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Rohrbaugh Products and Accessories => Rohrbaugh R9 (all variations) => Topic started by: roncleve on July 13, 2009, 12:07:01 PM
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I just bought mine yesterday. I'm fairly ignorant about the gun. It's s/n is R8xx so I think it is an early gun. The grips appear to be carbon fiber. It is an R9 with Deer Park N.H. on the barrel. It is brand new in the box and never fired although the previous owner said he had it for several years. What are recommend loads? Pretty sure I did good at $650. Would appreciate any advice or comments re grips, etc. I have owned and carried several Seecamps and currently carry a Ruger LCP when not carrying my PARA .45 LDA. I'm really excited about retiring my PARA to the nightstand because of the weight but a little apprehensive about loss of knockdown power. Any ammo to avoid?
Thanks
Ron
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$650? To say you got a good deal is an understatement.
Congratulations!
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welcome, you sure got a great deal on that one. It's Deer Park, NY winchester Silver Tips or speer Gold Dot 115 or 124 gr. Tom
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Congratulations and welcome, Ron. You probably do have CF
grips with an 8xx s/n. A pair of those sold for $300 last week.
There is a lot of info on this forum regarding ammo. If available,
Speer Gold Dot, Winchester Silver Tip, 115 gr.; some use 124 gr.
and others carry 147 gr. Personally, I switched to Hornady Critical
Defense 115 gr.; but they are all excellent, just stay with high
quality.
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I just bought mine yesterday. I'm fairly ignorant about the gun. It's s/n is R8xx so I think it is an early gun. The grips appear to be carbon fiber. It is an R9 with Deer Park N.H. on the barrel. It is brand new in the box and never fired although the previous owner said he had it for several years. What are recommend loads? Pretty sure I did good at $650. Would appreciate any advice or comments re grips, etc. I have owned and carried several Seecamps and currently carry a Ruger LCP when not carrying my PARA .45 LDA. I'm really excited about retiring my PARA to the nightstand because of the weight but a little apprehensive about loss of knockdown power. Any ammo to avoid?
Thanks
Ron
Ron. Welcome to the forum. Great deal. On ammo, what tracker said. Enjoy!
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The other thing about ammo, Ron, and at the risk of severe
redundancy, no +P ammo. It is written all over the place,
including your magazine. Enjoy.
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Ron:
Other than welcoming you to the Forum, the only thing I might add to the excellent posts above would be to refer you to this link for some reading on your new masterpiece:
http://www.acbsystems.com/boards/rohrbaugh/
You now own one of what I consider to be the finest pocket pistols on this "third rock from the sun." Enjoy!
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Ron, welcome to the club.
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John
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Ron
Welcome and OUCH! I paid over $1400 for a carbon fiber grip R9S two months ago. My S/N begins with an 8, as in 8 ball.
$650????? Like they say, timing is everything. Consider 147 grain bullets in high test configuration (Golden Sabre and Hornady TAP).
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Attention: Another involuntary avatar alert. They are taking over.
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Invasion of the avatars.
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Thanks for the info. all. I have a table at the monthly gun show and sounds like I finally made a good deal. It's about time.
Ron
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tracker
The invasion is underway. I'm locking and loading and I am ready for those miscreants whenever they rear their ugly heads.
Nothing will convince me that the red squirrels are not an avatar advance team feeding those knuckleheads G2 on my HQ.
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Ron,
Congrats, but maybe you should turn around and sell it for a quick buck.....I will be happy to help you in this endeavor. ;D
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I've already been offerred $900. It is sure tempting.
Ron :)
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with CF grips you can probably get $1200....just a thought....they seem to be a premium....just ask me i am the pigeon that paid $300 for a set of black one recently....i guess i raised the bar....but hey you just don't find them every day
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If I can get $1200, it's gone.
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I've already been offerred $900. It is sure tempting.
Ron :)
Stay strong! 8)
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What's funny about this string is that we true believers are usually upholding the pursuit of the R9. However, a $650 gun, of this pedigree, is tempting to sell, given the profit incentive.
This is unprecedented, no?
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What's funny about this string is that we true believers are usually upholding the pursuit of the R9. However, a $650 gun, of this pedigree, is tempting to sell, given the profit incentive.
This is unprecedented, no?
As far as I know, Ron's deal may be the best one yet reported for an early R9 with CF grips.
There are few things easier in life than giving unsolicited advice to another man on how to spend and manage his money. However, I suppose that if enough profit could be realized, it might be worth selling "R8xx" and then using the funds to order an individualized model from the factory.
That, of course, is from a "true believer" who considers his "Farmingdale" R9 No. 132 (no "R" prefix) to be his most prized firearm. 8)
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What's funny about this string is that we true believers are usually upholding the pursuit of the R9. However, a $650 gun, of this pedigree, is tempting to sell, given the profit incentive.
This is unprecedented, no?
Definitely. And still tempting at $1200.
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with CF grips you can probably get $1200....just a thought....they seem to be a premium....just ask me i am the pigeon that paid $300 for a set of black one recently....i guess i raised the bar....but hey you just don't find them every day
Don't beat yourself up. I considered it. Pondered it. Thought about it. Then they were gone. My want factor didn't kick in soon enough.
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Then it's official; $650 for an early gun with CF grips is best deal recorded on this forum. Only thing better would be a one tone Farmingdale gun which is the holy grail of Rohrbaugh.
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It certainly is the best deal I've heard about anywhere.