>>Greetings One and Y'all...
I too got a Call from Eric this afternoon, although I missed the call... In his message he seemed to be smiling ear to ear, and that's a good thing...! He said he had a GREAT vacation, and was now back to work making guns - said he made up 100 triggers today, and that Karl was finishing up a batch of 100 guns tonight (they are working in shifts in effort to make more guns!!!). Just think...there is probably some lucky fellow or two here on the forum who will be getting these guns...and what fun that always is...!! And as usual, there is at least one person around here who is just getting acquainted with his R9. Then we have a long time forum member who has been off site with health issues, and is now back again...! What a GREAT way to honor the official one year anniversary of the R9 coming out, so to speak...! And in another couple weeks we can celebrate the one year anniversary of the Rohrbaugh Forum...!
Reading over that first thread which Duane started up on 19 May '04 brought a lot of things to mind...like the suggestions made then of this place becoming a home club for R-9 owners to get together and share their lives and experiences. Back then only ONE person even had an R9, and it wasn't Duane - lol. But now R9s are trickling out everywhere, and the clubhouse... Well...that done happened!! Then there is the thought this place would become a resource data base for information on all things which would become the R9. That's happened too, as there is no place else with more useful info written down and accessible on this gun in existence - and that includes the Rohrbaugh Firearms factory itself, I dare say. Why, it wouldn't surprise me to learn that Karl and Eric come here to re-find facts on the R9 which they have long ago forgotten...!!
A couple other thoughts came to mind as well... How about we have some sort of celebration around here for the one year anniversary of the initiation of this forum on 19 May...? Anyone have any thoughts on this...? I had one, and it was also mentioned on that first thread from a year ago... How about having some sort of fund raiser project for Rohrbaugh Forums...? Again, I know little to nothing about this sort of thing on a web site...but I'm sure there are folks around here that do...!...yes...?...no...?? An auction...? Duane - how do you feel about all of this...? Perhaps we could get some folks to donate some R9 stuff, as in holsters, ammo, parts kits, take down tools (for me?, me??, me!!!!)...maybe even a gun...? Might even get Rohrbaugh to throw in a hat of something, ya know...? Let me be the first to offer up an R9 stuff-thingie for auction...if Duane is open to the idea, of course. I will donate a like new, black leather Maverick holster made by Ron Graham for an R9 - a belt carry holster (I use my RJ pocket holster for main carry these days)...value is something like $65...although I'll have to check on details.
So what do Y'all (especially Duane) think...? Anniversary party at Eric's house...?...just kidding about that last part, but a celebration all the same. And how about that auction...?...!! I looooove winning things, as I do so very infrequently - lol...! If nothing else, this might be a good time to think about making financial contributions to Duane to help keep this place rolling...? I will, just as soon as Duane sends me his address, again **wideassgrins**...TW<<