R9 discontinued? Is this bad info?

[C0untZer0]

Someone on another forum wrote that the Rohrbaugh had been discontiniued.

I hope not...  I hope to have one of these someday.

[FloridaCCW]

Bad info.
Some special/limited edition R9s have been discontinued, but the R9 and R380 are still made.
You will have one  

[kjtrains]

Definitely still making the R9!    

[yankee2500]

Don't believe everything you read, unless it's on this site.

[shortslide]

First post here.  Been lurking for a week or so.  I have reserved a R9-robar at the closest dealer I could find from the Rohrbaugh website.   I will go in Saturday to complete the purchase.  

I had originally called them to ask how much the robar version of the R9 was, as my local shop has a regular R9 for $1,100.    The clerk just took my call said that the robar version was no longer being made.  Then the guy said "oh, you know what, the shop owner just told me that this unit is a robar - we are asking $1,200".  

My question is this.  If the regular version is $1,100 and the robar is only $100 more (assuming the clerk at the authorized dealer was correct in telling me that the gun was a robar), than how is it that sending a regular R9 to the robar factory would cost around $300?  That all said, I may be wrong on the $300 price tag, but that is what I remember from the robar website).  

Could it be that the clerk got it wrong, and he actually has a regular R9 that is simply $100 more than what my local shop is asking?  I don't want to drive an extra hour each way (to the authorised dealer) only to find out that the gun they have saved for me is actually a regular R9.

Of course I could simply call them back and confirm, I will certainly do so tomorrow.  But in the meantime, I thought I would run this buy you guys.  

Sorry for the thread hyjack, hopefully my first thread here will be a range report of my new Robar R9...

[mz368]

Shortslide-

I would call them back and ask what their R9 looks like.  If they say it has a black slide, my guess is it's a Stealth, not a Robar model.

If it's a Robar model, that's a great price.  Good luck.  

-MZ368

[kjtrains]

shortslide.  Welcome to the Forum.  I would really make sure the clerk knows what he is talking about.  The Robar has a nearly one tone color, polished trigger, polished hammer, polished mag release, polished mag footplate, polished grip screws, polished and tuned extractor, and polished and tuned ejector.  Those would be questions to ask.

If the answers to the above are yes and the price is $1200, that is a great deal and you are a lucky person.  Definitely go for it if you can confirm it is truly a Robar.  Good luck.  Again, welcome.

[shortslide]

I could not wait until tomorrow.  So I called back and asked him if it was two toned or if it was black, and he confirmed that it was black.  I asked the clerk to check the box and said "this is and R9 stealth, not a robar."  

How much would/should a factory made robar cost?  If money is no object, can I call the other dealers from the website to track one down?  Maybe I would have my local dealer do the "locate" for me.  Unless the factory made robar's are nearly impossible to locate?   Maybe it would be better to simply purchase the regular R9 and send that to Robar?  But is that nesc?  How does stealth Titan Kote C12 compare to the Robar custom NP3 coating?

Thanks

[kjtrains]

shortslide.  Sent you a PM answering your questions.  You probably have Robar's website, but in case you don't:

http://www.robarguns.com/np3.htm

[Brenden]

shortslide,

Welcome to the Forum,

and welcome to the Pup!!

The factory Robar would more than likely be in the 1700 range at a retail-if they would have one..

Your price thru Robar itself will depend on exactly what you want to have done of course..

Run a search on Robar here on the forum,and you will find a lot of info about the finish..

I think that if anyone here had the chance to buy a Stealth,or a Robar model for the same price-they would pick the Robar

Once again,Welcome..

[C0untZer0]

I think I will get a R9 someday and when I do I will have Robar do their NP3+ internal & external treatment on it.

I can't imagine an R9 Robar going for $1,200 or less - the Robar process itself is expensive.

[Robar233]

Shortslide,

 I paid $1800 for a factory Robar edition a year ago. If you can get it for that or less GRAB it. There were only 90 units made of that edition.

 Robar233

[yankee2500]

Robar runs a sale each year around March. Pick up a used pup for $800 and send it in for the NP3 when they have the sale.
  I had mine done by Robar and it was new, no regrets at all.

[imthduke]

Best thing that ever happened to mine.