Just bought (yesterday) an R51 after seeing the price at Cabelas drop to $370 plus a $35 rebate plus a $20 coupon plus a military discount! Took it to the range today and really liked it - had a few loaded round stovepipes on the last round, but it's such a soft shooter and points so naturally that I kinda fell in love with it.
I'm a retired AF LtCol teaching at a little Catholic college in the northern panhandle of WV and have been a shooter for most of my life (except when I was stationed overseas). I'm a member of a local gun club (Lewis Wetzel Rifle and Pistol Club) and am a pretty avid pistol shooter. I also dabble in black powder (flintlock rifle and caplock revolver) and enjoy shooting high power matches with my Garand.
Quote from: plunkster on February 24, 2017, 10:58:03 PM
Just bought (yesterday) an R51 after seeing the price at Cabelas drop to $370 plus a $35 rebate plus a $20 coupon plus a military discount! Took it to the range today and really liked it - had a few loaded round stovepipes on the last round, but it's such a soft shooter and points so naturally that I kinda fell in love with it.
I'm a retired AF LtCol teaching at a little Catholic college in the northern panhandle of WV and have been a shooter for most of my life (except when I was stationed overseas). I'm a member of a local gun club (Lewis Wetzel Rifle and Pistol Club) and am a pretty avid pistol shooter. I also dabble in black powder (flintlock rifle and caplock revolver) and enjoy shooting high power matches with my Garand.
Welcome aboard Colonel.
Welcome to the Zoo. You are among friends. Many of us I believe, are retired as are you. I am a retired Navy E-7, living in Copperas Cove, Texas.
So we are neighbours. We have had some small issues with our R51s but got them mostly straightened out. I don't know if you noticed, but it is hard or impossible
to rack the slide on a full magazine. Rem did not tell anybody this, nor is it in the owners manual. But the easy way to load the gun is to lock the slide back, insert
the loaded mag (7rounds) and pull back the slide and let it slingshot forward. After the first 7 rounds, just keep slapping slides in. If you should have a problem
with your pistol, just post it on here and you will get plenty of help. Thank you for your service sir.
Blackie