Got one of those R9 beauts; finally.

[Skyhook]

Well, since my trying since May to get one, I finally have it!

When I took delivery today (the first day my sheriff's office and county judge thought I should enjoy my second amendment right) I removed the little beauty from its box and caused quite a stir in the gun shop. Not one of those customers had even heard of Rohrbaugh... they can't say that now. Two of the steadies took down contact info.

I disassembled it, cleaned it to my specs, and will fire a couple of magazines of 124 GD tomorrow. I'd have done that today except we had way too much going on with the guests, etc.

I need to once more thank good member chameleon for his assistance. Those little beauties do not grow on trees around here.

It's been a lo-o-o-ong trip and I have seen first hand what a runaway judicial officer can do to foul up two weeks of a solid citizen's life.

[Richard S]

Skyhook:

Congratulations on cutting through the red tape.  And may the Good Lord save us all from self-serving bureaucrats and runaway judicial officers.  (They should all be required to read the United States Constitution -- particularly the First and Second Amendments -- at least once each month.)

Enjoy your new masterpiece, and let us hear about your first range session.

[Michigunner]

Skyhook,

Congratulations on receiving your new pistol.

I know you will enjoy it.  Have fun and be safe.

Bill

[LCP]

Skyhook, it sounds like you live in one of those Northeast gun unfriendly states.
Good Luck with your new pistol.

[bigyimmy]

Ever notice the folks that do not want you to have guns are the same ones that do not want to punish the criminals?

[chameleon]

Congratulations Skyhook, it is about time.
Even as we get older, it is just as difficult to wait for something as you did when a child.

Please ensure that you do follow the proper lube instructions.
I did not claen mine before putting seventy rounds through it. I read here that is was test fired at the factory, disassembled, cleaned and lubed. It looked cleaned and lubed when I recieved it.
Yes, that goes against our way of thinking when purchasing other guns, bringing them home and cleaning them. I always emphasize that.
However, I experianced no problems do to a dirty gun in the seventy first rounds through it.
I then feild stripped the R9, and cleaned it, and it became spotless, no left behind residue.

Skyhook, you are welcome for the help of getting you together with a R9, and you helped out a friend of mine in the process, and for that I am grateful.

[Skyhook]

Guys, thanks for the well-wishing and positive comments.

Whenever I look at the R9, I see perfection and I certainly tend to keep my guns in tip-top condition. It's raining- again- so I'll probably wait for better weather to take the little beastie out for its trial run. I did the painting of the lube as per instructions found here (chameleon's friend even sent a sample tube of the *good stuff*), and I learned how to reassemble that recoil spring (made an aluminum tool to depress the spring to allow re-insertion).

LCP, yes, I live in NYS, but until very recently we had no problems with owning handguns.. this judge is turning into a CA Democrat as he morphs through his aging. Disgusting.

[theirishguard]

Skyhook, enjoy the pup, but don't let it get wet...hahaha.
So happy you got it in so short of time.
Judges and elected officials think they sit next to God.
Richard S has it right, make them do their required reading monthly.

[Michigunner]

*good stuff*) I learned how to reassemble that recoil spring (made an aluminum tool to depress the spring to allow re-insertion).  

Skyhook, could you please describe how you made the aluminum tool?

Bill

[Skyhook]

Bill, I made it out of desperation .  

I used a small piece of 2" Al right angle- it didn't have to be very wide a piece, just wide enough not to bend under the pressure. I then used a rat tail file to remove about 3/8" in the center of one edge, smoothed the area. The other wing of the angle served as a grip.

The semi-circular cut-out allows the recoil rod to protrude as the spring is compressed which then permits the careful insertion of the rod into the hole beneath the bbl.

Piece of cake.  

[Michigunner]

Thank you.  Thank you.  Thank you.

You are number one on the runway!

Bill

[tracker]

Sky,
Could you show us a photo?

[Skyhook]

Photo? Not in this lifetime.
I am presently at war with Kodak as their software seems to quite suddenly intensely dislike my 6330. (Insert cuss word of choice *here*.)

Sorry.

[chameleon]

Great invention Skyhook!

I have read all these posts here and at other threads about that recoils spring.
I really don't think mine is, or was worn out after seventy rounds, but I took the gun apart, and removed, and reinstalled the recoil spring with just my hands.
I did it that way because I do not like the idea of using metal plyers on the inners of the gun.
 I'm looking for something nylon, or plastic.
The Aluminum as in Skyhooks case would work fine.

[R9SCarry]

Sky - your gadget seems elegantly simple - as are most excellent gadgets!!

I am like chameleon - it is a manual op' - albeit with a smidgeon of deep breathing and occasional cuss word but - by now anyways - it is something I am used to.  

Fortunately despite age and some arthritis - I still have good strength in my hands - long may that continue.