Rohrbaugh R9 Facts & FAQ's

Introduction

Over in The Rohrbaugh Forum we have been collecting information for some while now via posts, and it seemed useful to combine all those items, and more, specific to the R9 ownership and maintainance and put them together in one place, here - the better to enable quick access.

This site is loosely an FAQ type approach, illustrating where possible with images, but also have odd items of general interest (instance a Rohrbaugh factory visit - albeit what is now the old factory). Those reading through here for information - if you do not find what you are looking for, then drop in to the Rohrbaugh Forum and post your specific query.

** We now have a dynamic menu on the left - this gets rid of the rather full and chaotic original index page. The top button is your menu for subjects, and below that the same button links I had before - going to pages of mine of interest elsewhere.

The menu content is large and there is a slight delay as it loads which I hope you will not find a problem. You will need browser scripting enabled and hopefully this menu will be suitably cross-browser compatible. **

Some Information on the gun itself

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS of the R9 and R9s -

Caliber	9mm standard pressure parabellum only
DO NOT LOAD WITH +P OR +P+ AMMUNITION
Weight	12.8 oz. Carbon Fiber and G10 grips
Magazine capacity	6 rounds
Total capacity	6 plus one in the chamber
Loaded chamber indicator/extractor lever
Operation	Double action only
Action	Semi automatic, locked breech action
Sights	Model R9 - sightless. Model R9s - sighted (fixed)
Overall length	5.2 inches
Overall height	3.7 inches
Slide width	0.812 inches
Barrel length	2.9 inches
Frame *	7075 Aluminum
Slide *	17 - 4 Stainless Steel
Barrel *	416 stainless steel. Free-bored for 0.250 inch

* CNC machined from precision billets
NOTE - Rohrbaugh Firearms reserves the right to change specifications without notice.

A small addition to this, from my own experience - the gun when stoked 6+1 weighs around 17 ounces total. That is the weight you'll experience in normal carry mode.

Important additional safety notes!
	The is NO MANUAL SAFETY!
	There is NO SLIDE LOCK! The slide will not stay open after the last round
	There is no MAGAZINE DISCONNECT! The gun will fire without a magazine!
	Right side grip panel screws MUST BE KEPT SNUG or GUN CAN MALFUNCTION

Another point which should be noted, is the recommendation that the main spring in the recoil assembly be replaced every 100 rounds (latest figure). The manual takedown picture sequence can be found here. This is updated and shows the latest lube recommendations per Oct 2006.