Wrong Magazine

[Groundhog34]

This is my first post and I will start by saying I am old, stupid and slow. I have recently purchased a Rohrbaugh R-9 and took it out for the second or third time to fire it. I grabbed what I thought was the second magazine but it was the Wrong Magazine. It was a magazine for a Kahr PM-9. Amazingly it worked fine although it did cause the slide to remain open after the final round. By the way the little pistol has been 100% reliable and  accurate for it's size.

[kjtrains]

Groundhog34.  Welcome.  Congrats on the recently purchased R9.  Glad everything went well even with the wrong mag.  Again, welcome and continue to enjoy!

[tracker]

Maybe we're on to something. Several rowboaters have expressed a desire for a locked open slide after the last round.

[yankee2500]

Groundhog, a welcome from me as well,  alls well that end well. Glad it was a happy ending.

[ccoorreeyy]

hhmmm, never would have thunk it.  Welcome Groundhog.

[Giraffes]

Welcome to the forum Groundhog. I would imagine the follower was holding the slide open, was that the case? Was it difficult to remove the magazine after the last round.

[yankee2500]

I knew the Kahr mags were very similar in size because I had one of my hooked mag extensions on my PM9 mag when I had it.  

[Richard S]

Groundhog:

Welcome to the Forum!

With regard to that Kahr magazine, as Mr. Spock might say, "Fascinating!"

[Groundhog34]

It was no more difficult to remove the kahr mag than the Rohrbaugh mag. The Kahr is 1 or 2 mm longer and has a mag release catch on the side. I guess the mag itself kept the slide open as I had to retract the slide a hair to release the mag.

[yankee2500]

So the mag release never locked on the mag base ?

[Groundhog34]

No it locked. I am talking about a tiny tiny bit longer.

[Moonshine]

Interesting.  I just tried my PM9 mags in my R9S.  My two 6 round PM9 mags will only go into the R9 mag well about halfway before becoming stuck.  My 7 round PM9 mag inserted all the way into the mag well without binding, but since it has the finger rest the mag catch obviously wouldn't hold it in place.  

[theirishguard]

Groundhog, Welcome to the forum family, sounds like you enjoyed the trip to the range even with the wrong mag. Tom