I bought a Rohrbaugh because I wanted the most powerful and well-designed pocket pistol currently available. I selected it as an up-close-and-personal defensive weapon.
I have been reading all of these postings by some other Rohrbaugh owners about the hundreds of rounds they have run through their weapons and their various reports on the subjects of FTEs, FTFs, and "OMGs."
I got in line for a Rohrbaugh about three years ago after its prototype had been revealed. After having settled on a Walther PPK .380 as a pocket gun back in the '70s, I had gone to a Colt Mustang Pocket-Lite .380 in the '80s, and then to a NAA Guardian .380 in the '90s. Then came the Rohrbaugh. . . .
When my Rohrbuaugh R9s No. 132 arrived, I stripped it down, got to know its inner secrets, put it back together (with some difficulty the first few times), and took it out to the range. That experience is chronicled somewhere near the early portion of this Forum. Suffice it to say that there were no malfunctions. I estimate that I fired some 67 rounds during that first session before my right hand begged for mercy. Since then, I have fired it only occasionally. I don't think that I have exceeded 150 rounds total.
My point is this: The Rohrbaugh is not made for target, competition, or recreational use. It is the smallest, quality 9mm pistol yet produced. I have absolute faith that my R9s will perform as intended if, God forbid, it is ever required to do so. Whenever I want to run a few hundred rounds through a beautiful pistol at the range, I always take my Clark Customized Colt 1991A1. That beauty doesn't care how many rounds you run through it -- but then you can't carry it in your pocket either.
RS