My Rohrbaugh Dilemma, in a time of possible war.

[robalubious]

I LOVE my Rohrbaugh R9S. CF Grips. It’s completely BAD AZZ!!
It’s been great carrying everyday. Been great at the range as well.
My problem is that if Sh*# hits the fan, as so many of my friends and family are saying is possible. I will have for my main handgun, one that will really only work with a select and most expensive group of ammo. Which means that if I run out, I couldn’t use ‘pick up’ rounds or most of the ammo others use in their 9’s or carry in stores and my gun becomes obsolete in the time I need it most.
This wouldn’t be a concern if we just go on as we have and I carry this and an extra clip and the worst altercation will probably be taken care of with these dozen-ish rounds.
 So my wife inherited a beautiful S&W .40 and I’m considering selling my R-9 for a Kahr PM40 so we can share ammo and not feel like I’m backed into a corner here, not being prepared for the worst. But she can see how I LOVE my R-9 and refuses to allow me to sell it. Anyone have any thought’s?

[BytorJr]

If it gets THAT bad, you better not be depending on a handgun.  I'd keep it and go to one of the ammo sights and order a few hundred rounds. Good luck has been reported Federal HST and Gold Dot, Winchester Silvertips (124g) and WWB.   So there is plenty of ammo available that your R9 would probably shoot ok.  

I understand that ammo is expensive and I guess it depends on how many rounds of 40 you've got stockpiled.  As far as being ammo-picky, I think you can shoot a pretty good variety and be in the clear.  What have you tried?

[slashsplat]

If the poop hits, I intend to have my trusty AR15 at my side, along with the many thousand rounds I have accumulated in the last coupla years.

No doubt, the popularity of the .40 in Law Enforcement is a compelling argument to support that caliber.  Personally, the next handgun I get will be a .40 for that reason.  BUT ---

For everyday carry I cannot conceive of anything other than my R9.  I have PLENTY of rounds stockpiled to get me back to my AR or a full size .40 or my Glock 19 (which will spit out ANY ammo.

[Alphonso]

The Rohrbaugh is a very nice pistol.  I like mine just fine.

What you need is a 12 gauge pump gun and a rifle...

[Newt]

In time of conflict 223, 9mm, AK47rd (can't remember cal.#), and possibly 45acp & 308 will be the most likley ammo laying on the battle field used by friendlies as well as combatents. Good luck finding SW40cal. in quanities that might be needed in a time of conflict.

[riffraff]

AK
SKS
Ruger Mini 30

7.62 or 7.65(dang, cant remember) X 39
7.62X39

Excellent round.  Good for deer wheras the 223 is NOT IMO.

riffraff

[theirishguard]

I would buy a ..22 lr rifle and a brick of ammo. All this can be carried on person. Then you can pick up other weapons on the ground as things go from bad to worst.  Tom

[ccoorreeyy]

22lr makes some sence to me.

[riffraff]

22lr is no good for a couple of reasons IMO.

Think of all these scoped hunting rifles in peoples homes.   You need something to keep the bad guys further away than a 22lr is capeable of.  You ain't going to be walking around unless you have no choice.  If you do a lot of walking around you will be picked off PDQ.  If you arn't holed up with some cover you ain't going to last long after the power goes out
If the SHTF there are going to be no battle lines.  It will be a mass conflageration with shooting going on everywhere  It is going to be a conbination race, relegion, class, ethnic and I HAVE NO WATER OR FOOD, three ring Chinese cluster f***.

I don't mean to sound like a black helicopter type but

We are one power outage away from the Stone Age.  One week of no electricity and your neighborhoods will be in total anarcy.  Personally I don't think I want to be around when that happens.  I have no family except for a neice so it isn't like I have an obligation to take care of anybody.  I am to old and crippled.  If I can't have my Monday night football and cold beer then forget it.  I don't want to have to live with wood stoves, outhouses and well water in a compound with a bunch of other smelly people.

Mike

[JHawk]

My R9 has Mr. Glock and Mr. Sig in 9mm to keep him company with plenty of brass for food.  Also Mr. Browning in 1911 style with a few relations - Nighthawk & Baer.  Sidearms are only to get me to my rifles.  These are AK's  ( 7.62 X 39 ) - Arsenal, Krebs and Rifle Dynamics.
 
P.S. - Don't sell the R9 but consider trading the wife for more ammo!

[dhutcheson]

I have to agree with NATO calibers, The R9 is a great CCW, but not a firearm for lots of shooting (carry lot shoot little) my choice is a 3G Glock 17 and  Glock 26 as a BUG because they will both run the 33rd Mags. In addition I like the AR format due to supply of parts and options available.  For pure home defense it is hard to beat a 12ga shotgun.

[WatchTimes]

If the poop REALLY hit the fan
Id have either a shotgun or assault rifle on me.
a Glock 17 on my hip, a glock 26 in a pocket and my R9S tucked away somewhere deep and hidden (front of the pants IWB?).
I would NOT depend on the R9S as my primary weapon in SHTF.
Its your sneaky back up.....

[rtmoore4]

The R9 is made for concealed carry.  It is not for times when the fit hits the shan, as they say.  When that happens, who cares about being able to carry concealed?  Strap a big Sig, Glock, or 1911 on your side and carry an SKS or AK.

"We are one power outage away from the Stone Age.  One week of no electricity and your neighborhoods will be in total anarcy.  Personally I don't think I want to be around when that happens."

A personal note on this.  Having just lived through Hurricane Ike and being without power for 12 days, it's not like that at all.  In fact, it was a very rewarding experience.  Everybody hung out together, all the kids and parents played together on the street, people shared food, batteries, water, etc.  Nobody had to go to work, so we all had time to just clean-up from the storm, help each other out, and just be normal people.  It really felt like we were in a small town, instead of the big city.  I really think it would take an awful lot to cause the kind of anarchy you're imagining in your head, and even then people would tend to stick together in self-defined groups and would not be "lone wolfs".

[Newt]

The R9 is made for concealed carry.  It is not for times when the fit hits the shan, as they say.  When that happens, who cares about being able to carry concealed?  Strap a big Sig, Glock, or 1911 on your side and carry an SKS or AK.

"We are one power outage away from the Stone Age.  One week of no electricity and your neighborhoods will be in total anarcy.  Personally I don't think I want to be around when that happens."

A personal note on this.  Having just lived through Hurricane Ike and being without power for 12 days, it's not like that at all.  In fact, it was a very rewarding experience.  Everybody hung out together, all the kids and parents played together on the street, people shared food, batteries, water, etc.  Nobody had to go to work, so we all had time to just clean-up from the storm, help each other out, and just be normal people.  It really felt like we were in a small town, instead of the big city.  I really think it would take an awful lot to cause the kind of anarchy you're imagining in your head, and even then people would tend to stick together in self-defined groups and would not be "lone wolfs".

It might be that way in the right  part of Houston but you need to read accounts of life in NewOrleans after Katria went thru.

[rtmoore4]

Oh, I have.  And I believe that was as much a failure of the local government as it was of the populace.  When the first priority on the police's mind is to disarm all of the law abiding citizens, it's all downhill from there.

There is something to be said for what sort of neighborhood you live in, I'll admit.  But all in all, things went very well here in Houston, even in poorer neighborhoods.  And pretty much 90% of the city was without power for anywhere from 5-15 days.