Which Boberg XR9?

Which gun should be offered first?

  • Boberg XR9 Standard Size (5.84")

    Votes: 45 46.4%

  • Boberg XR9 Shorty (4.99")

    Votes: 52 53.6%
  • Total voters
    97
  • Poll closed .
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Pretty soon - but I'm not going to stick my neck out on a date this time. The manufacturing scheme, while essential, can't be rushed.
 
A friend of mine recently showed me an iphone app featuring your Xr9 prototype... with the chamber too far forward, not sure who's responsible, but it also has a full auto closed bolt micro uzi, tsk tsk.
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I am really curious about this one - what type of iphone application is it?
 
Nice magazine. I like large "witness holes". If one can opt for translucent or transparent grip (and milled out material in the frame, so one can see how many cartridges are left in the magazine) it will be like famous pistol in James Bond movies, only better. It already is better as it is... I bet several Government agencies are also waiting for sign up list, as all of us do.
 
I bet several Government agencies are also waiting for sign up list, as all of us do.
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I will neither confirm nor deny this.

If one can opt for translucent or transparent grip (and milled out material in the frame, so one can see how many cartridges are left in the magazine
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The frame is milled out and you would see most of the holes in the magazine with transparent grips; however, with the grip texturing, there is a question on how clearly you would see the cartridges in the holes.
 
Great! If there will be an option of transparent grip I will go for that. Will the pistol handle well without texture on sides of grip? Probably yes. Textured front and back strap will do. I would modify my magazines (I have access to milling machine) and mill one long opening on the sides of magazine making it easier to see cartridges (I don't know if this will get me into legal difficulties if...). I'm sure, mechanically it will be OK (round holes are just less expensive in manufacturing). I wonder if this will violate pistol warranty. Luckily, the designer and owner of the company talks to us himself on this thread, so we'll know the answers shortly.

BTW, here is the picture of that famous James Bond pistol with transparent grip (the top on the page):

http://www.vincelewis.net/bond2.html

Of course, it will not stand against Boberg pistol - the pocket size cannon, so even without transparent grip I'll go for Boberg.
 
I haven't tried cutting a contiguous slot through the magazine, so I don't know if the function will be affected. Doing this in the field would, of course, void the warranty on the magazine.



The XR9 will handle well without any texturing, but with no texturing, there will be no channeling of sweat.
 
Yes, one should expect the warranty issue. Definitely I'll wait till warranty ends before milling openings in magazine sides (if I ever do, and I'll have certified gunsmith do it for me no matter what I think about my own skills). 1 year is not too long to wait. Still it's only a guess that if there are such options allowing to see how many cartridges are left, some may like them - I would.
 
One more question (we haven't seen the manual - may be too early for that yet, so no place to read...). Dry firing (without snap cap or cartridge): is it dangerous for mechanism? Will it significantly impact longevity?
 
One more question (we haven't seen the manual - may be too early for that yet, so no place to read...). Dry firing (without snap cap or cartridge): is it dangerous for mechanism? Will it significantly impact longevity?
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I believe it still states in the manual (which is still in the hand's of our graphic artist) to use snap caps(tm), which we think is a good idea. You can probably do it a limited amount. If we get a gun back with a hung up firing pin, then we know you didn't use snap caps and got "dry fire" happy during an action flick.;)

Once our owner's manual is done, we will find a way to add it to our site so it can be viewed and downloaded.
 
Understood. What prevents from dry firing after last cartridge was spent? Slide doesn't lock in rare position (and no need for that), chamber is empty, and pressing once more DAO trigger will imminently lead to try firing. Or I'm not understanding something?
 
You must keep in mind that people keep guns for 100 years or more (and hand them down from generation to generation). There is no telling how much dry firing will occur over that time. While we have significantly improved the XR9's ability to resist firing-pin peening, and I have personally dry-fired over 1000 times without any issues, it is possible to wear out the firing pin dry firing before you wear out the gun at the range. We should probably put a new firing pin in and do some "finger exercising" to find out what the actual dry-firing life is.
 
Hey Arne, I've been following your threads for years! I think you used to have another one some time ago introducing the concept.

Anyhow, just sent an email to be on your "contact list" and can't wait to buy one. Seems to me you're doing everything right when it comes to starting a new business in the internet age.

Anyhow, from the overlays on the website your gun is essentially the same physical size as the Kel-Tec P3AT/Ruger LCP/Kahr 380...is there any way you could include pictures of the actual guns side by side?

I think your pistol may yet another nail in the coffin of .380!!!
 
We are getting ever-closer every day to completing the fixtures for the frame and slide. (We already have inventory on most of the rest of the parts).

The tooling we are building is extremely sophisticated, requiring about 8 stages of production (and corresponding number of trips around town). This will allow us to create precision parts at a low cost. While I can't claim any credit for the design of this tooling, I believe it is quite revolutionary based on snippets I have seen of tooling in other gun factories. Without this tooling, we would be left charging the customer 4X our target pricepoint, and that is not the market we want to be in. Your patience is highly appreciated!
 
Mr. Boberg,

If you don't mind me asking, what is the target price or the target price range?? If this has already been discussed, my apologies, I didn't feel like sifting through the 10+ pages. If you are not @ liberty to discuss, I understand, just wanted to get an idea. Thanks
 
JWalker, Bobergarms.com shows it on their products page listed at $849. Mr. Boberg is active on the forum on his website. Looks like he has answered most questions very quickly. Everything I've read so far has me convinced that the customer service after the purchase will be top shelf.
 
There is a February post on the Bobergarms.com forum that indicated hope for a shipping date in July. I hope they can meet it.
 
Any news?

Have anybody heard any news?

I just checked Bobergarms website and found additions as recent as of June 4, so the things seem to be moving on one way or another. Which way, I'm curious. BTW, one recent addition is a PDF of exploded view of assembly. Looks great! One thing specifically impressed me (should I say pleased me?): the threads are metric. In my humble opinion this is a good news, as in my opinion metric threads have more adequate relations of diameter to threads per inch (per millimeter I should have said) for strong materials like hardened steel etc than those of English threads (somebody, correct me). Dowel pin seems to be metric too: .063 in diameter which is actually 1.6 mm...
 
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