Can the Rohrbaugh 380 serve as a trainer for the 9

[C0untZer0]

I know its not recomended to fire the heck of the Rohrbaugh - what's the saying? Fire it a little carry it a lot...  something like that.

I am wondering if the 380, since it is a lower-pressure round, stands up to more range firing.  I am thinking of buying an R9 and training with both the R9 and the 380.

Is the trigger pull on the 380 pretty much the same as the R9?  

I would think that it would be a good way to train for the R9, I'm thinking that on the weekend I would fire 50 rounds or so through the 380 and then maybe 14 rounds through the R9.

[Reinz]

I think you are on to something there C0unt.

[yankee2500]

Maybe just buy another R9 and do the same thing your talking about, that way everything is exactly the same and 9mm ammo is cheaper and easier to come by.

[kjtrains]

Just train with the R9; you'll get the hang of it; save some money!    

[Reinz]

Re-read the OP guys.

His concern is not about recoil and such, it is about tearing up a $1,000 gun.

[kjtrains]

I know you're not going to tear up an R9 by firing it a lot; remember the R9 that has fired 5,000 rds with no problems; I do know the saying, shoot little carry a lot; but think that has to do with the shooter, not the gun.  Most folks can't do much past 50 rds at a time; others do 150 or more.  

[Reinz]

Glad you pointed that out.  

Now, maybe you addressed his concern.

[kjtrains]

Thankyou!  

[Richard S]

C0untZer0:

As one who has used my R9 as an EDC piece for seven years now and "exercised" it regularly, I would suggest not being reluctant to practice with yours. Just use the recommended quality ammunition, allow it cool down a bit between strings of fire, clean it after each range session, and change the recoil spring every 200-300 rounds. The springs are inexpensive, and in a full-house 9mm pocket pistol weighing in at only a little over 13 ounces, they do a lot of work.

Although the R9 is not intended for range competition and is the "Ferrari of pocket pistols," it's one tough little gun.