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Offline Skyhook

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Re: Failure to Feed!
« Reply #45 on: November 14, 2005, 04:20:24 PM »
sawbones; I can't help feeling that real-time problems as compared to, say, nasty attitudes, should in no way be cause to label you as a trouble-maker. After all, did you make the trouble?? I don't think so.

Am I wrong to think that you, like the rest of us simply want that little, beautiful, gun to function reliably? I doubt it.

Anyhow, if you are a 'Trouble-Maker', so am I amd so are others who are simply reporting the facts as they occur.

BTW, my R9s is supposedly in transit headed back to me today... wish me luck, ya all. 8)

Offline Michigunner

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Re: Failure to Feed!
« Reply #46 on: November 14, 2005, 04:45:27 PM »
Skyhook,

Glad to hear the good news about your gun coming home.

I hope it works great for you!  Please tell everyone about the new results.  We are sure interested.

Bill
« Last Edit: November 14, 2005, 07:43:01 PM by Michigunner »

Offline Calvin Cooledge

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Yeh, we jammin, dude...
« Reply #47 on: November 14, 2005, 05:37:42 PM »
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None of my customers have had any problems with their guns, ranging # from 1xx to 9xx.!!! ::)
Tom

All this has me thinking: My initial problems were with the gun when new.  It seemed to settle in nicely, no problems at all, after a while (and a tune up by Rohrbaugh) and I am a very happy owner.  It seemed to get the best results after the first cleaning or two. I can't explain it, other than this recoil spring thing. I'm wondering if the springs were too new (or too high in tension) at first, but once 'relieved' of stress, it worked like it's supposed to.

I JUST cleaned my R9 for the 3rd time, and decided to replace the recoil spring (the one that came with the gun originally).  I have not yet been to the range, but if I start jammin' man, methinks it's a fountainhead, not a spring...

Steve
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Re: Failure to Feed!
« Reply #48 on: November 14, 2005, 07:42:19 PM »
The kind thoughts are appreciated, Skyhook.

No, I certainly don't consider myself a troublemaker, but to a manufacturer, a customer with complaints might be considered such.
I don't know that I've been judged to be a problem customer at Rohrbaugh. As I say, I have yet to call Karl Rohrbaugh back.

Anyway, I bought the gun not to complain about, but to  shoot and to carry as a classy, lightweight-but-efficient little BUG, but if it's not reliable, it can't serve in that capacity for me.
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Offline Skyhook

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Re: Failure to Feed!
« Reply #49 on: November 14, 2005, 08:07:59 PM »
"Anyway, I bought the gun not to complain about, but to  shoot and to carry as a classy, lightweight-but-efficient little BUG, but if it's not reliable, it can't serve in that capacity for me. "

I concur 100%.

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Re: Failure to Feed!
« Reply #50 on: February 09, 2006, 06:01:01 AM »
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Fired most of a box of generic Federal 115gr FMJ 10 days ago, cleaned, lubed and back to the range last night to find a reliable JHP.  Wouldn't feed the only standard velocity Golden Sabers the shop had (147gr) so, rather than waste all the time I decided to fire 115gr FMJ again.

Wouldn't feed that more than every other round either!  I don't think the slide is cycling far enough as sometimes the chamber is empty, other times there's a live cartridge half way in.  Extraction and ejection is fine.

My recent experience seems very similar to this. Any new updates from Chuck, Skyhook and others?

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Re: Failure to Feed!
« Reply #51 on: February 09, 2006, 08:04:16 AM »
Well, sgt., I haven't been here for some time for I am, sadly, out of the R9 business.

Karl, genntleman that he is, worked with me until all avenues were tried and exhausted. I simply could not get the gun to function reliably for me. The shop guys fired magazine after magazine in it w/o failure... me? Another story.

So, here I sit disappointed and R9-less.

I wish you better fortune.

Offline Chuck_S

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Re: Failure to Feed!
« Reply #52 on: March 01, 2006, 07:40:18 AM »
I started this thread four months ago.

Rohrbaugh has bought the pistol back as nothing I can do (stance, grip, grip tape) or feed it (literally over a dozen different 9mm's tried) works.  For me.

There is, apparently, a tiny quirk in the pistol's design or timing which only affects a small portion of shooters.  My former pistol functioned fine in my friend's hands as well as Karl Rohrbaugh's.  Karl has informed me that his SWAT buddy, however, gets failures to feed with the R9 that Karl carries every day.

Crying shame as this pistol would drill the 10 ring out of NRA pistol targets at 7 yards; it just wouldn't function in my hands.

I'd be carrying this pisol daily if I could shoot it.

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Offline Michigunner

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Re: Failure to Feed!
« Reply #53 on: March 01, 2006, 08:51:07 AM »
Thanks for the story, Chuck.  I'm sorry the pistol did not work for you.

The initial reports of problems experienced by shooters were very troublesome.

We all seem to recognize now that a tiny handful of shooters are not able to use the R9 successfully.  I remember how Skyhook tried hard to make it work, but finally had to give up.

Best wishes,

Bill
« Last Edit: March 01, 2006, 08:54:05 AM by Michigunner »

Offline Calvin Cooledge

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Feeding Frenzy (Part Deux)...
« Reply #54 on: March 01, 2006, 07:01:45 PM »
As to my last post, I screwed up and put my message in the quoted part. It should read:

First, I've been negligent in my duty to contribute to the list, and I
apologize for it. It's been an overwhelming week, with my Mom AND
favorite brother in the hospital. Mom has a broken neck (YIKES!)
and must have surgery, and my bro has pneumonia. Also my sister
has a life threatening disease and I must say how lucky I am it's not
me! But I am so concerned about them all! When it rains, it pours...
Not looking for sympathy though, unless it's because I haven't had time
to occupy myself here.

But I digress....
This concept of a gun just not working for some people, while working fine for others is very strange. I need to reconcile this, as I have had issues with a couple other guns (but certainly not all of them!) and I now wonder if it was me instead of the gun.

My R9S is so wonderful now, I don't know how I lived without it all these years. Mine is flawless; a fine pistol. I can't speak highly enough of Karl, Eric and Maria and the crew. It takes big ones to start up something like Rohrbaugh and I applaud them. They ARE the American Dream...

Hayword N. Edgewise

« Last Edit: March 01, 2006, 07:04:14 PM by calvincooledge »
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Re: Failure to Feed!
« Reply #55 on: March 01, 2006, 08:24:14 PM »
Hi Steve

Nice to see you post again.

Sorry Steve your family is going through all the health problems.  Hope as Spring dawns with new life so will be the same for your family.

Dave
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Re: Failure to Feed!
« Reply #56 on: March 01, 2006, 08:38:45 PM »
Chuck - good to see again and sorry your pup did not work out.

It seems to be a fact that there are a few who just do not and cannot get on with it.  Seems not a fault in the gun per se - but some combination of factors that make it unsuitable for a few.

Steve - good to see you too and I also am sorry it is pouring as against raining - that in itself is usually enough!  I do hope things will resolve.
Chris - R9S
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Offline Michigunner

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Re: Failure to Feed!
« Reply #57 on: March 01, 2006, 08:42:53 PM »
Steve,

I'm also glad to see you posting.

I hope those family health issues are quickly resolved.

Best wishes,

Bill