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R-9 might be wonderful, but it aint a rifle
wilco:
and it aint a match pistol,and it aint something with which to teach a novice, and it aint exactly a hunting pc. So it's a bit of a stretch to imply that no other guns exist, (or that none merit consideration or discussion).
DDGator:
Just meant to be a bit of levity since this is a Rohrbaugh forum. There are lots of places to discuss other guns, although its welcome here too...
Certainly the R-9 is not a solution to every problem. In fact, its probably only a solution to one problem -- how to pack a service round into the smallest concealed gun possible.
I have lots of other guns for lots of other reasons.
wilco:
well, once a pc is small enough, and lw enough for a front pants pocket, making it smaller or lighter just hurts the user's ability to hit swiftly and repeatedly. I think that Kahr stole Mr Rorbaugh's thunder, with their $600, 15 oz, 6" PM9 9mm.
DDGator:
Maybe to some degree they did, but the R-9 is smaller in all dimensions (with all metal construction -- no plastic -- and no stamped, cast or MIM parts) and feels smaller yet. I had a PM9 and found it on the large side for pocket carry. The R-9 carries much easier to me.
As for how it shoots, I can't yet say, but I look forward to finding out.
TexasBeard:
I had a Kahr P40; shot the best of any semi-auto I've ever had. Pointed like a GOOD DA revolver, light enough, slim enough to conceal, plenty of punch. Thought I'd hit on the perfect carry gun.
BUT... Kahr has a fatal design flaw with the polymer frame mag catch; it has a *tiny* piece of steel embedded in the plastic mag catch that has a propensity of departing from the mag catch. Thereby rendering the gun into a single shot, at best... I traded it for a stainless K40 (too heavy) and traded that for a Glock27 (too bulky). Now back to a S&W 340SC most of the time, or a Keltec .380 ALL of the time (my NAA G32 has become my new pocket snake medicine on the farm replacing a .22mag mini-revolver).
I'm impressed by the side-by-side comparison with a KelTec .380.
BUT, for $900+/-, I'd expect a slide release and a side mount mag catch. Kinda surprised they went the butt-mount mag catch. If it had the butt-mount mag catch, I'd be raiding the cookie jar. Fer now I'll stick with what I've got.
TexasBeard
(still lookin' for the "perfect" carry gun)
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