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Rohrbaugh Products and Accessories => Rohrbaugh R9 (all variations) => Topic started by: Jack Foulard on March 24, 2008, 07:24:29 PM

Title: Availability of Elites?
Post by: Jack Foulard on March 24, 2008, 07:24:29 PM

Per Maria at Rohrbaugh the wait for an Elite is 6-8 weeks.

Have any Elites, besides DDGator's and Roy Huntington's, left the factory?

Does anyone have any information about the Diamond Black (DLC) coating?  Is this a proprietary finish or is it used on other firearms?  Which company does the slide finish work?

For the Stealth owners, any slides finish/wear issues?

The only dealer in Colorado said they have "all" models on order and have only gotten the regular R9.  Seems like it will be unlikely that I will be able to see an Elite prior ordering/purchasing

I would like to add the Elite to the family and obviously have a lot of questions with very few answers.  I hope the members on this forum can help.

Thanks in advance.

Title: Re: Availability of Elites?
Post by: DDGator on March 24, 2008, 10:31:42 PM

The slide coatings are done by Smith & Wesson.

Title: Re: Availability of Elites?
Post by: tracker on March 25, 2008, 01:23:35 AM

If it is done by the new Smith and Wesson I think I will pass.

Title: Re: Availability of Elites?
Post by: DDGator on March 25, 2008, 11:10:12 AM

Hmmmm.  Its  being done by the currently existing S&W and not a historical S&W...   ;)

I am not sure the nature of your comment.  If you are questioning S&W's quality, I am not sure I am following you.  I understand that S&W does the finishing for a lot of companies, its just kept pretty quiet.  S&W is a finishing and machining outsource supplier for a lot of big companies, including Harley Davidson.  I have been very happy with the finishes on my newer S&Ws.

If we are still on the whole sell-out/traitor/gun-locks thing, I guess there isn't much I can say about that.

Title: Re: Availability of Elites?
Post by: ccoorreeyy on March 25, 2008, 11:57:39 AM

Maybe talking about a bad batch of M&P pistols finishes.  Heard of some bad rusting after one day of hot weather wear.  I think it was limited to one bad batch that they were happy to fit new slides to those guns.

Title: Re: Availability of Elites?
Post by: DDGator on March 25, 2008, 12:12:49 PM

Interesting.  I missed that.

The nice thing with the R-9 is you have two levels of quality control.  If Karl isn't happy with a batch of slides when they come in from S&W, he sends them back.  Obviously unabused failure of the finish would be covered by your warranty.

Title: Re: Availability of Elites?
Post by: theirishguard on March 25, 2008, 04:35:06 PM

Jack, all of my customers who have gotten Stealths from me like the finish and no reported problems. The Elite I got in for a customer liked it very much and it looked very nice to me also. In talking with Rohrbaugh I could add an Elite to the order for you. They should ship in about 2 weeks. Tom