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Rohrbaugh Products and Accessories => Rohrbaugh R9 (all variations) => Topic started by: Anti on September 26, 2016, 08:41:16 PM
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Hello!
I'm proud to say that I'm officially a member of the family after I recently acquired a very lightly used Rohrbaugh r9 Stealth. Whoever had this firearm before me took very good care of it and judging by the minimal wear on the rails and rifling I feel safe in assuming it's been fired less than 50 times. After many many hours of researching the ins and outs of what it takes to operate and maintain these little works of art I disassembled the pistol completely, inspected and cleaned every component, and oiled her inside and out. I've wanted one of these beauties ever since I first saw one online and after familiarizing myself with the internals and taking it to the range (where it flawlessly ate through 28 rounds of 124grain gold dot) I couldn't be more pleased with my purchase. Over the course of researching these guns it's become apparent that they are pretty much unanimously loved by those who own them and highly desired by many who don't. I bought this gun with the intention of using it as my primary CCW but now that I know i have a gem and that many many people want one themselves I'm hesitant to stick it in my pocket. I have a feeling these guns will be quite valuable someday due to their impecable quality and relatively few numbers. I have a Sig p938 that rides in my pocket just fine (admittedly not as well as the r9) so it's not like I'd be leaving home unarmed if I choose to make it a safe queen. I guess I'm just looking to find out what others who own one of these guns think. Is it worth it to risk marring the finish or should I just be proud of the fact i own one and continue carrying my sig? Do you believe these firearms will someday be considered highly collectable and become extremely valuable? Thank you all for your thoughts in advance.
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Since it's already been fired, it's not new in box, so you should probably carry it proudly. If it was unfired NIB, you could make the argument you should find another lightly used gun to carry and store the first as a collectible. It's like a Ferrari with 20000 miles, will it be worth more in the future? Probably. Should you store it and never drive it again? Probably not.
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All the reasons for the choices of materials and close tolerances were made to create a pocket pistol that would deliver the most out of the smallest package. These same choices in the manufacture of the R9 are what drew us to the pistol, I don't let the collector side detract from the value of having the best in my pocket as my primary defense weapon. I regularly clean debris from my daily duties as a welder from the holster (Del Fatti PH3)and pistol..metal shavings, grinding dust pocket lint. And it never ceases to amaze me how the tight tolerances keep the grime out of the internals of this pistol. I really struggle to see the collector view when it comes to weather or not to own a pistol that cant get honest wear, don't get me wrong I understand collectables, but if you bought a R9 because you longed for a 9mm pocket pistol that does what no other 9mm can do, and you are only going to buy one...then carry it with confidence and love the wear.
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Carry it. Buy a nib one to put in the safe. Nothing rides finer in my pocket.
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I bought mine for that specific reason. It will still have collector value even if you do carry it. Just hold onto everything that came with it.
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Carry it.
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I see a lot of good advice here.Carry it.I would add that a lot of "inadvertent" "accidental"discharges occur loading and unloading a firearm,so keeping it in the holster minimizes this and keeps the exterior wear down.
I have yet to find a firearm that carries like my Rohrbaugh.
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Accidental discharge comes stupid people putting their finger on the trigger when pulling out the weapon. Practice pulling the weapon a few hundred times with it unloaded and your reflexes will keep you from putting your digit on the trigger when it isnt warranted.
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Thank you all for your replies! You've talked me into carrying it (which is what I was kind of hoping for)!
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To offrdmania,
"inadvertent"and "accidental" were in parenthesis for that reason.
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Should you die tomorrow of a stroke with the best pocket pistol made sitting in your gunsafe, what a waste that would have been. Should you have died tomorrow because you needed the R9 but carried a lesser weapon, that would be tragedy. Carry it!
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Welcome Anti.
I carry my pup(perfect undercover pistol) daily, except for situations when I expect to get sweaty, muddy, wet, etc., or if I am able to dress for full size gun concealment. In those situations, I pull something else out of the stable. That way, I am able to keep my treasured Rohrbaugh as pristine as possible.
I recommend keeping that old Sig around for backup duty.
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When all of you carry do you load 6 in the magazine plus one in the chamber? That's, of course, how I would prefer to carry and it's how I carry all my other single stack 9mm pistols. I only ask because I saw a thread either here or on another forum in which the author said it's smart to carry with 5 in mag plus one in the chamber because the magazine is so small that when the spring is fully compressed it pushes on the slide hard enough to slow down its velocity when cycling which can cause a jam as the new round "nose dives" into the feed ramp. Have any of you experienced this when loaded 6+1? I haven't had the problem yet myself but I've only put 28 rounds through my r9. Thanks again for all the advice.
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6+1
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Never had that problem. 6 + 1.
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6+1
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The only case that I have heard of downloading a magazine was with the British SAS when they carried the Browning High Power. They insisted on it with that otherwise outstanding pistol.
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I use a light film of TW25 grease on the section of the slide that contacts the rounds in the mag and the ramp that strips the rounds from the mag. The grease in a very thin film does not enter the rounds like oil might, and smooths out the action as the slide is racked over the rounds. I've been doing this as long as I can remember on many pistols.
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First off. . . . Welcome to the forum Anti. Secondly ~ Carry the damn thing with 6+1. . . . . That's how I carry mine when I carry it. Carry a lot ~ Shoot a little is the name of the game with a Rohrbaugh R9 Series Pistol. . . . . . . Enjoy it and once again ~ Welcome to the forum. You are in good company here.
Regards,
Eric C. Rohrbaugh
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I carry 7+1.
Seven rounds in the gun plus an extra magazine in my offside pocket.😇👌
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Why not?
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Thank you all for the responses! You've made me feel much more confident with this fine little piece in my pocket and my pockets have never been happier.
And to Eric Rohrbaugh, thanks so much for the kind welcoming words and thank you even more for being part of the production of the finest handgun I've ever owned and for continuing to support and offer advice to those who own them!
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+1 Well said.
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You guys are all welcome. I try to do my best for the name and family crest. ;-)