New to forum

[OCD]

Just posting to say Hi. Picked up my R9S Stealth this evening. Must say very impressed with the overall workmanship, weight and just plain looks great!

Couple of questions. I have read through most of the FAQs
Why in the world does the owners manual say to use channel locks on the recoil spring?! Seems very archaic for such a fine pistol. I just put it back with my fingers.
Anyone have a picture of the tool RJ made?

Are Gold Dots pretty much the recommended carry ammo?
From what I have read, any good non P ammo is OK for breaking in and range work? WWB, MagTech, UMC FMC?
Thanks, and hope I get to go to the range this weekend!

[riffraff]

OCD,

Does OCD stand for obsessive compulsive disorder?

The reason I ask is that we just had a poster with a three letter handle delete a bunch of his posts.

Any NON +P ammo is OK if it functions in your gun.
Carry ammo is recomended as Gold Dots or Silvertips.  One of the R brothers(manufacturers) carries Silvertips.  I recomend brass caseed only.  No CCI or Wolf or anything like that.

Mike

[shakermountain]

Mike: Heh!

OCD: Welcome to the forum from another newbie member. I joined in a few weeks ago. The folks here are real good people. The only ones who arent (so far) have packed up and left in the dark of night. Glad to have you here.

[tracker]

Welcome OCD,
I would recommend that you do not use channel locks for
the reasons you mentioned. There have been several more
sophisticated tools developed since then by contributors
to this site. I don't recall the links but I'm sure someone
can help us out on this one.

[OCD]

Thanks. No I was able to put her back together without pliers or vise grips.

Yes, OCD is Obsessive Compulsive Behavior (not a true clinical case, just for guns )

The manual also says replace the recoil spring every 100 rds? I thought that had changed to something like 250 or so??

[tracker]

Your monicker might be OCB, then, not OCD. I don't consider
"obsessive compulsive" about guns a disorder. Cheers!

[Richard S]

OCD:

Welcome to the forum! All of us around this campfire tend to be a little obsessive/compulsive about our R9s. You should fit right in.  

As for the "two-in-one" takedown tool which RJ developed, I have this photograph in my Photobucket album which shows it along with some other "widgets" I've collected for the care and maintenance of my R9:

I believe that RJ has sold all of the takedown tools which he had made and doesn't plan to make any more. You might want to watch the Forum's "Classified" section. They sometimes show up there.

Steve Bdair no longer offers the tools he developed for the reasons discussed in this thread:

http://www.rohrbaughforum.com/YaBB.cgi?board=Cleaning;action=display;num=1185020012

[regalka]

Hi,
I'm a newbie as well and enjoy the site.  Picked up my R-9s yesterday and put 150 rounds through it, mostly S&B 115g FMJ (standard pressure), which seemed pretty hot (I've got a bit of swelling of the trigger finger and web this morning!) along with Hornady and Federal 115g JHP standard pressure (both seemed less "hot" than the S&B). I had a few failure to fires which seemed to be due to hard primers or perhaps limp wristing due to hand fatigue toward the end of the session.  A second pull of the trigger successfully fired them, however.  I guess I should be changing out the recoil spring at this point as well...

Are there any available tools for reassembly?  I noticed that both of the ones previously available are no longer.  Any other hints?

Thanks in advance,
Ron

[theirishguard]

OCD and Ron, welcome to our campfire pull up a log and enjoy. You will find that your pups are a major security blanket.  Tom

[regalka]

Thanks Tom!  Any update on the new Elite and Elite Premium R-9s?

Ron

[theirishguard]

they are available, I have sold some Elites.   Tom

[Richard S]

Ron:

And a welcome from me as well!

As for your having run 150 rounds through the R9 at one outing, the most I've cared to tolerate in a single session is about half that number. In the words of Rudyard Kipling:  "You're a better man than I am, Gunga Din!"  

[regalka]

Richard,
Well, it was definitely uncomfortable toward the last 50 rounds or so.  Next time, I'll bring a glove.
Thanks,
Ron

[OCD]

OCD:

Welcome to the forum! All of us around this campfire tend to be a little obsessive/compulsive about our R9s. You should fit right in.  

As for the "two-in-one" takedown tool which RJ developed, I have this photograph in my Photobucket album which shows it along with some other "widgets" I've collected for the care and maintenance of my R9:

I believe that RJ has sold all of the takedown tools which he had made and doesn't plan to make any more. You might want to watch the Forum's "Classified" section. They sometimes show up there.

Steve Bdair no longer offers the tools he developed for the reasons discussed in this thread:

http://www.rohrbaughforum.com/YaBB.cgi?board=Cleaning;action=display;num=1185020012

Richard, Thank you for the photo! That is what I was looking for. I will try to fabricate something like the two way tool just to make things a little easier. I was able to field strip just using my "vise grip" fingers

Is the new recommended spring change now at 200 or so rounds?

Thank you

[Richard S]

OCD:

The current owner's manual on the Rohrbaugh web site still recommends "periodic replacement of the recoil spring after each 100 (one hundred) rounds fired." The springs are not expensive -- only $4.99 plus S&H from the Rohrbaugh Store:

http://www.rohrbaughfirearms.com/store/store_set.html