Saw the 100th Anniversary Remington the other day and it was actually pretty nice.. Seemed like the same gun as the R1 but with really nice grips and some minimal scroll work.. (not overdone) Cost was around $1200.. Thought that was pretty reasonable.. For that price you could actually get one, shoot it and use it for daily use.... Now if you buy a $2500 Colt im not so sure you would or should... It would be interesting to know if the Remington had any internal work done or if it was just cosmetic.. I wasnt able to pick it up and play with it unfortunately.