tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post749179302374405984..comments2024-03-19T00:14:37.692-06:00Comments on The Michael Bane Blog: A Big Green 1911?Michael Banehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16630187848984050478noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-34795989475496827472013-07-05T18:19:41.619-06:002013-07-05T18:19:41.619-06:00That is misinformation about the Navy and USMC wan...That is misinformation about the Navy and USMC wanting the Model 53 rather than the Model 1911. The Model 53 wasn't even built until late 1918, and the military wasn't buying anything after WWI ended.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-17093897844911395082011-10-08T15:12:27.738-06:002011-10-08T15:12:27.738-06:00It can't have effect in fact, that is exactly ...It can't have effect in fact, that is exactly what I suppose.www.segovia-3d.comhttp://www.segovia-3d.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-58982552127910227452009-11-24T21:55:01.670-07:002009-11-24T21:55:01.670-07:00There was mention that if there was money, the mil...There was mention that if there was money, the military would spend it on new rifle ammo rather than a new platform. I disagree. It would be spent on diversity training, pure and simple.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-11406684327261592952009-11-23T07:24:14.159-07:002009-11-23T07:24:14.159-07:00I can't speak to anything that Ruger does...a ...I can't speak to anything that Ruger does...a lot of their work is dominated less by the market than by manufacturing technology. They play the commodity market very, very skillfully.<br /><br />Nevertheless, I think Remington would do far better to introduce a reworked Model 53 than a 1911. There are a lot of people who would buy it purely for the novelty...and we should never forget that Mike M.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-85486167232699545832009-11-22T15:53:05.116-07:002009-11-22T15:53:05.116-07:00I have also heard that po-po officers can get thei...I have also heard that po-po officers can get their Glocks for $250 each. A little cherub once told me it only costs Glock sixty some odd dollars to make one of their tupperware guns.<br /><br />Remington would be hard pressed to make and sell a gun to LE for under $250. And then not to mention the huge...HUGE Glock "momentum" there already is in LE market. Call it a paradigm. Or Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-57712618392109260702009-11-22T15:21:46.619-07:002009-11-22T15:21:46.619-07:00What the $%^& is wrong with you people?
When ...What the $%^& is wrong with you people?<br /><br />When did shelling out $2,000 plus, plus for a five inch single stack 1911 become the norm, and accepted?<br /><br />Another 1911 on the market...ahh...jeesh... I can hardly contain myself... I am so excited.<br /><br />sigh...<br /><br />Ya, know, if Remington came out with a contigency program like STI's, they might tempt me with their Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-40113927479442811062009-11-22T06:29:33.913-07:002009-11-22T06:29:33.913-07:00I just hope that Remington goes the opposite way o...I just hope that Remington goes the opposite way of the other 1911 newcomers (5" full-size .45ACP) and introduces something entirely different as their intro....maybe a 3" micro in 9mm and .40S&W under $800...like an EMP for the masses...seeker_twonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-67050292531682749322009-11-21T18:23:39.521-07:002009-11-21T18:23:39.521-07:00I'd settle for abundant .44 ACP ammo from &quo...I'd settle for abundant .44 ACP ammo from "Big Green"! I'd also like to be able to go down to my favorite family-run gun store and be able to buy ANY ammo. What is available is pretty pricy too. It's the "supply and demand" thing.I can't believe that it costs more to facilitize for ammo component making, than facilitizing for gun making. In any case, making Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-55997847909090751152009-11-21T08:47:01.581-07:002009-11-21T08:47:01.581-07:00Without any data to support it, it seems to me the...Without any data to support it, it seems to me the 1911 market is dominated by Kimber and Springfield. Leaving S&W and Sig and a few others to fight for a slice of the pie. Looking at the ATF stats the high end makers with full page ads in the gun rags turn out a only a handful of guns each year. <br /><br />Where does that leave a Remington 1911? I dunno, but Remington has tried off and on Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-49230350007886909852009-11-21T05:42:47.407-07:002009-11-21T05:42:47.407-07:00If they came out with a high-end Commander, made e...If they came out with a high-end Commander, made expressly for concealed carry, requiring absolutely nothing added or subtracted or tweaked or twiddled out of the box, as nj_larry says, they'll sell as many as they make.Mathew Pausthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06157135006791553019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-36923255080724281502009-11-20T19:18:48.096-07:002009-11-20T19:18:48.096-07:00What major department has adopted the XD? Podunk, ...What major department has adopted the XD? Podunk, Mississippi and Toad Suck Ferry, Arkansas don't count as major departments.<br /><br />Maybe Remmy can make a go at pistols, but I don't see them bringing anything to the table that isn't already there. They're behind the curve of companies already in the handgun market. The chances of them being a player in the LE or .mil market Hajihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11355187023863916108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-8261429692268420252009-11-20T18:52:20.376-07:002009-11-20T18:52:20.376-07:00A couple of years ago I stole a joke from Demoliti...A couple of years ago I stole a joke from Demolition Man, and told our shooting accessroies buyer that "In the future all rifles will be AR's and all pistols will be 1911's". <br />Now if I could just predict the stock market that wellJR's boynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-76907383279801370432009-11-20T17:18:02.571-07:002009-11-20T17:18:02.571-07:00somebody must be buying 1911's for yet another...somebody must be buying 1911's for yet another one of these guys to jump into the market<br /><br />I don't buy that the Glock is being dumped by LE in massive numbers, they just have some competition from S&W now, not buying that any of the other plastic pistol people are seriously in the LE race yetAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-6085137312018568372009-11-20T16:25:07.056-07:002009-11-20T16:25:07.056-07:00Micheal, do you wish to comment on the recent Ruge...Micheal, do you wish to comment on the recent Ruger 1911 rumors? ;)<br /><br />Just wink once to confirm, twice to deny ;)Steve - The Firearm Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17486532947994760308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-67415500617314557812009-11-20T15:23:07.406-07:002009-11-20T15:23:07.406-07:00Maybe, possibly, with another competitor in the 19...Maybe, possibly, with another competitor in the 1911 market, it will drive the price down enough so that more of us poor folk can afford a decent (not high-end fancy super-competitor) one.<br /><br />B Woodman<br />III-perAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-11477826510978173932009-11-20T14:28:57.586-07:002009-11-20T14:28:57.586-07:00That is not the original cartoon - the original ca...That is not the original cartoon - the original can be found here: http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/1999/12/15<br /><br />Google is your friend...Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14448573800625757326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-58000740244822163002009-11-20T13:58:48.774-07:002009-11-20T13:58:48.774-07:00I hope for the 53, but whatever it is I hope it is...I hope for the 53, but whatever it is I hope it is STEEL. I'm sick of hearing about new SUPER Tupperware that all looks pretty much the same.<br />And as much as I trust my 1911, it would be nice to see SOMETHING ELSE .<br />Tom B.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-34856346817906468092009-11-20T13:57:31.475-07:002009-11-20T13:57:31.475-07:00I wouldn't be surprised if on a first run thro...I wouldn't be surprised if on a first run through for Rem, they turned out a high end classic 2000 dollar model 1911. Work out the company, engineering and manufacturing kinks. Keep the volume low. The high end market will always have disposable income. AKA USFA, STI etc. But if they hit the commodity market at 600 bucks forget it. It will be uphill all the way. They will just prove how much nj_larrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-77263557355601528532009-11-20T13:36:53.457-07:002009-11-20T13:36:53.457-07:00As much as I like a 1911 a Remington model 53 sou...As much as I like a 1911 a Remington model 53 sounds better.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-300607520907283782009-11-20T12:45:49.985-07:002009-11-20T12:45:49.985-07:00WWII Remington-Rand (minus the Rand) model anyone?...WWII Remington-Rand (minus the Rand) model anyone?iainmcphersnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03058046578601477769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-44691042062403076542009-11-20T12:21:51.176-07:002009-11-20T12:21:51.176-07:00Mike M said, " The market is saturated."...Mike M said, " The market is saturated."<br /><br />5% of the market is driven by need, 95% is driven by want. Want is never saturated IMHO.<br /><br />Ratcatcher55Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-62953226482886296712009-11-20T12:12:45.113-07:002009-11-20T12:12:45.113-07:00Michael
A friend of mine works for Remington and ...Michael<br /><br />A friend of mine works for Remington and he tells me theyve had 1911s for about six months now.Lawrencehttp://www.paxbaculum.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-7068573371669014682009-11-20T11:58:37.342-07:002009-11-20T11:58:37.342-07:00A 1911 is a Bad Idea, unless they have some miracl...A 1911 is a Bad Idea, unless they have some miracle of engineering that will let Remington deliver a lot of gun for very little money. The market is saturated.<br /><br />Now, a Model 53 (the pistol the Navy and Marine Corps wanted instead of the 1911) might sell well...Mike M.http://www.usimlt.orgnoreply@blogger.com