If there were no option that was better or equal I would own a Boberg. I wouldn't carry a Jimenez just because I thought it was a great looking gun.
If Boberg ever comes out with the long version it may be a consideration because it is more pleasing to the eye.
yankee:
Respectfully, I don't pick my self defense firearm choices because of how they look... "Pleasing to the eye" is certainly a plus, but performance trumps beauty (in a firearm) every time.
Just from the early owner reviews it seems the XR9-S "performs" quite well, despite being "less than beautiful" in appearance.
If truth be told I'm guessing the Rohrbaugh, Kimber Solo, AND the Boberg offer pretty much only one thing over several other quality 9MM pistols, and that is they are tiny in comparison..
I have a Ruger LC9 that @ $365.00 has turned out to be an excellent 9MM cc pistol.. It is so good it has sent my previous favorite HK P2000sk to the gun safe.. It is accurate, absolutely reliable, light, thin, easy to cc..
Do I expect my Boberg XR9-S to be twice the gun of the Ruger LC9?
Nope.
But the XR9-S will be smaller than the Ruger, as would the Rohbaugh, and that's the attraction.
Presently I carry my LWS380 in a rear pocket holster almost 100% of the time. I have a very nice Ruger LCP (w/Innovative Arms external sight upgrade & CT Laser). The LCP is light years easier to shoot than my beloved Seecamp... With the external sights and laser it is obviously easier to shoot VERY ACCURATELY as well.
But, it's just enough larger than my LWS380 that most of the time I cannot carry it, easily concealed, in my back pocket.
So, I have a pistol that is easier to shoot, easier to shoot more accurately than my Seecamp, cost well less than 50% of what the LWS380 cost, but the tiny size of the Seecamp trump carry for me, over the LCP most of the time.
It's all about size.
I'm going to leave this conversation to you after this post, as I don't mean to come off as confrontational or looking for an argument. I was just making conversation...
You love your Rohrbaugh, you don't care for the Boberg, and that's certainly your business because what is "right for you", is right for you...
Again, no offense, and best wishes,
Jesse