The Truth About Guns has a review of the new Remington R-51 pistol in which the author perceives numerous shortcomings in the design. I might be inclined to take him seriously if he actually seemed to understand the gun in question.
It works more like a Luger P08 than anything else, with a fixed barrel and short-stroke style action.
The R51 doesn’t work anything like a Luger. It uses a delayed blowback mechanism, while the Luger has a unique toggle-lock system. I suppose we could stretch the criteria and claim that the pistols are similar because both fire the 9mm cartridge, both feed from a removable magazine, and both have fixed barrels. Of course, that would mean the R51 is also identical to the Steyr GB or the H&K P7, which is hardly the case.
It’s unfortunate he didn’t like the R-51 as much as his Glock, but if he’s going to sound credible, he needs to better understand the things he’s reviewing. Some server space, a few advertisers, and some artificial controversy do not a gun expert make.
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And depending on the box, it may say 9mm Luger. That makes them super similar.
I for one cannot wait to buy one of these! Wish I could afford a Luger too!