Gentlemen! Relax! I apologize if Ive offended anyone. My sole intention here is to get something out of my investment, Hopefully thru advice etc. I agree it gets old seeing in print negative reports of your favorite gun but you see, When faced with delema, its easy to focus on the negative. Im sure thier are many posts boasting of the superiority of the R-9, But If mine was great, Id be reading and posting along side them! I realize my frustration has been posted here initialy in rather kurt fashion, however Ive been updating for the purpose of folks like Guiness who share my expieriances in the hopes that we may find/work this out together since often, failures and problems posted here have no "follow-up" reports. I will stop. I dont want to present myself as a troll or something.
That being said, I agree I should probably fish or cut bait with this gun but Im schedualed to qualify with it Tommorow so it gets yet another chance to prove itself. In addition, Im curious to see what the "brothers" do for Guiness as its my understanding he shipped his back. Obviously if it is returned with the "kinks" worked out, Then I will follow suit. I on the other hand am reluctant to ship my R-9 off since Ive read HERE of some folks who followed suit and when the weapon was returned it was just as bad, if not worse than before. So, if I can atleast save from shipping it out.....I will.
As far as the refurb thing goes, Its real simple, according to Arego's it has the same warranty. According to Rohrbaugh, ( I checked before I bought) these were not "lemons" but guns purchased by a group of women who could not handle them ( This was what the lady at Rohrbaugh said, not me, Please, no insults of calling me a shovenist pig). So, I took her word and bought one. I ASSUMED since they were REFURBS that the company would have gone over them with a fine tooth comb and did some quality control, ( They took the time to replace the Carbon fiber grips with the new improved ugly ones).
Lastly, YES thier are lemons. In everything, like people! Im not sure if mine was made on a Monday or a Friday but I do know this: When handed lemons, make lemonade. This was the ONLY chance ive had to purchase a R-9 ANYWHERE. I advertised that money was not an object and STILL these guns have eluded me since I became aware of them and now that Ive finally found one, Fickle as it may be, Im not real keen on selling it or shipping it off JUST YET. I have been rather disgusted though, As would anyone I assume, when a $20.00 Raven out performs this machine! That being said, My lovely wife has taken hold of my LWS .380 ;)so im stuck with either the R-9 or the Raven for pocket gun carry.
In conclusion, At worst, Ive got a 9mm pocket rocket that feels good in the hand, has a trigger pull second to none, and thiers something to be said for owning the worlds smallest, lightest 9mm pistol around. I enjoy showing it off to the gun club snobs, carrying it with my Sig, etc. but if I had to use it, well its a coin toss as to if it would work after the first round "jam free". But, Its only slightly bigger than a 9mm derringer so I guess thats o.k......Oh well, Im off to the range! Ill enjoy shooting my "pup" and who knows?
if Im using the right ammo, gripping the gun properly,using the right lube, firing a clean weapon, with a "good batch" of ammo, and the grip screws tight, and the winds out of the west, and the stars are in proper alignment with the moon, I may just make it thru the 37 round qualification course with narry a hiccup. If not, Im just a dumb cop, who will go back to relying on a $20.00 .25 auto saturday night special for a backup/off duty gun, with a really cool (al be it expensive) paperwieght. Good day.
