First time out with R9 - not what I expected

[R9SCarry]

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no limp wrists allowed!!

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Not even this one Tom! LOL

[theirishguard]

Thats funny Chris!   Tom

[Richard S]

Chris:

I think I once boarded that guy out of the Army on a "Section Nine."

 

[R9SCarry]

Haha - Richard - I didn't know you knew him!  

[Slowhand]

Harry- How did you make out on this?  I'm curious to see if you are having better luck.

[harrydog]

I've been extremely busy lately so I haven't had a chance to even touch the R9 until today.
When I took it apart to clean it I noticed that there are significant wear marks on the inside of the frame rails around the area of the slide stop, maybe about 5/8" long. I assume it's from the barrel. The anodizing is completely worn off and the area feels rough. This is after one range session and 70 rounds through the gun. Maybe this had something to do with my FTF problem, I don't know.
In any case, I don't recall anyone else mentioning this, and I assume it's not normal.
Should I call Rohrbaugh or should I go to the range and shoot it some more?
I took some lousy photos of it but I don't know how to attach them here. I can email them to someone if they think that might help with a diagnosis.

[harrydog]

Hmmm. I now see that there have been others with this wear "problem".  I'm curious to know if the wear has stopped or if it has progressed as you run more ammo through the gun. Has anyone asked Eric or Karl about it?
Also, I'm assuming that most guns do not have this wear issue. If that's the case, it would seem that something is amiss with the ones that do.

[MountainMan]

Did you listen to this message?

http://members.cox.net/datan42/KR.mp3  

[MountainMan]

It was from this thread on frame wear.

http://www.rohrbaughforum.com/YaBB.cgi?board=R9S;action=display;num=1120281702

[Michigunner]

Thanks, Dave.  I now remember reading about the wear on the frame rails.

Looks like most everyone feels it should be OK.

I continue to be confident Eric and Karl would fix any defects in material.

Bill

[R9SCarry]

As I think I mentioned on the other thread - IMO (and taking into account Eric's venerable demo R9) - it is self-limiting and for me no more than a consequence of very tight tolerancing - which overlooked quite the degree to which the barrel lock/unlock cycle can affect that area - initially!

I certainly am quite comfortable with my own rationale on that.

[theirishguard]

I believe Chris is right. There is a certain amount of wear on anything when 2 parts move on each other. Even wheel guns have drag marks on the cylinder.
We all want our pup to stay new, however, it is a defense gun pure and simple.
Tom

[harrydog]

Thanks for posting the links. I knew I had read about this problem before but was unable to find it after a half hour of searching.
My barrel appears to be "updated" since it is slightly rounded at the bottom rear of the chamber. My guide rod is also beveled.  I thought those updates were supposed to eliminate this problem? It's a bit disconcerting that my gun, which should be the very latest version, has the problem.  And it puzzles me as to why some guns exibit this wear and others don't. Is there an explanation for that?

Brian, has yours shown any of this wear after the updates were made to your gun?

Chris, you said, “I have had contact with Eric but - he would ask that folks wait for an analysis to be made which should be soon.” Did he ever follow up with you on that?
  
Anyway, I guess it's something I can live with as long as I can get the gun to work reliably, which is the next thing I need to work on.

[R9SCarry]

Harry - I have not chatted with Eric since we had dinner together - weeks ago.  I hesitate to call him too much as he is one busy fella.

But in fact I am overdue to catch up on odd morcels such as this so will try and speak with him soon.

[harrydog]

Thanks Chris.