Remington Rand M1911A1

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Any thoughts on this Syracuse, NY Remington Rand M1911A1. It has a stippled grip and flat (not arched) backstop. Trigger is not standard 1911 A1 Army issue and is set very light. Could have belonged to an AMU armorer who set it up as a special order for a marksmanship unit or an AMU. I haven't been able to find the serial number 8666666 1668433529328518.jpeg1668433573223154.jpeg1668433559394555.jpeg1668433682519649.jpeg1668433641138950.jpegor the AU stamp. I'm no pistol expert and a lot of what I explained came from a gun enthusiast buddy of mine. Thanks!
 
Me. said:
I'm OK with all the "abuse" the old guns got after the war.

They weren't collectible or particularly valuable. 70 years of functional use beats "museum grade" in my book.

Plus, it really was the surplus 1911's + surplus ammo/brass that really drove the huge popularity of the 1911. Without that, there would have been decades of just Colt civilian production.
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Yeah, I'd love to have one and just shoot the shi* out of it. But when I see things like this I think about a Ford Pinto with a whale tail, tinted windows, etc.

The frames we had with the MEU(SOC) 1911 were often WW2-era, RR, Colt, even a Singer or two. But it stopped at the frames, everything else with fitted and smithed.
 
I’ve never seen an AMU gun with the hammer cut/bobbed like that. Also, I usually see AMU-built guns with a punch mark or two in front of the left grip panel indicating an arsenal rebuild.
 
Looks like a typical build for bullseye competition that was popular in the 50s-70s. Lots of gunsmiths built these.
 
Yes, Bullseye competition gun... was a very popular sport (NRA) back in the day, not nearly as popular now. I've shot government pistols that looked like that in the '70's and '80's when I was in the Corps. I would guess that the slide/frame has been fitted and the barrel/bushing as well, if it was a government target pistol. If not, it should still be a good shooter.
 
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Ben W. said:
Yes, Bullseye competition gun... was a very popular sport (NRA) back in the day, not nearly as popular now. I've shot government pistols that looked like that in the '70's and '80's when I was in the Corps. I would guess that the slide/frame has been fitted and the barrel/bushing as well, if it was a government target pistol. If not, it should still be a good shooter.
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Still a pretty popular sport! Hasn’t disappeared like PPC. Lots of competition still.
 
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