Boberg XR9-S (Shorty)
Pocket Pistol
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Caliber: 9mm / 9mm+P
Length: 5.1”
Height: 4.2”
Width: 0.95”
Weight: 18 oz with magazine, unloaded
Barrel Length: 3.35”
Capacity: 7+1
Action: Rotating-Barrel Locked-Breech
Sights: Low Profile, Dovetail Windage
Sight Radius: 4.4”
Trigger Pull: 5.5 lb DAO
Safeties: 2 (DAO & Passive Firing Pin)
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Frame: 7075-T6 Aluminum Alloy
Slide: High-Strength, High-Toughness Stainless Steel
Springs: Zinc-plated Music Wire
Grips: High-Toughness Zytel (tm) Polymer
Pins: High-Strength, High Toughness Stainless Steel
Internal Parts: High-Strength Stainless Steel
Magazine: High-Strength Stainless Steel, Laser-Welded Construction
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The Boberg XR9-S Shorty was designed to duplicate the ballistics of the G26 "Baby Glock" in a much smaller form factor.
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At left you can see the size difference between the Boberg XR9-S Shorty and the G26.
- The XR9-S Shorty is a fraction of the size of the Glock 26.
- The XR9-S Shorty delivers the same amount of stopping power as the G26 because it has a similar-length internal barrel and is able to shoot high-pressure 9mm+P ammunition, just as the Glock can.
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The Boberg XR9-S Shorty delivers G26 power in a gun the same size as the smallest pocket pistols such as the Rohrbuagh R9/R9s and the Kel-Tec P3AT.
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This overlay shows the Boberg XR9-S compared in size to the Rohrbaugh R9/R9s. The Rohrbaugh has a reputation of being the "smallest of the small" in 9mm.
- The Boberg XR9-S is a different class of pistol, not because of the Boberg's overall smaller size, but because of its much longer internal barrel and ability to safely and routinely fire 9mm+P ammunition (which Rohrbaugh does not advise for its pistols).
- These engineering differences result in a dramatic increase in the stopping power of the Boberg XR9-S over the Rohrbaugh.
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This overlay shows the Boberg XR9-S compared in size to the Kel-Tec P3AT.
- The XR9-S delivers more than double the muzzle energy (~480 ft-lbs of energy) than that of the P3AT.
- Because of vast difference in stopping power, these two pistols should really only be compared in size.
- While the XR9-S is slightly smaller in length than the P3AT, it will be heavier and slightly thicker due to the larger and more powerful 9mm+P ammunition it fires.
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