Cracked R-9S Slide

[R9SCarry]

Jim - thx for posting those links - those pics are excellent and I will if no one minds reduce them and display them here shortly, as it would help dial-up folks and the pics do show excellent detail

It appears the crack has run from top of groove obliquely and is in fact at rear where visible externally possibly all ''thru and thru'' - which is a bad crack IMO.  It may run further with use tho again I'd not expect a catastrophic gun failure to be possible at this stage.

[R9SCarry]

The original pics were large filesize mainly because minimal compression.  I have tried to save on size by converting to grayscale and compressing more - meaning now they are quite small - plus I cropped one in a bit.  Added an arrow too to assist re the rear view.  These are most helpful pics, thx Bob and Jim.

[bobvvp]

Thanks for all the help in getting these posted so the information can be shared by all.

Maria at Rohrbaugh and I spoke today and she was most helpful.  I will be sending (they are paying for UPS) my R9 their way today or tomorrow and will keep folks updated.

My hat is off to all you who created, administer and contribute to this forum.  It is very informative and helpful.  It should be a model for other products and services.

[jarcher]

Happy to help, and that's a nice job reducing them.  I'll leave the hi-res images posted in case anyone wants a closer look.

[bobvvp]

I shipped my R9s with the cracked slide to Rohrbaugh last night and Eric Rohrbaugh called me this morning to let me know he had received it and they would get right on it.  He indicated they believed the problem to be due to a bad lot of material.  He also indicated he had an idea regarding the issue with my failures to fire with the Remington Golden Saber.  Excellent follow up as far as I am concerned.

[bigyimmy]

I wish I knew how many pistols were effected by this bad lot of metal and if mine was included in that batch.

[Michigunner]

bigyimmy, someone posted that four cracked slides had been reported here.

The folks at Rohrbaugh might be able to see if your serial number was within the range of pistols effected.

Bill

[Brenden]

I wish I knew how many pistols were effected by this bad lot of metal and if mine was included in that batch.

I am going to say that the brothers Rohrbaugh are trying to Figure" this out also..

I have NO reason NOT to think that we will know-when they know-that there may be a "range" of serial #s that may be problematic..

I believe that this "blip" will be resolved to everyones satisfaction..

I am shooting mine till I hear otherwise!!

Brenden

my 2 cents

[EdMan]

FYI: my R-9 slide cracked after about 350 rounds. The brothers "R" took care of it for me in a very quick and professional manner. My serial # is in the R59x range.

Ed

[MountainMan]

The first crack started with Zamboni on 7/2/05

http://www.rohrbaughforum.com/YaBB.cgi?board=R9S;action=display;num=1120340669

the pictures are no longer on the thread - haven't heard from him in a long time.

The cracks appeared on SS#:
531
584
59X
mid 900s

[bobvvp]

Just got my R9s back today.  When I last reported, Eric called me the morning they received it.  That afternoon I received two calls from Karl to discuss the crack and my experience with Golden Saber ammo.  They replaced the slide, did some testing and were ready to ship it back to me the next day.  I actually had them delay shipping due to my travel schedule.  Certainly no complaints on my part.  They acknowledged a problem, dealt with it quickly and appropriately, and gave me more personal attention than I expected.  My conversations with Karl were very informative and I appreciated the time he was willing to spend.  I will cover some points on the Golden Saber in that thread.  Thanks to all for input on this topic.

[Erich]

This is odd. I sent my gun to Rohrbaugh a week before Bob, yet I still haven't received it back. (They've had it fully two weeks today.)

Time to call Maria . . .

[Erich]

She said she'd have Karl call me back today.

[Erich]

Maria just called me back (Karl is in the weeds) to tell me that I should have my gun next Tuesday. They have been waiting for a shipment of slides with sights. It came, and Karl and/or Eric is re-doing my gun this afternoon. Rohrbaugh can't ship tomorrow (Friday), though, so it'll go out Monday.

I told her I appreciated their concern, and that they should take the time they need as I'd rather have a good job than a fast job! She said it would be no problem, and wished me a happy holiday and a nice weekend.

Good - I can plan to head over to UPS Tuesday evening.

[R9SCarry]

Had a pleasant and long chat with Eric recently - all seems to be going great - and oh my - what would they do without Maria, bless her.

Much in the pipeline it seems but - no real news for all until close to Shot Show.