I dont find any fault with Arego's. They simple distribute and did right by me. If my expieriances with the R-9 were differant with a brand new one then Id have to fault MYSELF for getting a reconditioned one. That being said I do believe it makes more sense to adapt ( as best as possible) to the gun as opposed to the other way around.
The limpwrist issue? I dont buy that line of crap for a minute. Its an OLD and OVER used excuse often cast when one simply doesn't have an explanation. True it is possible to Limpwrist an auto, and often "machismo" sets in with the limpwrister in denial. " Hey! I dont limpwrist! Im big bad and mean!" It happens, but realisticly, a 7 year old that fires an R-9 probably doesnt have the grip a 243 pound wieght lifter does.
Im sure it never hurts to overstate the obvious ( visions of telling my wife ive lost my keys only to have her ask, "where did you leave them last?" Now dont you think if i knew that they would be lost?!) -so by all means "hold it like you mean it!" Just be aware of the limpwristing, improper lube, soak it with grease, etc. excuses out thier.
For me, and this is just my R-9 realizing guns are differant, This gun needs to be clean, ( once a month minimum regardless of shooting habits) with ammo it likes, ( expieriment) and shot very little.
Mantainence: After EVERY shooting session and during cleaning check and tighten as necessary grip screws! Wipe away dust/debre daily, and alternate magazines once a week.
My "pup" is fairly reliable now shooting Winchester SXT LEOs. So, thats what I carry. I dont shoot it often as its more of a carry piece. Reliability is no where near that of a Glock for sure but realisticly this is a weapon designed from its inception to be ultra compact. As such, it has some things that have graced it such as excellent ergonomics, a wonderful trigger pull for D.A.O., and accurate. I dont regret buying the R-9 and will keep it if for nothing else as a curio piece and as for carry, on a hot summer day when DEEP concealment calls, The R-9 will be in my pocket.
I do however think thier are some disparitys that hopefully this forum may help to clear up with Mr. Rohrbaughs input.
These "reconditioned" guns have a mixed review. Two of us for sure, Guiness and myself, have had issues. Guiness has shipped his gun to the brothers twice now and I feel deeply sorry for his woes but its apparent this gun seems to have slipped thru the cracks of quality control at Rohrbaugh. I can only hope mine and others do not have the same misfortunes and hope mine in particular is not due to me simply avoiding shooting it. Again time will tell.
I have had the pleasure of owning MANY guns. In regard to the Glock .40 cal kabooms I agree it has happend with Glock, and others that do not offer a fully supported chamber. Fortunatly my Glock .40 has never expierianced this so here again, while naysayers and Glock bashers continue, I have expierianced no failures. I do not fault those that do, and wish them well with another pistol. The Glock is not for everyone.
I had a Kel-Tec that was totaly unreliable. Because of qualification rules and duty weapon at the time I had to continue using the Kel-Tec. It was a P-11 9mm that had a .40 cal conversion and .357 Sig barrel. Try as I may the gun NEVER functioned without a jam of some sort. All anyone ever said was Limpwrsiting, use more grease, etc. I joined a Kel-Tec forum and learned some tricks to "tweak" the gun. After these "mods" ( changing followers, and springs) it worked FLAWLESSLY! My hopes for this forum were similar. I have learned a great deal from many of the folks here and although its been an uphill battle getting my R-9 to work, Acomplishments have been made! To that I say THANK-YOU!
I only wish some of the advice were included in the owners manual that came with my R-9.
