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Rohrbaugh Products and Accessories => Rohrbaugh R9 (all variations) => Topic started by: hoserack on February 07, 2012, 11:32:23 PM

Title: Every day carry concerns
Post by: hoserack on February 07, 2012, 11:32:23 PM
I have had my R9 for around 4 years now and I carry it every day.
I would say I have put a 1000 rounds through it and it will eat almost every thing but bad primer Horaday's.
Recently I have been practice drawing the gun every evening when I get home and take off the work clothes.
The stock grips it came with are very smooth and have very little grip, I am afraid I might drop it if I really needed it in a hurry.
Also the gun wants to jump  out of my hand when I shoot it, I think it should be named, bull dog not a pup.  :D
What grip solutions do you guys recomend?

I was at the range yesterday and there was very little light to see the front sight. I had a hard time hitting target because of this condition which brings up low light shooting situations.
Does anyone have a front sight paint or solution that looks nice?

I would also like to carry an extra mag with hard ball ammo, who has a nice leather extra mag holder that fits on belt?

Thanks in advance for any feed back that would be helpful.
hose out
Title: Re: Every day carry concerns
Post by: Dr. Gonzo on February 08, 2012, 06:08:26 AM
cut this in half and follow the instructions and for god sake don't buy the one with skulls on it. Should you need to use it, the police/court might think less of you....
http://tuff1.com/products/98-tuff1-gun-grips-the-best-gun-grips.aspx
Title: Re: Every day carry concerns
Post by: Jack_F on February 08, 2012, 08:13:28 AM
cut this in half and follow the instructions and for god sake don't buy the one with skulls on it. Should you need to use it, the police/court might think less of you....
http://tuff1.com/products/98-tuff1-gun-grips-the-best-gun-grips.aspx

The link does not work.....?
Title: Re: Every day carry concerns
Post by: ricardo on February 08, 2012, 08:50:36 AM
Worked for me, try just going to.............. www.tuff1,com...............that'l work. Ricardo
Title: Re: Every day carry concerns
Post by: Jack_F on February 08, 2012, 08:52:43 AM
Worked for me, try just going to.............. www.tuff1,com...............that'l work. Ricardo

OK now................. ???
Title: Re: Every day carry concerns
Post by: backupr9 on February 08, 2012, 09:46:46 AM
I am also interested in some luminescent paint just to put a dot on the front sight....any suggestions?
Title: Re: Every day carry concerns
Post by: Richard S on February 08, 2012, 10:51:41 AM
I am also interested in some luminescent paint just to put a dot on the front sight....any suggestions?

John:

Here is a link to one option:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/GLOW-DARK-Paint-Acrylic-GDP-GID-Luminous-Material-Paint-/120777918084?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&var=&hash=item61cc9e8092
Title: Re: Every day carry concerns
Post by: Jack_F on February 08, 2012, 11:22:31 AM
I am also interested in some luminescent paint just to put a dot on the front sight....any suggestions?

This may be what you want.............. :-\ Ghost Glow Kit  reviews not good   Brownells sells other sight paints
http://www.brownells.com/.aspx/pid=1480/Product/BRIGHTSIGHTS-GUN-SIGHT-COATING
Title: Re: Every day carry concerns
Post by: hoserack on February 08, 2012, 12:56:50 PM
cut this in half and follow the instructions and for god sake don't buy the one with skulls on it. Should you need to use it, the police/court might think less of you....
http://tuff1.com/products/98-tuff1-gun-grips-the-best-gun-grips.aspx

Wow!!!
Thanks for all the responses.
Dose this snake grip stuff look ok?
Not that I would care if I needed to use it in a hurry.
Also, will the sight paints stay on permanently?
Title: Re: Every day carry concerns
Post by: Jack_F on February 08, 2012, 01:48:05 PM
cut this in half and follow the instructions and for god sake don't buy the one with skulls on it. Should you need to use it, the police/court might think less of you....
http://tuff1.com/products/98-tuff1-gun-grips-the-best-gun-grips.aspx

Wow!!!
Thanks for all the responses.
Dose this snake grip stuff look ok?
Not that I would care if I needed to use it in a hurry.
Also, will the sight paints stay on permanently?

Any paint I have used will wear off....no big deal to touch up.....more than likley you will not be aware of the sights in an up close and personal contact....... ;D
Title: Re: Every day carry concerns
Post by: backupr9 on February 08, 2012, 02:20:07 PM
Thanks guys!  Help greatly appreciated.  John
Title: Re: Every day carry concerns
Post by: yankee2500 on February 08, 2012, 07:22:38 PM
This may also help control the BullDog. (mag extension)

http://www.rohrbaughforum.com/index.php?topic=1230.555

(http://i413.photobucket.com/albums/pp216/yankee2500/IMG_0321.jpg)(http://i413.photobucket.com/albums/pp216/yankee2500/Rohrbaugh1.jpg)
Title: Re: Every day carry concerns
Post by: BytorJr on February 08, 2012, 10:14:37 PM
I didn't have good luck with the Bright Sights.  Never glowed in the dark well, and the yellow as too faint in daylight.  Mixing with the non-glo yellow then gave good daylight, but not so good glow.

Just my 0.02.

Title: Re: Every day carry concerns
Post by: Dire_Straits on February 09, 2012, 09:58:41 AM
I can't recommend this solution, because I have not tried it yet, but this is the path I plan to take.

http://www.rohrbaughforum.com/index.php?topic=5919.0
Title: Re: Every day carry concerns
Post by: Retops on February 09, 2012, 02:33:01 PM
I would just like to comment that I love to see people posting that they carry their R9s and shoot them.  Nothing against the collectors, but I am a user myself and glad to see others who do the same.  I'm in my second year of almost daily carry of the R9 (can't take it to some job locations) and like it so much that I am considering buying a spare.
Title: Re: Every day carry concerns
Post by: Giraffes on February 09, 2012, 04:03:46 PM
I can't recommend this solution, because I have not tried it yet, but this is the path I plan to take.

http://www.rohrbaughforum.com/index.php?topic=5919.0

I currently have some of the sandpaper type grip tape on the front and back strap of mine. The extra traction really helps while shooting and drawing from a pocket. I think I'm going to remove the tape soon and send her off to Bob Cogan for some checkering and hard chrome.
Title: Re: Every day carry concerns
Post by: Trailblazer on February 09, 2012, 08:38:23 PM
Yankee,

My gun looks just like yours.  Great combo...
Title: Re: Every day carry concerns
Post by: jetboater on February 15, 2012, 10:15:42 PM
I highly recommend the VZ grips like the grip on Yankee's gun----i have them on 2 of my R9s--- they have rounded front and back edges so the grip fits the hand much better ( to me at least) than the stock "flat" grips.   
The new Coyote R9 comes from the factory with VZ grips so they passed the "quality" test to be OEM.