Just ordered an R9S

[magredoak]

I ordered an R9S Stealth today.  It should be in by next week.

[Richard S]

I ordered an R9S Stealth today.  It should be in by next week.

Welcome, and congratulations! Prepare to be amazed.

[kjtrains]

I ordered an R9S Stealth today.  It should be in by next week.

magredoak.  Welcome to the Forum and congrats on the Stealth.  You will be proud!

[yankee2500]

magredoak, A welcome from me as well, looks like you are only a stones throw from The Grand Old Opry.
  Congratulations on ordering the pup.

John

[gbelleh]

Picked up the pup today!

Looks great!

[yankee2500]

gbelleh,
   Congratulations on the new pup, I'm sure you will enjoy it.

John

[kjtrains]

gbelleh.  Congrats, for sure, on the R9.    

[JR956678]

Congratulations on the new pup gbelleh. I know it was a banner day not so long ago when my new pup first took residence in my back pocket.

So many things now to look forward to - the first range session, the first sore strong hand (jk - it wasn't that bad at all), the first cleaning, the first reassembly. Well - maybe everything but the first reassembly ...

[yankee2500]

Disassembly & Reassembly are a breeze with the R.J. tool.

 

John

[gbelleh]

Yeah, I disassembled it today too.  I actually made myself a tool out of a bent paperclip.  It works great!

I didn't have any trouble getting the pin in or out (using a q-tip stick as a punch), but that recoil spring reassembly is quite troublesome without a tool.  

[gbelleh]

Well, my pup didn't do as well as I hoped today.  

Two malfunctions in 75 rounds.  One was a FTE where the next round tried to feed on top of the empty case still in the chamber.  Ammo was Winchester White Box 115gr.  Next was a failure to return to battery with a Golden Saber 124 gr.  This one was also very difficult to clear.  The slide wouldn't close, and the slide was very difficult to open and clear the round.

These malfunctions were especially troubling because of the difficulty in clearing them.  

I'm hoping these were ammo or break-in related problems.  Both jams happened in the first 50 rounds, and the pistol seemed to loosen up quite a bit during this session.  I had no more malfunctions with either ammo.  So, I'll be giving it another chance soon.

I can't seem to find any non+p 115 gr hollow points anywhere around here.  All I could find were the 124 gr. Golden Sabers.  This R9 still has a while to go before it can be trusted for carry.  Hopefully I can test it again very soon and find some ammo that it likes.

[JR956678]

I can't seem to find any non+p 115 gr hollow points anywhere around here.  All I could find were the 124 gr. Golden Sabers.  This R9 still has a while to go before it can be trusted for carry.  Hopefully I can test it again very soon and find some ammo that it likes.

I bought some Gold Dot 115gr standard pressure ammo from
http://www.ammunitiontogo.com - they are still showing it in stock. I also bought some from a Rohrbaugh dealer who had ammo but no R9s - but I knew I'd be getting one so I held onto the ammo.

Mine likes the Gold Dots - I had no problems with them.

[gbelleh]

Thanks for the link. I was just about to go online shopping for some Gold Dots.

[gbelleh]

After a disappointing first range session, I finally got to shoot the R9 again today.  50 rounds of 115 gr Gold Dots with no malfunctions.  It seems to really like the Gold Dots.

[kjtrains]

gbelleh.  Good to hear the Gold Dots are working out for ya.  Great range report.  Thanks.