Rohrbaugh Products and Accessories => Rohrbaugh R9 (all variations) => Topic started by: 75scout on October 15, 2006, 05:44:53 PM
Title: Anyone's R9 been flawless?
Post by: 75scout on October 15, 2006, 05:44:53 PM
Have any of the R9 owners had a 100% flawless one? With all of the pocket pistols I read about I hear of some that are never reliable, some become 100% after X number of rounds, and some are flawless from day 1. So whats your story? Has yours always been 100%? Or did it become reliable after some number of rounds?
Title: Re: Anyone's R9 been flawless?
Post by: Michigunner on October 15, 2006, 08:03:31 PM
Mine was perfect at 62 rounds. Then I carried for five months without cleaning, and it had one failure in each of three magazines.
Bill
Title: Re: Anyone's R9 been flawless?
Post by: eblackhawk on October 15, 2006, 08:20:52 PM
So far, 250 rounds through the pup with federals, gold dots and Winchester White Box and not so much as a burp, let alone hiccup! Eric
Title: Re: Anyone's R9 been flawless?
Post by: bigyimmy on October 15, 2006, 08:38:38 PM
No problems here. I think the silent majority have not had any problems. Then again I remember reading that the average number of rounds put through all firearms was a whopping total of seven. I would think that most firearms are never fired and then you have some that have several thousands of rounds through them.
Title: Re: Anyone's R9 been flawless?
Post by: mtarnold5 on October 15, 2006, 10:16:15 PM
Hello, Not flawless.......but very close! 120 rds. thus far..........1 failure. I think it may have been my fault though.
Take care, Mike Arnold
Title: Re: Anyone's R9 been flawless?
Post by: 75scout on October 15, 2006, 11:04:54 PM
It's good to hear such good results. After my experience with a Kahr PM40 I am a little leery about purchasing another pocket pistol. Especially after reading reviews about reliability issues.
Title: Re: Anyone's R9 been flawless?
Post by: Seven on October 15, 2006, 11:17:19 PM
Not entirely flawless...at 85 rounds have had some failure-to-feed with WWB, but never had problems with 115 gr Gold Dots, which is my carry ammo. I think if your pup is a little particular about what it'll eat, GDs or Silver Tips are the way to go.
7
Title: Re: Anyone's R9 been flawless?
Post by: CaptBW on October 16, 2006, 06:35:49 AM
Flawless!
WWB fmj and Gold Dot 115 go through my R9 like X-Lax through a goose.
Title: Re: Anyone's R9 been flawless?
Post by: Ubik380 on October 16, 2006, 09:05:21 AM
Again, Winchester white box, and Gold Dots as well as Silvertips feed flawlessly. I changed my recoil spring at about 200 and have shot as much since with no misfeeds or other failures after the first fifty rounds. However I _can_ make it fail using Horniday TAP ammo.
Title: Re: Anyone's R9 been flawless?
Post by: flyandscuba on October 16, 2006, 08:40:26 PM
Mine has been flawless since day one.
Title: Re: Anyone's R9 been flawless?
Post by: DTM_39 on October 17, 2006, 01:51:52 PM
My R9 has been perfect approx 200 rounds. WWB and Gold Dot 115s. Goes bang every time I pull the trigger. Have let many people shoot the gun including my then 15 year old daughter, perfect throughout. I am very happy with the gun. Dan
Title: Re: Anyone's R9 been flawless?
Post by: R9SCarry on October 17, 2006, 04:03:57 PM
From the testing I did with my #1 pup - I cannot say flawless - simply because I tried all sorts of ammo and did have a few issues - plus of course to be fair, some testing was also really in the break-in period. Some info on that is accessible thru my FAQ.
However, I discount those minor hiccups entirely and once settled into my (still) regular 124 GD carry option, it functioned fine. That one is now a queen in safe but #2 has been near perfect - and I broke that in mostly with FMJ's and then moved it on to my GD's - with really no problems.
I did get to recognize, well for me anyways - a significant part of shooting that gun is in getting the grip right.
Title: Re: Anyone's R9 been flawless?
Post by: MountainMan on October 17, 2006, 11:04:07 PM
My number one has been fine.
My number two is still NIB.
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Post by: tracker on October 17, 2006, 11:28:33 PM
My number two has been fine; Number one is still in the box.
Title: Re: Anyone's R9 been flawless?
Post by: bluegun on October 18, 2006, 02:18:47 AM
my r9 (which i recently sold to a friend) was flawless for the 200 rounds i put through it (mixed off the shelf fodder - nothing weird). my buddy has put another 50 or so through it and reported nothing bad so far. HIS problem is going to be not overfiring it . . . he'd go to the range with it every day if he could. got to remind him to check his spring pretty quick.
i am of course thinking of replacing my r9 with a new stealth model . . . it's hard to think of that 1000 dollar bill floating through the mail when my used kel-tec p3-at only cost me $225, and so far (knock on wood) has been without flaw for the 150 rounds i've pumped through it.
regards to all on the forum. i keep coming back to see what's going on.
michael hildebrand juneau, alaska
Title: Re: Anyone's R9 been flawless?
Post by: MountainMan on October 18, 2006, 09:52:28 PM
Hi Michael -- it has been over a year since I visited Juneau. Should be getting kind of cold up there now with very short days. Keep away from those grizzleys and keep warm.
Dave
Title: Re: Anyone's R9 been flawless?
Post by: dctfn on October 19, 2006, 01:47:46 PM
Only one issue out of 150 rds. I prefer 115 gr winn silver-tips. I use Militec grease, light coat. Smooth as silk.
During the first session using GoldDot 124 gr HP FTF fifth Rd in mag
Fred
Title: Re: Anyone's R9 been flawless?
Post by: Brenden on October 20, 2006, 12:24:02 AM
The pup in my pocket has been totally free of problems..About 250 rounds of various rounds.. Everything from WWB,STHP and GDHP..
My other pups have not been shot as much,but just a couple of glitches having to do with my grip at the time..
I have shot 4 different pups,and all,to me,have been nothing but smooth machines that want to please.. ;)
Brenden
Title: Re: Anyone's R9 been flawless?
Post by: bluegun on October 21, 2006, 12:16:47 AM
To Mt.Man: don't see many brownies this neck of the woods. on the other hand, we had a big momma blackie and her two cubs climbing all over our deck all summer. couldn't leave the back door open in the evenings, as we like. also, kept a shotgun and a cassul .454 handy just in case.
this is DOWNTOWN juneau, by the way.
you're right, it's getting chillier, and has been raining for about two straight months now. ah, winter in the rainforest.
nice to hear from you.
Title: Re: Anyone's R9 been flawless?
Post by: BillinPittsburgh on November 04, 2006, 06:56:53 PM
With 138 rounds through the gun, 100 of which were of recommended ammo, failure rates have exceeded 40%.
>:(
Title: Re: Anyone's R9 been flawless?
Post by: Aglifter on December 04, 2006, 09:48:41 PM
No problems, except for one time with some 115 gr WWB and a gun that hadn't been cleaned in awhile. I switched to gold dots, and it worked just fine -- it may also have been my grip, and it shot the rest of the WWB fine as well.
Dad's hasn't had any problems either. While their probably is a way to improve the function, I think a great deal of it may be just that the pup is challenging to control. I actually have an easier time controling it w. one hand.
Title: Re: Anyone's R9 been flawless?
Post by: Richard S on December 05, 2006, 08:15:05 PM
Number 132, I am pleased to report, has shown no vices: