The Pup has returned home

[yankee2500]

When Robar called on Thursday they said the pup would be here on Friday and it was . Along with the complete NP3 job I had sight dots milled into the front and rear for a figure eight sight pattern. After a complete inspection we took a walk outside and I fed the pup some treats, I started  with some mixed brands of ball ammo in the first mag, and had one empty case not clear the chamber and hold the slide open, after clearing that I loaded seven rounds mixed Hornady Critical Defense and Gold Dots, function was flawless. Then I ran a box of 50 Winchester ball ammo through and had no issues. All rounds were 115gr. Very happy with the preformance and look of the pup.





Now a few more weeks and the pups new house (holster)should arrive and I'll have to find something else to spend my time waiting for
John

[ccoorreeyy]

Very very nice looking indeed!  I know you've got to be proud of it.

[kjtrains]

Excellent John.  Really like the look and the sights.  Great job.

[theirishguard]

very nice John and I would guess worth waiting for.  Tom

[Richard S]

John:

Now that is one fine looking pistol! Congratulations!

[yankee2500]

 I am very pleased with the quality of the work, and would tell anyone looking for a durable lifetime finish to contact Robar. The turn around time was five weeks, and the milling of the sight dots was $45.
John

[Sigquick]

The sights look great. Could you provide more detail as to what type and size of front sight they installed. The $45 to mill the front sight plus the cost of sight plus round trip shipping was?

[Jack Foulard]

Very nice look.

[yankee2500]

The "sight" you see is just some Glonation Super Glo Paint that I put into the holes they milled or drilled into the slide. My shipping there was $25 through my FFL guy and return one day UPS was $28. I checked with a local gunsmith on having just the sight dots done and he quoted me $90 and would need the gun for 4 to 6 weeks. Robar did the sight dots 2 mags and a full internal and external NP3 job in 5 weeks. The $45 was for 30 min. of shop time to do the sights.
John

[kanuist]

Wow, that looks real sweet.  

I was expecting the external finish to be their Roguard finish, but isn't that black?  Which external finish did you get?

[yankee2500]

The finish is the NP3, the same as the Rohrbaugh Robar model
John

[Fat Boy]

John,
congrats, very nice and you chose well.  Thanks for the pictures.

[Reinz]

Looks fantastic!  

Thanks for sharing.

Reinz

[Reinz]

The "sight" you see is just some Glonation Super Glo Paint that I put into the holes they milled or drilled into the slide. My shipping there was $25 through my FFL guy and return one day UPS was $28. I checked with a local gunsmith on having just the sight dots done and he quoted me $90 and would need the gun for 4 to 6 weeks. Robar did the sight dots 2 mags and a full internal and external NP3 job in 5 weeks. The $45 was for 30 min. of shop time to do the sights.
John

Just so you know next time -  gun laws allow you to ship directly yourself to Robar, since they are gunsmiths.  You do NOT have to go through your FFL  --- IF the gun is already in your name.

You as an individual just can NOT send by mail.  Only an FFL can ship a pistol by mail.  Individuals must use UPS,FED EX, or DHL.

And of course, Robar can send the gun back directly to you as well.

That way you can save some time and money next time.

Cheers

Reinz

[Reinz]

 

I was expecting the external finish to be their Roguard finish, but isn't that black?  Which external finish did you get?

Just in case anyone decides to go with Roguard.   There are two.  
One is shiny, one is matte.
I compared the two side by side in person, in my opinion the shiny looked cheesy and cheap.

I decided to go with the matte for a two - tone look with NP3 on the bottom.
And boy was I glad  I did.

Hope this helps in case anyone is considering....


Reinz