community that feels like I do?

This is my first post and I am sorry if it is really long.

I purchased my Gen 2 Remington R51 about 6 months after they re-released it, I had wanted one since I first saw that Remington was making them back in, when was it, like 2014. Anyway, I received it and put it in my gun safe and always forgot to take it along when I went to the range. So it sat in my gun safe for nearly 2 years, unfired.  Last December, I was going to the range with a friend. This time I saw it sitting there when I opened my safe, so I loaded it up in my range bag.  I was very excited about shooting it. I got to the range, already had the 3 magazines loaded and ready to go.  It was the 2nd gun i was gong to shoot that day. I got to the pistol range, got it our and slapped in a magazine, racked the slide and pointed down range, I made sure the grip safety was depressed squeezed the trigger, only I couldn't squeeze the trigger. The trigger would not budge. I dropped the magazine racked the slide to remove the round in the breech, put the round back in the magazine. At this point, I cycled the pistol a couple of times and dry fired to make sure that it would work. It worked, but I have never felt a trigger that felt that full of gravel. It was not anything close to a smooth trigger.  I thought well maybe it will get better after I break it in. I put the magazine back in, racked the slide and wham, same thing happened. The trigger would not budge.  I just unloaded it and put it away.  Well, I finally contacted Remington around April 18th, 19th. They sent me a Fed Ex pre-paid  label. I sent it in to them. About a week after they received it, I got an email telling me that there was going to be a delay in getting my pistol back as some of the needed parts were on backorder.  That was until today, when my phone rang and it was Remington calling me to inform me that they could not repair it to their satisfaction so they were going to send me out a replacement.  Well, I said fine, and they are also going to swap it out for the Smoke/Silver version that I asked for. So, I am happy, their customer service was first rate.  They were a real pleasure to deal with.
Has anyone else had this problem?  I asked the Remington employee to called me to let me know about the swap and she said that they do not provide them with that information. I figured, but I am really curious to see if any other R-51 owners have had a similar problem with their trigger locking up after loading the pistol?

Hello, and I am so very glad to run across this forum. I am really a huge fan of Remington, I currently have 4 - 870 Express Pumps and a 870 TAC-14. I own the Remington RM380, the R-51 (obviously) and the RP-9. I have added a copy of my License plate. (REM-870) I came across this forum searching for a metal trigger for my R-51. I am so very glad that I found this forum of like minded people.  When I saw that Remington was coming out with a pistol from early 1900's and read about how different the Pedersen Block is and the low bore axis, and on and on, I had to have one.  I was about to buy one at my local Cabelas despite hearing about all the problems.  I let the gun salesman talk me out of the purchase. Well, I got one of the Gen 2s. I was afraid about a year and a half after Remington stopped production that because of the problems that they were not going to produce them anymore.  I called Remington probably 3 or 4 times to see when or if they would again be producing them.  I finally got one as soon as they were made available. Well, looking forward to sharing information and getting some great tips and information back.

GLBourbon