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The Water Cooler -- General Discussions / Re: Ruger LCP Max Holster Compatability
« Last post by backupr9 on June 24, 2025, 08:44:05 AM »+1
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The Water Cooler -- General Discussions / Re: Ruger LCP Max Holster Compatability
« Last post by Griff on June 23, 2025, 11:02:15 AM »All of my Rohrbaugh holsters carry R9’s.The Rohrbaugh is the Mike Tyson of pocket pistols, biggest punch for size. The LCP Max is more Evander Holyfield, smaller punch, but greater quantity.
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Classifieds -- For Buying or Selling / Eric Larsen Holster
« Last post by Kayaker on June 15, 2025, 08:55:33 PM »I have for sale a custom leather holster made by Eric Larsen of HBE leatherworks. It is an IWB tuckable model for right handers. The model is the Pro TL tuckable I have carried this a very little bit, since I usually carried this gun in a pocket holster. It shows no visible wear.
I am asking $90 for this shipped in the continental US. Thanks for looking!
I am asking $90 for this shipped in the continental US. Thanks for looking!
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The Water Cooler -- General Discussions / Re: Happy Birthday
« Last post by MikeInTexas on June 14, 2025, 07:42:11 PM »All The Way.
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The Water Cooler -- General Discussions / Happy Birthday
« Last post by backupr9 on June 14, 2025, 10:02:20 AM »To the U.S. Army….250 years this weekend and still “rolling along”!
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The Water Cooler -- General Discussions / Re: Handgun of the Year 2005 / Twenty Years ago this year 2025. Rohrbaugh R9 Pistols
« Last post by ECR on June 11, 2025, 10:24:55 PM »Thank you, Michael.
You are a class act, good Sir.
ECR
You are a class act, good Sir.
ECR
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The Water Cooler -- General Discussions / Re: Handgun of the Year 2005 / Twenty Years ago this year 2025. Rohrbaugh R9 Pistols
« Last post by MikeInTexas on June 08, 2025, 10:05:22 AM ».
Please allow me a minute to hijack this thread.
20 years ago is pre-historic/dark ages to many of these young men that are now starting to take over the firearm businesses down here. Their knowledge base is deep (but narrow). Many are combat veterans of the GWOT and know the modern stuff inside and out, not so much with other items.
I have copied the last photo onto my phones photo album so I can share it with those that have never heard of this 'classic' handgun. It seems like having a short history lesson may enlighten many to the significance of this gun. Bonus is that it is concise, thus acceptable to those with the short attention spans that seem to be the norm these days.
(Thanks Eric for the kind words. It was really no inconvenience to assist.)
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Please allow me a minute to hijack this thread.
20 years ago is pre-historic/dark ages to many of these young men that are now starting to take over the firearm businesses down here. Their knowledge base is deep (but narrow). Many are combat veterans of the GWOT and know the modern stuff inside and out, not so much with other items.
I have copied the last photo onto my phones photo album so I can share it with those that have never heard of this 'classic' handgun. It seems like having a short history lesson may enlighten many to the significance of this gun. Bonus is that it is concise, thus acceptable to those with the short attention spans that seem to be the norm these days.
(Thanks Eric for the kind words. It was really no inconvenience to assist.)
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The Water Cooler -- General Discussions / Re: Handgun of the Year 2005 / Twenty Years ago this year 2025. Rohrbaugh R9 Pistols
« Last post by ECR on June 07, 2025, 09:50:23 PM »Truly an amazing accomplishment, and a well-deserved award. You both played a part in essentially creating a new class of pocket pistols. You have reason to be proud, for sure.
I'm happy to have played a small part in your story and gotten to meet you both along the way.
And yes, I must give a shout-out to you, Duane Daiker. When you phoned us and asked if it would be all right to create an online forum for the Rohrbaugh R9 Pistol, I asked you to please hold on a moment while I asked my brother Karl what his feelings were, as I already knew mine. He thought about a second or two and agreed with me on this. . . . . Yes, absolutely! And the work you have done with your computer people here through the years should also be honored for keeping all of this information and the outings we had through the years documented here. So much history of the R9 pistols is written within the forum you created! Let’s add to that all of the members here who have chimed in with their experiences with the pistol and many cataloging the different types of finishes, models, etc. At the time, as many of you know and understand, being involved with the manufacture and some of the design work of the pistol, I felt I shouldn't be involved with any forum about it. I felt it should be for the enthusiasts only. Then, once we sold the company to Remington in January of 2014, I felt it would be alright to join, and I did at that time. I hope that those people I have helped through my years here, after the sale of our business, have been a help in some way. I would also like to say to everyone reading this: Thank you.
Regards,
Eric C. Rohrbaugh
(Former V.P. Rohrbaugh Firearms Corp., U.S.A.)
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The Water Cooler -- General Discussions / Re: Handgun of the Year 2005 / Twenty Years ago this year 2025. Rohrbaugh R9 Pistols
« Last post by ECR on June 07, 2025, 09:20:43 PM »I'd also like to remind everyone that everything on this pistol is cut from solid billets of steel, aluminum, and carbon fiber materials.
Then, much hand work is involved from deburring the parts to hand finishing them and then hand-fitting them. The end result was something that we put all of our lives into to make the very best carry firearm available at the time. Having been following other creations through the recent past, I believe we still have made the best Micro-9mm Pistol available at the time. . . . . . Perhaps still.
Time waits for no one . . . . . . . as I told my brother Karl in reference to making and getting us to the S.H.O.T. Show in January of 2002. . . . . . . . He wanted to wait another year before introduction of his creation. That’s when I told him: "There's only one number one (when making something of an innovation), and that's going to be us!” So I pushed him to agree to go for it now, S.H.O.T. Shot 2002. And just post 9-11 . . . . . It was we who created “The Micro-9 Pistol” genre! Absolutely Amazing!
Thank you to all who believed in our vision and products then and through the years. Our family has been forever honored by receiving this esteemed award.
Sincere Respectful Regards,
Eric C. Rohrbaugh
Then, much hand work is involved from deburring the parts to hand finishing them and then hand-fitting them. The end result was something that we put all of our lives into to make the very best carry firearm available at the time. Having been following other creations through the recent past, I believe we still have made the best Micro-9mm Pistol available at the time. . . . . . Perhaps still.
Time waits for no one . . . . . . . as I told my brother Karl in reference to making and getting us to the S.H.O.T. Show in January of 2002. . . . . . . . He wanted to wait another year before introduction of his creation. That’s when I told him: "There's only one number one (when making something of an innovation), and that's going to be us!” So I pushed him to agree to go for it now, S.H.O.T. Shot 2002. And just post 9-11 . . . . . It was we who created “The Micro-9 Pistol” genre! Absolutely Amazing!
Thank you to all who believed in our vision and products then and through the years. Our family has been forever honored by receiving this esteemed award.
Sincere Respectful Regards,
Eric C. Rohrbaugh
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The Water Cooler -- General Discussions / Re: Handgun of the Year 2005 / Twenty Years ago this year 2025. Rohrbaugh R9 Pistols
« Last post by ECR on June 07, 2025, 08:54:45 PM »Well now, I'd like to say to everyone here to please give MikeinTexas a big "Yee-Haw" for reducing the photo size so he could upload these magazine photographs of our award article. Most kind of you to offer to do this for us Michael. You're a true gentleman. Thank you, good Sir.
ECR
ECR