All,
Cargaritaville informed me that he was able to speak with with Dan Cox at Remington yesterday. Dan confirmed that that Remington wii honor the existing Rohrbaugh warranties. He also said that because of the nature of the Rohrbaugh guns, Remington felt that a high end gunsmith shop was needed. Remington is close to a deal with a shop that is centrally located in the U.S. The agreement is awaiting final approval from the legal dept at Remington, but this is expected to happen soon...and repairs will begin thereafter.
Obviously this is interesting on a number of levels. First, this is the most concrete thing we have heard about warranty repairs and this seems like a plausible way of handling them. Beretta has a similar process, where they have farmed out warranty repair work to a third party gunsmith. Remingston also seems to be acknowleding that Rohrbaugh pistols are "high end" and the customers will expect a high degree of quality in any work performed.
It is also interesting that they have chosen not to do this repair work in-house. As best I can tell, this is a change in direction from previous plans we had heard. This might be an indication that any type of Rohrbaugh pistol we see from Remington will be quite different than what we have now... Perhaps in design, quality and price point.
Of course this could be more empty promises, but this seems to be a step in the right direction for those who need warranty repair. What it means for the future of the R-9, however, is less clear.
