Way back - on THR - there was a thread about it, I guess in 2003. Started by ''Blackhawk'' an older fellow and one other guy who's handle I cannot recall right now - they both received almost the very first ones to leave Farmingdale IIRC. I wish I could find the link - maybe I will.
It was a long thread, discussing the gun and trying it out and it piqued my interest a lot but had no aspirations then to get one. At end of that year tho or very early 2004, I had a gun coming from Ken, at Wild West Guns in Alaska - and he happened to mention he had two. That did it - I went into purchase mode!!
In fact he had 2 guns ''ordered'' - so in fact mine was still with Eric. He - wicked man - brought it out as a total surprise in March 2004 at an East PA shoot - also bringing out Jodey Hudson's too. We both fired our pups and Eric still remembers my look of surprise as he cornered me with the gun. I had no idea he was coming.
Could not keep it that day so - it had to go all the way to Anchorage and then to me - by around may 2004 I guess and not too long after was when I joined here.
I doubt a month had passed before I ordered #2 R9! That came thru approx October 2004.
So I was maybe one of the relatively few who did not buy after being here!
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Ahhh - for those interested here is that link - it is LONG but rather fascinating as an early exploration of an R9. Jeff OTMG was the other guy I could not remember.
http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=54929I should add too - and this is so sad - Bob (Blackhawk) suffered a massive stroke some while later and was off the forum for good. Eric did stay in touch and Bob's dear wife was caring for him, thru considerable adversity. Eric even had made a special presentation R9 for Bob which may well finish up being auctioned off to help them.
Last news Eric had was that he was much better - but that is relative as I belive he still was very inform and unable to speak. Tragic.
