Chan Bates
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Rorhbagh 9MM
I have heard about this gun in its currently described configuration for about two years. They are not claiming to make any other model. They have shown it at two shot shows, I believe, and this if they show up will be their third.
Why isn't this gun in production?
May I hazard a guess?
It doesn't work, or at least it doesn't do what they hoped it would.
Maybe it is too tough to shoot a lightweight, blowback, short
barreled powerhouse.
Maybe it isn't robust enough to hold up to the battering it generates.
Maybe the mechanical balance (feed-eject-feed) is almost impossible to achieve for reliability (something lightweight Kel-Tecs initially had to overcome).
Maybe it will have to be too expensive, especially considering it may have other problems.
Maybe it's all of the above and more, but the availability date seems to keep slipping, and when that runs into years instead of months, it's not much of a strecth to predict severe problems, or that it may never reach the market.
In the mean time, one of my trusty KT P-40's w/10+1 capacity and a backup hi-cap mag disappears in my Thunderwear and I feel very well armed. I don't see the need for the Rohrbagh, Kahr 9MM or a P-3AT, for me.
CB3
I have heard about this gun in its currently described configuration for about two years. They are not claiming to make any other model. They have shown it at two shot shows, I believe, and this if they show up will be their third.
Why isn't this gun in production?
May I hazard a guess?
It doesn't work, or at least it doesn't do what they hoped it would.
Maybe it is too tough to shoot a lightweight, blowback, short
barreled powerhouse.
Maybe it isn't robust enough to hold up to the battering it generates.
Maybe the mechanical balance (feed-eject-feed) is almost impossible to achieve for reliability (something lightweight Kel-Tecs initially had to overcome).
Maybe it will have to be too expensive, especially considering it may have other problems.
Maybe it's all of the above and more, but the availability date seems to keep slipping, and when that runs into years instead of months, it's not much of a strecth to predict severe problems, or that it may never reach the market.
In the mean time, one of my trusty KT P-40's w/10+1 capacity and a backup hi-cap mag disappears in my Thunderwear and I feel very well armed. I don't see the need for the Rohrbagh, Kahr 9MM or a P-3AT, for me.
CB3