Richard
The Elephant grips are still my favorite. Way too cool!
Richard,
May I ask why the trigger guard was photo-shopped out of one of the pics?
Richard,
May I ask why the trigger guard was photo-shopped out of one of the pics?
How does the paper clip tool work? Just wrap under the spring and grab it instead of using the hypodermic needle method? I don't use tools yet and imagine that job becoming more difficult as my hands age.
Im talking about this pic not the first one.
(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y30/RichardS/r9photoshopped.jpg)
Sorry Josh, I didn't answer your question. That's the way the grips came. I've see them on other Rohrbaugh's on-line.
(http://www.rohrbaughforum.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=7226.0;attach=902)
(http://www.rohrbaughforum.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=7205.0;attach=892)
(http://www.rohrbaughforum.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=7721.0;attach=1717;image)
(http://www.rohrbaughforum.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=7721.0;attach=1715;image)
Hi Richard,
I'm stuck at my desk for the next week or so, having just gotten home from my second hip replacement in 2 months. The stairs to the workshop look entirely to dangerous at this point. I have been catching up on my forum reading and was very glad to hear that you still like your Elephant grips. It was a pleasure to make those for you.
Brian
Designergrips@Gmail.com
Thanks for the information.
It really is a stunning look that you achieved in my opinion.
Eric:
You and Karl not only made "a cool looking carry gun" but also the coolest, best looking, and lightest 9mm pistol yet produced. If that's not a legacy of which to be proud I don't know what might be.
With a S.N. over the 4000 mark, I believe by that time we were using the Hogue grips shown on this Elite as standard fair. There were not many with those grips sold as we stopped production on the Elite models around that time, if memory serves me correctly. The issue with building a nice Elite was mostly the handwork involved in sanding the side of the slides by hand and how good the engraving was on the slide. It had to be deep and crisp enough so that when it was sanded down, the engravings on both sides still looked crisp to the eye. We did those on a block of granite using progressively finer emery cloth sandpaper with oil on them. Each slide took approximately 10 - 12 minutes to do each side to get the desired look. Along with making the slide unique, we also handpicked all parts which had a nice machined surface finish to the part, such as the trigger, magazine release, ejector and extractor. The frames were also hand picked. We used a bore scope to look inside the mainspring area of the frame and picked the smoothest bore for the Elite series pistols. We also looked the frame over, especially the front nose of the frame, and picked the ones with the nicest lines cut on the frame. This gave them the distinction of having the smoothest of all Rohrbaugh pistols trigger pulls and cosmetic look. Those were truly a product of love.
ecr
Nice work you do Brian.
In ref. to Sarasota, Fl. and Texas. . . . . We'll see. . . . As time goes on, we may have to make a Rohrbaugh Tour Map for next year and put your names on it. . . . . If a few of you are close together, we can make an outing for those together in a common area. This has great potential folks!
My new to me R9
Paul James
My new to me R9
Paul James
Nice R9 pjames.
How are you carrying it?
Desantis pocket holster I had for my LCP. Is there a better option?
PJames
Yeah, make sure those grips screws are tightened Paul. The Achilles' Heal of the R9. . . . . They hold the trigger sear bar in place. ;)
Hello guys. May I say something here about the O-ring thing: They seem to work well with those new VZ grips Richard is showing here on his venerable #132 R9. I have never seen them used on the original grips which used the countersunk flat head screws. That spacing is so tight with those. Has anyone here used the O-ring with the original style grips and screws to any success. I would be interested to know that. I have used Loctite for my screws, especially now knowing how to remove them without issue with the soldering gun heating up the Loctite and then the screws come out as if there is no Loctite on them at all!
. . . . Just my 2 cents on the screwy thing here.
PS: Nice grips BTW Richard. I always liked VZ grips for the R9.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v611/glockme/100_2105-1.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/glockme/media/100_2105-1.jpg.html)Man those are very sexy...Ty for sharing..
I always liked this one with the "Roar"baugh! Bear!!!
My greatly loved EDC R9S Covert...not pretty but not for public display, and VERY effective in living up to its name.
(http://i778.photobucket.com/albums/yy62/Adamsavage/Mobile%20Uploads/Rohrbaugh%20Covert%20001_zpsqzz3kzx9.jpg) (http://s778.photobucket.com/user/Adamsavage/media/Mobile%20Uploads/Rohrbaugh%20Covert%20001_zpsqzz3kzx9.jpg.html)
Those are really good looking grips IMHO!
Those are really good looking grips IMHO!
They are available on VZ's website.
They run $79.00 for the set Josh.
https://vzgrips.com/media/wysiwyg/Additional-Product-Images/CF_O.jpg
https://vzgrips.com/media/wysiwyg/Additional-Product-Images/R9-320-CF.jpg
Nice tight grouping there Tattoo!Thanks still looking to add a few more but the current rise in price has me on searching for a deal...
I was Googling around, looking for replacement recoil springs for my walking around one (R5398 on the right) and ran across this forum.Those are SWEET......TRY WILLIAMS GUN SHOP
Thought you guys'd like to see the others (101 and SAVE ME 1).
Also, does anyone know where I can get the recoil springs?
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Williams Gun Sight is handling parts and warranty work for the Rohrbaugh Pistols. Ask for Alec.
Also Wollf Gunsprings can supply recoils springs.
http://www.williamsgunsight.com/
https://www.gunsprings.com/index.cfm?rewriteQS=
Jeff was my father. I inherited them. If you want them for posterity, we can probably work out a trade. I brought them to the last couple Shot Shows to see if you wanted to swap for them, but you didn't have a booth. I only just found out about the Remington sale as I was looking for recoil springs.
And thanks to everybody for the lead on the recoil springs!
Someone should post another photo on here to keep this post on the front page of this section IMO.
Hey MRC, would you think about posting your new one here?
This pic section needs to be easy for nonmembers to find I think. Maybe a sticky??
Someone should post another photo on here to keep this post on the front page of this section IMO.
Hey MRC, would you think about posting your new one here?
This pic section needs to be easy for nonmembers to find I think. Maybe a sticky??
Thanks for the thread bump JoshA, I would never have seen this thread if it had not been for that.
It was a great read, and good to know some on here could have successful second careers as glamour photographers :)
+1 on sticky.
(Glad to see folks don't get ostracized for posting in old threads like they do on other internet forums.)
Tried to post today, but iPhone can no longer post pics for some reason.
For some reason, I got rid of my beloved Android and bought the new iPhone 6 s Plus. . . . Hate the darned thing and I'm past the 30 day return policy. Oh well. . . another $780.00 out the window. I should have kept the Droid. I can take wonderful photos with the iPhone, but try and download them to MY computer? . . . not a chance. They go directly to "The Cloud". . . . Hate it. . . . My Android I was able to download to MY computer, not alpha space somewhere. Droid will return. Anyone like a brand new iPhone cheap. . . . PM me.
Back to topic now - - - - Rant over. lol
Nice pic shortslide. I really like the Wilson too. Great looking pistol. Never owned one, but maybe one day.
Also it's awesome to hear of your R9 reliability. Sounds like a great one!! Looks good too. It's cool to see it next to the .45 round. Kinda puts things into perspective.
Thanks for the pics!!