Hey RJ...It's Spring!

[mshechte]

RJ...My calander says that Spring has Sprung. Any thoughts on when you will be taking new orders? Thanks.
Mark

[RJ HEDLEY]

I have got about 27 orders to do before I am dug out of this hole I'm in..    Many of these orders are for more than one holster. I will post when I am cleared up.   Thanks for the thought.

[mshechte]

Sounds good...I'll be waitin'
Mark

[Richard S]

Mark:

It will be well worth the wait.  Meanwhile, here's a photo of two of RJ's masterpieces just to keep up morale.  

[mshechte]

I'm sure that this will be a case of Good things come to those who wait. As warm weather fast approaches here in the Great White North, I know that one of these beauties will fit the carry bill nicely.
Nice Blue CF's too! You wouldn't have a pair that you would want to part with, would you?
Mark

[Richard S]

Mark:

I wish I could, but I'm an admitted "holster and grip junkie."  I have all three types of grips for the R9 (the carbon fibers in blue and black and the G-10) and switch them around.  As proof of my affliction (or addiction), here's the R9 in a Hedley LE Front Pocket holster with its black CFs and a few "accessories."

[mshechte]

10-4 Richard. I know what you mean. I hope to someday have a couple of fine Leather Offerings from RJ myself...but untill that day comes...I'm stuck with a DeSantis Nemesis. Not a terrible holster, it serves it's purpose, but it's no Hedley!
Too bad about the Blue CF's...are they hard to find? A friend of mine told me about Red CF. Did the R Bros. ever offer Red CF for grips?
Mark

[Richard S]

No red CFs were ever offered for the Rohrbaugh. The blues are hard to find, but I've seen a set offered now and then on the Classified section of the Forum. Typically, they're snatched up within an hour or two of being posted.  

If and when supplies of the material catch up with currrent demand from the airline and defense sectors, Rohrbaugh might be able to offer CF grips again.  I hope so.  Also, after a few more thousand R9s are out there, I would expect some of the after-market/custom grip makers to take notice of the pistol.  One thing is certain.  Any custom grips will have to be produced by either CNC machining or painstaking carving. With those two small grip-screw holes in each panel, the tolerances are too tight for lost-wax metal casting. (Don't ask me how I know.     )