Very Happy New Owner

[Duncan223]

I bought my first Rohrbaugh last weekend and after hitting the range, I gotta say I just love this pistol!!

Recoil is nowhere near what I expected and after 200 rounds, I think I've found the perfect go everywhere pistol to replace my Kahr CW9.

[Richard S]

Welcome to the Forum and to the Club of satisfied R9 owners!

[Duncan223]

Just a quick of pic.

[joesolo]

Duncan,

Congrats on the new purchase. What bullets did you use? I'm happy and 100% satisfied with what I'm using but just have to ask after seeing the ones in the pict.

Joe

[marvin]

Duncan
Two hundred rounds in one weekend would have my hand buzzing.Don't forget to replace the recoil spring every 100 rounds.

jeff

[Reinz]

Howdy - and welcome to the forum and congratulations on your R9 purchase.
Glad to hear the first run went without a hic-up.


Reinz

[theirishguard]

Duncan, welcome to the forum and glad your outing with the pup was good.   Tom

[Seven]

Allow me to echo everyone's wecome, and Marvin's comment about a buzzing hand.  You must be made of sterner stuff than I am, since my pup only gets a couple of mags through at the range each time we're out to make sure all is working smoothly - I don't mind that much, but 200 rounds...

Anyway, it's a great tool, and good to have the company!

7

[Big_Kahuna]

Marvin wrote: "Two hundred rounds in one weekend would have my hand buzzing.Don't forget to replace the recoil spring every 100 rounds".

I have been told that break-in is 200 rounds (or more) but that the recoil spring should be replaced every 500 rounds. Now that I read this, I can't remember for sure...getting old;)

[Brenden]

Duncan223,

Welcome..

Sounds like you have a nice pup!!

200 rounds in one session-More than I care or want to for sure with the pup..

Please be sure to keep the pup clean,and the "new" recoil spring replacement is 100 rounds..

I have not strictly adhered to this-I have been closer to 200 or so I guess-this is my own choice..

Hope you keep enjoying the R9!!

Brenden

[Big_Kahuna]

Why on such a quality handgun, should we have to replace the recoil spring every 100 rounds?

I know Karl says on their promotional video that "this is a gun that is meant to be carried alot and shot very little". I didn't really think that much about it when I first heard it, just thought that it was an impromtu, not really scripted, video and that just came out that way. But, after reading these threads for a long while, I keep hearing from everyone we should replace  every 100 rds. Why is there such a wear issue? You do not see this on pocket pistols that are 1/2 even 1/3 the investment?

Can anyone shed some light on this for me? Would be appreciated. Thanks~Ferg

[groo]

Groo here
 Because of the short barrel and small space in the sllide
 the spring can be only so big , this means that there is less
 steel in it and it will loose its tention quicker.  Chinging the spring
 every 100 rds insures that the slide speed and feeding will
 be in spec.
   I talked to Mr K. about this some tine ago.

[Duncan223]

I didn't shoot 200 rounds in one day. I shot about 50 rounds the first day and went to the range during lunch hour a couple of times over the week and shot 50 or so each day. I used two 100 round boxes of WWB.

As far as the recoil spring, I thought replacement was at 500 rounds. If it is 100 rounds, I gotta say that the spring doesn't seem to have lost any strength. I'll have to order a couple from the company as I want to continue practicing every couple of weeks and preventative maintenance for a pistol this expensive is something to consider.

[jarcher]

The recomendation used to be 500 rounds and it was recently changed to 100 rounds.  I don't know if the actual spring was changed or not.

[PsychoSword]

So I take it if you chamber the gun alot you're looking at recoil spring replacement?