New gun, hit the range, and a cleaning

[Duke]

Hi all,
I've been wanting an R9 for the past year or so, couldn't afford it at the time so I got a Seecamp instead, a .32, and what an excellent gun.  Well I just recently treated myself to an early Christmas present and got the R9.  I read posts on this site and was optimistic about the reliability, having owned a Seecamp I know these small pistols can be tempramental about the ammo you feed them, I loved the design so much and the larger caliber, I couldn't resist.  I took the most recent ammo recommendation I found on this site which was for Winchester 115gr. JHP and went to the range.  I shot 37 rounds (saved the last for two clips and one in the chamber out of a 50 round box), I had 1 failure to feed, just had to barely pull the slide back to get it chambered, and that was it.  I found myself shooting a little low at 21 yards, but I think it was me.  I found the recoil to have some bite.  Overall I really dig this gun.  I cleaned it up and found some metal chips; like a new motor, I think it is a good idea to clean it sooner than later for that reason.  I used Eezox as my cleaner/lubricant.  Well thats all I have to share for now, I think I will try some Gold Dots next time even though supposidly  are no longer recommended according to a post, but they haven't failed me in my Seecamp so I'm gonna give them a try.  
Happy New Year,
Duke

[theirishguard]

Duke, welcome and happy you and your new pup had fun together. Nice report post often.  Tom

[Richard S]

Duke:

It sounds as if you and your "pup" are off to a good start.

As to the Speer Gold Dots, here's a link to comments on them in Chris' FAQ sheet:

http://www.acbsystems.com/boards/rohrbaugh/basefile/ammo.htm

My own R9 seems to like the Gold Dots (both 115 and 124 grain) as well as the Remington Golden Saber BJHPs (147 grain).  

Good luck!

[MountainMan]

Duke - welcome and nice report.

The only ammo I have ever used has been 115 golddots and silvertips - they have been good to me.

[Reinz]

Hey Duke, welcome to the forum!

Thanks for the range report.  It's good to hear a positive one like yours.  And that you found good ammo right away.

Hopefully the metal chips where left overs from the factory.
You especially should not find them again in a gun of this quality.  If so, the source should not be hard to find.

Reinz

[MountainMan]

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Hopefully the metal chips where left overs from the factory.
You especially should not find them again in a gun of this quality.  If so, the source should not be hard to find.

Reinz

You may find some metal slivers for a period of time.  There is many times some wear from bottom of slide contact with the alum frame.  It could be some finish and a small about of metal is worn.  This is only limited to the slide and frame wear-in mating and eventually stops.

This has been written about extensively in early threads.

Here is one of them.

http://www.rohrbaughforum.com/YaBB.cgi?board=R9S;action=display;num=1131429140;start=0#0

[Brenden]

Duke,
Welcome...

Do the 115s in STHPs and GDHPs..

These should work for you..

They have for me in more than 1 pup...

Once again,Welcome..

Brenden

[Reinz]

MountainMan - after reading the post to your link above I see that I may have interpeted a different meaning in the word "chips".  And thanks for that link, I always want to learn more about the pup.

What I was referring to were larger , hunkier pieces of metal, not specks  or small slivers.  If you take a bird's eye view of a pencil eraser - that diameter divided into 1/6 - 1/8 was more what I was thinking , since this is what I have seen in the "big "makers guns (I don't want to bash anybody's pride and joy).
The cause was  almost always a sharp burr or unradiused edge on a moving part digging into the frame or another part.
Especially with a steel slide over an aluminum frame.  And when the chips - (big ones) were caught early and rectified, no big deal.

Duke - sorry if my semantics caused any confusion.

Reinz

[Duke]

Thanks for the welcome guys, I will report again when I try out some Gold Dots.  I had originally planned on only using Gold Dots but when I read  Jaycee's post "Good News" in Gunsmithing ..., I though maybe I  should go with the latest manufacture's recommendations I could find, I think Gold Dots are probably one of the best premium grade ammunition out there, in my limited experience.  As for the metal chips; mine were very tiny slivers/chips.
Duke

[R9SCarry]

Welcome Duke - been a few days since I slipped in.

My FAQ site does mention about the apparent ''waer'' inside the frame but it is self-limiting.  Both my pups - the very early one and the later one that sees carry duty - both show almost exact same pattern.

I still stick to 124 GD's - as I like the round and bullet design - and thus far they have been ideal for my gun.