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Offline chasdo4

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Suggestions For New R9 Owner
« on: January 21, 2009, 09:54:41 AM »
I am ordering an R9.  I am excited about it. I currently carry a Guardian .380.  It functions flawlessly after hundreds of rounds through it.  I have wanted the R9 for a while and finally ordered one.  I have been reading the forum and find there are a few issues like ammunition sensitivity, FTF, etc.  I have a couple of questions.  Which ammo would you recommend to use?  I will only shoot the pistol every few months or so but want to make sure if I need it to work in a self defence senario, it will do the job. I have a Guardian  and have 100% confidence in it working and want the same assurance with the R9.  Also, I get the feeling there is a tool (?) used to help with field stripping the pistol.  Is that correct?  If so, where would I obtain one?  Thank you for your help and suggestions.  I view this pistol as a Rolls Royce and as such it will not be used for target practice ( I have other guns for that).  I just want to make sure that I do all that is recommended so that I can be sure of optimum results with the R9.  I am grateful for your insight. Thanks!

Offline Jack Foulard

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Re: Suggestions For New R9 Owner
« Reply #1 on: January 21, 2009, 10:35:32 AM »
Welcome-

Ammo has been discussed quite a bit on this forum, so read all the past posts to get up to date.  Federal American Eagle seems to work out well.

IDMparts.com had a tool for the R9.  I'm not sure that Bryce is still making them but you can contact him.

Good luck and take care and keep us posted.

Offline Richard S

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Re: Suggestions For New R9 Owner
« Reply #2 on: January 21, 2009, 11:26:28 AM »
Welcome to the Forum, and congratulations on selecting what I consider to be the finest pocket pistol yet manufactured. I also own Guardians and value them highly, but the R9 is what I have carried for the past four years.

As for ammunition, if you have not already reviewed it, the material at this link to the FAQ sheet may be of interest:

http://www.acbsystems.com/boards/rohrbaugh/basefile/ammo.htm

Again, welcome aboard.
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