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Title: Another Custom R9s by Bob Cogan
Post by: scar2783 on March 04, 2010, 09:06:58 AM
I posted this on John's magazine extension post, but thought I'd post it here as well. Another of Bob Cogan's creations ( http://apwcogan.com ) , and I have to say it's an absolute work of art! As I stated before, I had to incorporate ideas of Corey's gun into this one. The porting works better than advertised as well as the checkering on the front & back straps. The checkering on the trigger guard is a must for anyone who shoots that style.

http://s16.photobucket.com/albums/b7/scar2783/Rohrbaugh%20R9/

Mark

Title: Re: Another Custom R9s by Bob Cogan
Post by: kjtrains on March 04, 2010, 09:54:18 AM
Thanks for posting this, Mark.  I was getting ready to ask who did the work for you.  A work of art made even better.
Title: Re: Another Custom R9s by Bob Cogan
Post by: scar2783 on March 04, 2010, 10:08:24 AM
My pleasure and thankfully, others on this forum did as well, otherwise, I would have never known about Bob.

It was only $85 for the porting and if anyone is considering it, I believe the positives outweigh the negatives. Also, this type of porting works much better than the way Mag-n-port does theirs. I have an Officer's Model Mag-n-ported and I never really saw or felt a difference with it.

M
Title: Re: Another Custom R9s by Bob Cogan
Post by: Richard S on March 04, 2010, 03:33:48 PM
Scar:

That is one beautiful piece of work by Bob Cogan! He did the hard chrome plating on my favorite Colt 1911 .45 ACP and on my IMI MR DE .50 AE. The finish of each one is flawless. He and his shop produce some extraordinary work indeed.
Title: Re: Another Custom R9s by Bob Cogan
Post by: ccoorreeyy on March 04, 2010, 09:30:16 PM
Looks real good!  I had to go check the safe and make sure mine was still there  ;D .  I like the guard checkering although I dont shoot that style.  Porting is not for everybody but I can say I LOVE mine.  I have several R9 pistols but the one I carry is my ported custom one.  Bob does fantastic work.
Title: Re: Another Custom R9s by Bob Cogan
Post by: scar2783 on March 05, 2010, 12:38:48 PM
Thanks Corey. If it wasn't for you posting your photos, I wouldn't have known about Bob, so a big thanks to you! I can't say enough about how it came out. Perfection...

M
Title: Re: Another Custom R9s by Bob Cogan
Post by: scar2783 on March 05, 2010, 12:40:04 PM
I have to agree Richard, the hard chrome is perfect on it. Rohrbaugh should contract him for their custom work!

M
Title: Re: Another Custom R9s by Bob Cogan
Post by: Dino on March 05, 2010, 02:05:44 PM
Mark and very nice R9 indeed.
Thanks for the link!
Did you guys see the work on that Kel Tec?  
I want one, (thats the #0 in me), every Kel Tec I or my sons played with went bang when we pulled the trigger.  I wouldn't have a problem with one with sights like the ones Bob put on.
Title: Re: Another Custom R9s by Bob Cogan
Post by: scar2783 on March 14, 2010, 04:59:23 PM
Thanks Dino. I did see that pistol. Beautiful as usual!

Mark
Title: Re: Another Custom R9s by Bob Cogan
Post by: cordy on May 24, 2010, 12:16:37 AM
How did you get the dots to stay on the sites, is there a dimple or just dotes of paint.  I can't get anything to stick to my black stealth so paint is out.
Title: Re: Another Custom R9s by Bob Cogan
Post by: yankee2500 on May 24, 2010, 12:48:20 AM
There is a hole milled or drilled into the back of the slide and into the front sight post, then filled with paint.

(http://i413.photobucket.com/albums/pp216/yankee2500/R9s007.jpg)

John
Title: Re: Another Custom R9s by Bob Cogan
Post by: cordy on May 24, 2010, 09:32:41 AM
Did he drill it in himself or have someone do it for him?  Is the front site done the same way?
Title: Re: Another Custom R9s by Bob Cogan
Post by: yankee2500 on May 24, 2010, 10:23:17 AM
cordy,
   The picture I posted is my pup, the front sight and back are done, Robar did mine before they put the NP3 finish on. The one Mark posted was done by Bob Cogan at Accurate Plating & Weaponry. You Do Not want to try it yourself the slides are hardened and you can make a real mess if you try a drill and standard drill bit.

John
Title: Re: Another Custom R9s by Bob Cogan
Post by: cordy on May 24, 2010, 11:31:36 AM
No I'm not doing anything like that. I might consider sending it to someone who could put a dimple in the front site so I can see it better but I'll live with it before I mess up this Pup.
Title: Re: Another Custom R9s by Bob Cogan
Post by: kjtrains on May 24, 2010, 01:02:50 PM
Good decision.  I don't know who I would recommend.  I like Robar and Bob Cogan.  I'm trying to decide.
Title: Re: Another Custom R9s by Bob Cogan
Post by: cordy on May 24, 2010, 05:53:22 PM
I sent it off to Bob Cogan today for a site job, checkered front strap & ports after talking to him.  Thanks for the help men.
Title: Re: Another Custom R9s by Bob Cogan
Post by: yankee2500 on May 24, 2010, 06:54:38 PM
cordy,
Way to go, you only get one go around in life, and may as well live on the edge once or twice. ;D I have not had any work done by Bob, but have spoken to him, very nice guy judging by my phone conversation.

John
Title: Re: Another Custom R9s by Bob Cogan
Post by: kjtrains on May 24, 2010, 07:42:45 PM
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I sent it off to Bob Cogan today for a site job, checkered front strap & ports after talking to him.  Thanks for the help men.

Excellent, cordy.  You may be the first to have this done to a Stealth.  Ought to look very nice.
Title: Re: Another Custom R9s by Bob Cogan
Post by: ccoorreeyy on May 24, 2010, 08:31:11 PM
I can't wait to see pictures and read the range report after it's done.
Title: Re: Another Custom R9s by Bob Cogan
Post by: cordy on May 24, 2010, 08:41:32 PM
It all started with this 1st post, "Another Custom R9 by Bob Cogan", & the pictures.  Don't you just love The Rourbaugh Forum for all of the good info you get, I sure do.
Title: Re: Another Custom R9s by Bob Cogan
Post by: kjtrains on May 24, 2010, 08:57:18 PM
It certainly does have it's influence, that's for sure.    ;D
Title: Re: Another Custom R9s by Bob Cogan
Post by: yankee2500 on May 24, 2010, 09:58:15 PM
Don't you just love the Rohrbaugh forum for all the economic stimulus it creates. ;D

John
Title: Re: Another Custom R9s by Bob Cogan
Post by: kjtrains on May 24, 2010, 10:39:53 PM
I'm wondering if it's really stimulus!    ;D
Title: Re: Another Custom R9s by Bob Cogan
Post by: ccoorreeyy on May 24, 2010, 10:41:58 PM
These dumb things are putting me in the po house.  I've got to learn to NOT look.   :D
Title: Re: Another Custom R9s by Bob Cogan
Post by: kjtrains on May 24, 2010, 10:48:05 PM
Once you get this disease, as CCW said, there's no cure!    ;D
Title: Re: Another Custom R9s by Bob Cogan
Post by: yankee2500 on June 10, 2010, 11:21:25 PM
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These dumb things are putting me in the po house.  I've got to learn to NOT look.   :D


It could be worse, you could be addicted to expensive watches.

Watch collecting may be one of the most expensive hobbies in the world, but it’s also one of the most rewarding. Many antique timepieces are a testament to the brilliance of early and modern innovators.

Vacherin Constantin’s Tour de l’Ile – $1.5 million
Swiss watchmaker Vacheron Constantin marked its 250th anniversary in 2005 with the world’s most complicated wrist watch—the Tour de l’Ile. The watch is so complicated that it required over 10,000 hours of research to create. Its name refers to one of the historical sites of the venerable company, located next to the current Maison Vacheron Constantin on the Quai de l’Ile.

Only produced in a limited edition of seven pieces, this expensive watch is also the most complicated double-face watch. Tour de l’Ile is made with a totally original combination of horological complications (that is, features beyond the simple telling of the time of day) and astronomical indications composing a list of sixteen different points including a minute repeater, sunset time, perpetual calendar, second time zone, a tourbillion device, the equation of time and a representation of the night sky.
At $1.5 million, this is one of the world’s most expensive watch produced in recent years.

Patek Philippe’s Platinum World Time – over $4 million

The Platinum World Time created by Patek Philippe was sold at auction for over $4 million USD in 2002. It is believed that only one was created and, at the time, it was the most expensive wristwatch in the world.
In fact, Patek Philippe had produced all of the ten most expensive watches in the world. The company, headquartered in Geneva, made their first wristwatch in 1868. They had already made a name for themselves prior to that, however, by providing watches to Queen Victoria herself in 1851. Other notable customers include Pope Pius IX, a king and queen of Denmark, an Italian king and Saddam Hussein’s son-in-law.
Patek Phillipe’s Supercomplication- $11 million

Patek Philippe’s most expensive watch was a yellow-gold pocket watch created in 1932 for New York banker Henry Graves, Jr. The watch, Supercomplication, was created as part of a vain competition Graves had with Ohio automobile engineer James Ward Packard to have commissioned a watch with the most complications in the world. This watch, of course, guaranteed that Graves won the contest. Supercomplication wasn’t surpassed until over fifty years later, when Patek Philippe created the 18k gold Caliber 89 which had a total of thirty-three different functions.
Graves’ watch became the most expensive watch in the world when it was sold at auction in 1999 for over $11 million USD. Caliber 89 went for a mere $6 million.

Chopard’s $25 million watch

Yes, you read that right: twenty-five million dollars. This gaudy timepiece by Chopard is adorned with three heart-shaped diamonds—a 15-carat pink diamond, a 12-carat blue diamond and an 11-carat white diamond. For good measure, they threw in 163 carats of white and yellow diamonds to bring the total to 201 carats of diamonds. The result is something that looks rather like a geode that’s been turned inside out and dipped in lemon Kool-Aid. Add to that the fact that the size of the watch’s face must make telling time into a fun game of Where’s Waldo and you’ll see that Chopard has truly created a recipe for success.
Of course, its $25 million price tag guarantees its place as the world’s most expensive watch for years to come.

John ;D
Title: Re: Another Custom R9s by Bob Cogan
Post by: kjtrains on June 10, 2010, 11:27:36 PM
OK, John.  Now how many did you order?  You know you have to give us a break down of each.    ;D
Title: Re: Another Custom R9s by Bob Cogan
Post by: birdman on June 10, 2010, 11:30:39 PM
  I always wanted to collect watches, but just never found the time.   ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Another Custom R9s by Bob Cogan
Post by: ccoorreeyy on June 10, 2010, 11:40:33 PM
Heck, I dont even have a watch.   :o  

Once I got my first cell phone years ago I stopped using a watch.
Title: Re: Another Custom R9s by Bob Cogan
Post by: yankee2500 on June 10, 2010, 11:52:01 PM
I got the one with the heart shaped diamonds for my wife for our 40th anniversary back in March. ;D

John
Title: Re: Another Custom R9s by Bob Cogan
Post by: tracker on June 11, 2010, 12:28:58 AM

The only problem with a watch is that you can't shoot it.
Title: Re: Another Custom R9s by Bob Cogan
Post by: yankee2500 on June 16, 2010, 06:54:01 PM
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The only problem with a watch is that you can't shoot it.

You can shoot it, but they don't usually run after that. ;D

Or to shoot this gun you must wear there watch.

http://www.armatix.com/iW1-wrist-watch.780.0.html?&L=1

John
Title: Re: Another Custom R9s by Bob Cogan
Post by: tracker on June 16, 2010, 07:22:26 PM

It would be my luck for somebody to steal the watch.
Title: Re: Another Custom R9s by Bob Cogan
Post by: kjtrains on June 16, 2010, 07:40:26 PM
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You can shoot it, but they don't usually run after that. ;D

Or to shoot this gun you must wear there watch.

http://www.armatix.com/iW1-wrist-watch.780.0.html?&L=1

John


My similar answer:  Sure you can shoot a watch.  Just put the watch up as a target and shoot it!    ;D
Title: Re: Another Custom R9s by Bob Cogan
Post by: tracker on June 16, 2010, 07:48:45 PM

Why don't you try that with the Panerai?
Title: Re: Another Custom R9s by Bob Cogan
Post by: kjtrains on June 16, 2010, 07:50:38 PM
 ;D
Title: Re: Another Custom R9s by Bob Cogan
Post by: tracker on June 16, 2010, 08:12:09 PM
You could probably score a bulls-eye with that .22 Ruger single action. The watch is as big as a ten ring.
Title: Re: Another Custom R9s by Bob Cogan
Post by: kjtrains on June 16, 2010, 08:15:11 PM
Probably could.  You know, I love shooting that little thing, even if it is a .22.  It always goes along with the big guns to the range and to the wood pile.    :)
Title: Re: Another Custom R9s by Bob Cogan
Post by: tracker on June 16, 2010, 08:20:09 PM

I like shooting .22s also; probably a fall back to my youthful days. Richard described very well his young days shooting game on an Oklahoma river with a .22 his mother gave him.
Title: Re: Another Custom R9s by Bob Cogan
Post by: kjtrains on June 16, 2010, 08:22:56 PM
I actually started my shooting days with a small .25; don't even remember the make.  
Title: Re: Another Custom R9s by Bob Cogan
Post by: tracker on June 16, 2010, 08:26:27 PM

Did you buy the Beretta .22?
Title: Re: Another Custom R9s by Bob Cogan
Post by: kjtrains on June 16, 2010, 08:30:13 PM
I have one located, stainless, and a great price;  it came in stock last week; so probably will and the great price includes shipping.
Title: Re: Another Custom R9s by Bob Cogan
Post by: tracker on June 16, 2010, 08:32:11 PM

I think you will like it.
Title: Re: Another Custom R9s by Bob Cogan
Post by: kjtrains on July 16, 2010, 10:29:05 AM
Still under consideration on the Berreta .22; all positive.
Title: Re: Another Custom R9s by Bob Cogan
Post by: tracker on July 16, 2010, 01:37:57 PM

This has become quite a study. What were your reservations?
Title: Re: Another Custom R9s by Bob Cogan
Post by: kjtrains on July 16, 2010, 01:45:26 PM
Really didn't have any reservations.  Just wanted some more opinions.  
Title: Re: Another Custom R9s by Bob Cogan
Post by: Reinz on July 16, 2010, 04:43:08 PM
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I actually started my shooting days with a small .25; don't even remember the make.  

If you were young?, how could afford the ammo for a .25?

Hell, even now I couldn't afford to plink with a .25, that stuff is just too high, always has been.
Title: Re: Another Custom R9s by Bob Cogan
Post by: kjtrains on July 16, 2010, 05:50:21 PM
Really didn't have any trouble!    ;)
Title: Re: Another Custom R9s by Bob Cogan
Post by: Reinz on July 16, 2010, 05:52:37 PM
That's cool!

I had to go ghetto and go with a .22.
Title: Re: Another Custom R9s by Bob Cogan
Post by: kjtrains on July 16, 2010, 06:17:01 PM
That's is sad!     :(
Title: Re: Another Custom R9s by Bob Cogan
Post by: Reinz on July 16, 2010, 06:36:53 PM
Not at all, I killed a lot of junk yard rats. and shot up a lot of wrecked cars.
Seriously, what better firearm education for a kid than to learn the ballistics and damages that bullets can do to cars and such?

It gives you a respect for the weapons at such an early age.

We did occasionally got to shoot dad's big bores until I bought my own 44 mag at 18.

Title: Re: Another Custom R9s by Bob Cogan
Post by: kjtrains on July 16, 2010, 06:39:38 PM
You learned your lessons well!    ;)