Rohrbaugh admits freely that their gun is meant to be "shot a little and carried a lot". The recommended replacement interval for the recoil spring is 200 rounds, if I remember correctly. That being said, I've seen many posts from owners who have put hundreds or thousands of rounds through theirs with no problems (doing the recoil spring changes on schedule).
The R9 is pushing the limits of how physically small you can make a 9mm semi-automatic, so I'm not really surprised that it requires more-frequent maintenance compared to most other pistols.
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