What's your R9's round count?

[Dire_Straits]

I've just recently purchased an R9 from another forum member; payment is enroute and I haven't obtained the pistol yet. This will be my first R9 and I've been doing alot of reading/research.

Anyhow, some of my reading has lead me to ask this one simple question.

What is your R9's round count? How many rounds have you put down range?

[yankee2500]

About four and a half recoil spring changes. (900 + or -)

[Richard S]

About four and a half recoil spring changes. (900 + or -)

That sounds about right for me.  

[Big_John_1961]

Wow, that's a lot guys.  Very cool, and a testament to how well the pistols are designed and built to handle a high-pressure load like the 9mm.

[Reinz]

Sorry, I've never felt comfortable giving an answer to that question.

It's kind of like asking the mileage on a car with no odometer.

To me and my personal guns, it just doesn't matter.  

I shoot 'em  and I keep 'em  


So basically, heck I don't know.

That was the long way around the barn.

[tracker]

I agree, Reinz; it doesn't matter but I would guess at ~400 rounds in seven years: carry a lot, etc., etc..

[yankee2500]

Sorry, I've never felt comfortable giving an answer to that question.

It's kind of like asking the mileage on a car with no odometer.

To me and my personal guns, it just doesn't matter.  

I shoot 'em  and I keep 'em  

So basically, heck I don't know.

That was the long way around the barn.

I try to keep some sort of record on the pup because I don't want to carry it with a recoil spring that is way past it's time. I don't really keep track on anything else.

[kjtrains]

I don't keep a record on anything either and really don't have an idea how many rds have been fired; probably should, but so far, no problems.

[Alphonso]

About 100 in approximatly 4 years...

[gbelleh]

I have around 150 through mine, but I've only had it for a couple months.  I don't really plan to put more than 100 rounds a year through it, probably less.

[Dire_Straits]

About four and a half recoil spring changes. (900 + or -)

That's exactly what I was looking for. A testimonial for the R9's durability.

Thank you.

[tracker]

There are R9 owners with 4000-5000 rds. down range. Durability has not been an issue.

[Reinz]

I know it can be hard to tell sometimes ones tone when reading just words in a forum.
I mean no arrogance whatsoever, but being around guns all my life and owning over three hundred and shooting them all; for me, durability was never an issue.
Just holding the R9, working the action, coon fingering, eveballing all the attention to details.  You just know you have a fine tuned piece of machinery here.
No, you can't abuse it like a Ruger revolver.  But if you treat it with the respect that you would treat a Viper or Ferrari, it should last a lifetime.

You gotta love it!

[tracker]

I was raised in deepest East Texas and never heard of "coon fingering."

[Reinz]

ya gotta be kidding me man!

ya ever watched a coon at stream ?

they just roll an item over and over and over in their paws and wash it also.

If no stream, they still paw it, roll it over and over and their head  may not even be looking at the darn thing.  They may be looking up in the sky.  But that item is still rolling over and over in their paws.

it's called coon fingering

It' can really be funny to watch.