Thought I would start my own thread on a Regent R350CR I just bought. I had been wanting to purchase a lower end 1911 to rebuild to match my AR build in Urban Dark Earth. After looking for a while (really looking for something used) I saw the Regent in a local store and it felt really nice, and since I was looking for a 4" 1911 for $425 new, it was hard to pass up.
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I've already ordered a Wilson Combat spring upgrade kit as well as a magwell. I've also been looking for some grips in UDE (no luck yet). Before making any changes I wanted to run a few rounds through it. In the other thread there were some bad experiences with the gun. I put about 100 rounds through it today. Assorted ammo, 230 RN and 185 FP handloads and some 230 Federal ball and some Winchester HP. Mags, I used the stock mag, a Wilson Combat and a Chip McCormick. All ammo and all mags worked flawless, even a couple of mags I had mixed rounds of some my handloads and no hiccups at all.
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As far as accuracy, pretty good groups at about 20 feet, if anything it was hitting a little low. Had to cover the target like combat sights instead of target sights, not a big deal, will probably end up changing the sights before I'm done anyway. Overall I'm very pleased so far.
I've already ordered a Wilson Combat spring upgrade kit as well as a magwell. I've also been looking for some grips in UDE (no luck yet). Before making any changes I wanted to run a few rounds through it. In the other thread there were some bad experiences with the gun. I put about 100 rounds through it today. Assorted ammo, 230 RN and 185 FP handloads and some 230 Federal ball and some Winchester HP. Mags, I used the stock mag, a Wilson Combat and a Chip McCormick. All ammo and all mags worked flawless, even a couple of mags I had mixed rounds of some my handloads and no hiccups at all.
As far as accuracy, pretty good groups at about 20 feet, if anything it was hitting a little low. Had to cover the target like combat sights instead of target sights, not a big deal, will probably end up changing the sights before I'm done anyway. Overall I'm very pleased so far.