New Guy from Charlotte

[yankee2500]

what, WHAT, after 40 + years in construction and a couple of years on the 105mm Howitzers, the damage is done. If you want loud my 454 with the 2.5" barrel will get your attention.

John

[kjtrains]

With the right hearing protection, that won't bother you either.  Mine is pleasant to shoot; now, don't know about folks around not wearing their muffs.    

[tracker]

I'm just trying to protect what I have left after listening to afterburners on the midnight catapult launch.

[yankee2500]

It doesn't bother me, but just from the felt concussion of the shot I can tell it is very loud.

John

[Dberg]

I have ordered my Meco elephant pocket holster as well as an IWB holster.  Went to the range and shot 50 white box through my pup with no problem. This little thing certainly has a pop. I think Porting may be a good idea now and I need to get a grip extension for my big paws.

I think having sites drilled and epoxy painted will help too with a little more ease.    Going back to the range tomorrow to try gold Dot short barrel through it.


Semper Fi

[Reinz]

Glad to hear all went well at the range.

Don't forget to check your right grip panel screws, but not too tight.

[theirishguard]

Dberg, welcome to the forum, sounds like you are on the right track.   Tom

[whkrog]

I have an R9s, plated and ported by Bob Cogan (on Corey's referral), and I and others shot it before and after the work. It is slighly louder, but not extremely so. Sorry, I don't own a decibel meter so couldn't really quantify this. The porting definitely eases the recoil some and will help bring the back-to-target time down after firing. I carry this gun every time I go out, sometimes in the Meco pocket holster, sometimes just in one of the nice places my 5.11 gear provides. The ports do not seem to collect excess lint/stuff in them, and if you're nervous, you can easily swab them occasionally with a Q-tip.

--Bill

[kjtrains]

I have ordered my Meco elephant pocket holster as well as an IWB holster.  Went to the range and shot 50 white box through my pup with no problem. This little thing certainly has a pop. I think Porting may be a good idea now and I need to get a grip extension for my big paws.

I think having sites drilled and epoxy painted will help too with a little more ease.    Going back to the range tomorrow to try gold Dot short barrel through it.


Semper Fi

Dberg.  Great range report.  Glad everything is going well.  Looks like you have your bases covered with the holsters.  Continue to enjoy.

[AmmoToad]

Dberg,
Welcome to the forum.  Another Great American among us.  Thanks for doing your part in keeping us free!  

[birdman]

    Dberg, Thanks for the great report and please be welcome to the best gun forum on the internet. I'm probably wrong, but I thought all Gold Dot short barrel 9mm was +p. Please check and don't use it if it is. If I've brought up something you already knew then I apologize, but thought I would mention it. Again welcome, glad to have you with us.   Gene

[Dberg]

The guy at the Place where I bought it, who carries a R9 himself, told me this is all he uses with his.  I just saw on Rohrbaugh website where it says not to use +P ammo.  HMMMM... I wonder why he told me to use it.?  I see a lot of different kinds of ammo being used for defense carry. So what is the overall consensus on the best defensive carry for this weapon?

Semper Fi

[Brenden]

GD short barrel is a +P round,and therefore not recommened for the Pup..

Now that being said,if one wants to use a certain ammo for the pup,and it digests it,I am not one to say do not use it..I just would not use much..

But remember +P is not recommended!!

The pressures that the +P generates on the Pup are not good for it..

When the GD SB rounds came out,we were pretty excited about it,untill we found out they were +P

I personally have not shot any +Ps in any of my Pups,as I have rounds that I figure are good enough for protection and feed 100%!!

Dberg,Welcome to the forum..

[Brenden]

Dberg,
I kinda answered your original last post,but you kinda changed it while I was writing a response..

A lot of us carry the Silvertip HP,regular GD HPs and use the WWWB for range time also..

It is what your Pup likes to eat..

[Dberg]

Great info thank you.  I will be going today to get either SP or GD 115gr.  Hopefully they will exchange the +P GD since it was their  recommendation I buy enough of it and I did......