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Rohrbaugh Products and Accessories => Rohrbaugh R9 (all variations) => Topic started by: Mike_OTDP on September 08, 2009, 06:06:38 PM

Title: Recommended training ammo?
Post by: Mike_OTDP on September 08, 2009, 06:06:38 PM

I picked up a very slightly used R9S a couple of weeks ago, finally got to try it out.  I loaded with 115gr Remington FMJ ball, standard pressure...and had one in every three rounds fail to fire.  Repeated hammer strikes just would not set off the primers.

So...obviously, you would carry hollowpoints for social use.  But it would seem reasonable to use ball ammo for training.  Who makes a good training round?

Title: Re: Recommended training ammo?
Post by: tracker on September 08, 2009, 06:21:42 PM

Try Winchester; I would not fire Remington in the R9. This is due to some bad experiences with UMC.

Title: Re: Recommended training ammo?
Post by: IOM on September 08, 2009, 06:32:34 PM

If you haven't already, I'd take the grips off and check the spring under the grip.

Title: Re: Recommended training ammo?
Post by: yankee2500 on September 08, 2009, 06:49:36 PM

I have had good luck with the Winchester white box 115gr FMJ
ammo.
John

Title: Re: Recommended training ammo?
Post by: sdlsaginaw on September 08, 2009, 07:02:31 PM

What Yankee2500 says.  I have yet to have a WWB fail to go boom on the first strike.

Title: Re: Recommended training ammo?
Post by: HenryTheNoodle on September 09, 2009, 04:49:30 PM

Ihave shot both Federal and WWB bal ammo with no trouble. My issues were all around the JHP that had the same problem you report. I had no issues with Speer GD 124gr though, which is my daily carry ammo.

Title: Re: Recommended training ammo?
Post by: tquieng on September 09, 2009, 09:48:55 PM

Remington UMC is junk a lot of failure to fire before.  Best is blazer brass from walmart, winchester etc.

Title: Re: Recommended training ammo?
Post by: slashsplat on September 09, 2009, 09:54:34 PM

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What Yankee2500 says.  I have yet to have a WWB fail to go boom on the first strike.

Me too.

Title: Re: Recommended training ammo?
Post by: hdjeff on September 09, 2009, 10:43:15 PM

I've also had very good luck with Speer Lawman as well as WWB.
Jeff