>>When I last spoke with Eric he told me that Rohrbaugh would, in fact, be carrying the pinky extensions in the future.
Apparently this came about at the recent Shot Show as the Rohrbaugh booth was right next to the Pearce booth. Mr. Pearce took a look at the R9 and decided he could modify an existing extension for another gun to fit the R9. He ended up using one intended for the Kahr MK9 and it worked fine after a little carving with a pocket knife...needed to cut away a small section in order to accommodate the mag release on the R9.
The Rohrbaugh brothers were quite impressed with the look and feel of the pinky extension. Seems they made up a few at the show for their guns and a couple to sell. I first learned about the extension right here on the Rohrbaugh forum as one of the contributors (whos name I can't remember) had made an extension of his own at this same time using the same Pearce product...!...and then another contributor (who I also can't remember) posted saying he had just bought one off of Rohrbaugh (who have since sold out their original stock). That is when I decided to make some of my own.
I purchased my Pearce extension from GT Distributors, Inc. Contact them either by phone (706) 866-2764, or do what I did and get them off the web site at
http://www.gtdist.com/ . Again, the product to buy is the Pearce Grip Extension for the Kahr MK9. The GT item number is PRC-PG-MK9, and the cost is $9.95 (can't remember if that is for one or two...but I ended up with two).
Like I said before...I LOVE the look and feel of the pinky extension on the R9...! It gives you a lot more control of the gun when shooting = better accuracy...AND...less shock = pain to the hand...!! I have big, chunky hands and I get a full two finger grip on the gun using the modified Pearce extension.
The actual modification of the grip involves a sharp knife and a little whittling for trial and fit...took me all of three minutes to accomplish. I don't know for sure but it is possible Pearce will be making pinky extensions specifically for the R9 in the future...would be worth a call to Maria at Rohrbaugh to find out (if you find out - tell us here!). But even if they are the hand carved/modified Kahr item...they will still look and feel great, and I would (and will) buy more in a heart beat...!
I hope this helps folks with what they might want to know about the R9 Pinky Extension. Remember...you heard it hear on the Rohrbaugh forums first...!...well, maybe.
Hey, Chris...why don't you make a note of this on the FAQ site as an FYI...yes...?...no...?...TW<<
