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Miscellaneous => The Water Cooler -- General Discussions => Topic started by: DDGator on January 16, 2016, 07:02:08 PM
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Making my 10th trip to the SHOT Show. I will report anything relevant... 8)
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Safe trip Duane. Let us know what Remington is showing this year. ;-)
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Yes please and lots of pictures!
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Stayed tuned maņana:
http://www.kimberamerica.com/REeVOLVE
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More
http://www.gunsholstersandgear.com/shot-show-2016/
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Thanks MRC for the post and info. Very interesting.
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I am setting in the Press Room waiting for the show doors to open.
Yesterday I had a chance to see, hold and shoot the new Kimber revolver. It is quite impressive. It has a very premium feel to it, and the DA trigger is fantastic. I love S&W revolvers, but Kimber may have a very viable product in the K6s.
More later...
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So I visited the Remington booth. They have a big portion of their new products area devoted to the RM380.
I was interested to see if they readily acknowledged the Rohrbaugh heritage, and they did. I asked if there were plans for a 9mm and the best I could get was "well the original Rohrbaugh was offered in 9mm."
Subjectively, I think the gun feels good. The slide racks nicely and the trigger feels a lot like a Rohrbaugh trigger. I think the black on black on black kind of washes out some of the nice lines of the design.
I am impressed that the materials seems nice quality -- a black oxide over stainless and a 7075 aluminum frame. They also include two magazines: one with a flush mag plate and one with a finger extension.
Most interesting is the price. I had missed it is this low -- $439 MSRP. That should mean you can buy these at $399 or so retail. Not a bad deal for all all-metal construction pocket gun if it runs well.
There is also a Crimson Trace Laserguard available now. I guess CT thinks Remington will sell a bunch of them.
I will try to get some pictures posted.
Oh, and no R-51 on display at the show. ;)
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Another interesting tidbit... Rumor has it that a well-known industry publication is running a 1,000 round torture test on the RM380.
That should be interesting.
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I have one and it is a good gun I think and a very good value.
GB has them for Buy Now at $320.
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I have one also and concur - it seems to be a good gun (easy to shoot and reliable and not too picky about ammo used) and is a very good value - especially at a mid $300 price point if you shop around a bit.
There's already been a 500 round torture test done on an RM380 and it did very well - a couple of FTF about mid-way through that were traced to a dirty magazine that ran perfectly after being cleaned. Another torture test involved coffee grounds, coffee and dirt - and no problems were encountered.
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1,000 rounds seems like a lot for this type of gun. If I get one, I will never put that those to that many rounds through it. But, the R-51 has people skeptical about Remington.
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Duane,
If you happen to go by the Glock booth and they have some 43's sitting there,and if you notice any stamped USA,and not Austria,can you let me know.Mine is USA.I have not seen any either in print,nor at our range that are stamped USA.
PS.We have had 10 to 20 below here in northern Wisconsin lately.Can you email some of that sun and heat up as an attachment?
Johnny
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Well ~ Nice to see the RM380 looking good! Karl and I are waiting for our versions to get here. I'll post some shots when it arrives. Enjoy the show Duane...........
Eric R.
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Thank you for the reports on SHOT 2916, Duane. Have a safe and enjoyable trip. And if you happen to pass a Roulette wheel consider placing a straight-up bet on the Black 9. It just might be lucky. 8)
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Thanks, all. I am sorry, I did not get back by the Glock booth after your message...
I did bet on 9 on the roulette wheel -- it's one of my regular numbers. I didn't make a killing, but I left Las Vegas with some of their money.
I may consider getting an RM380. I do not currently have an assignment to review one, but I'm working on it.
The most exciting thing (for me) at the show was the new Kimber K6s revolver.
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Thanks any ways Duane.
For peace of mind I did call Glock to get the low down on the 43,as far as if the 2 are identical in all respects.I had heard the tennifer process might be different depending if the handgun is manufactured in Austria,as opposed to here in the US.
The guy I talked to assured me it was not.So that's that I guess.
Have a good week,
Johnny
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Duane, if you left Vegas with ANY of their money you have done better than I ever did. Congratulations! ;D
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Last time I was in Vegas, I stopped while I was ahead. I cashed out and keep the receipt. Have it somewhere. I thought it was funny. The cash voucher was for. . . . . wait for it!. . . . . _____ .01 cent! . . . . But at least I won! lol
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I am not a big gambler -- I enjoy the comraderie of sitting at a blackjack table if you find the right one. On the trip of 4-5 days like that, I would plan to lose no more than say $200 or so if things go very badly. I left up $150, and spent a fair amount of time playing, so that is a win/win.
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Good job Duane!
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The last time I was in Vegas I found myself up by $300 after some time at the slots and tables. I decided to spend a couple of hours with the Daily Racing Forum and place the entire amount on a Trifecta at a track I once patronized in Maryland. This was to be straight Trifecta, no box or key bet for me -- just all out and 1,2, 3!
Two hours later I had selected the race and picked a Trifecta. After placing my $300 bet I sat there drinking a beer and waiting for the race to start.
At post time the odds were such that my $300 Trifecta ticket was set to pay in excess of $6,000. Everything went as planned until the final furlong. Suddenly, my number three horse faded to fourth and finished behind some late closer by a nose.
Close but no cigar!
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Richard -- I often have a similar pattern. Once I am playing with house money I like to increase the odds a bit to see if I can hit a serious score. I went up about $300 on my first day and I spent the next couple days trying to lose it and was only half-way successful!