The original Winchester M-92's were very popular in Brazil. There is a photo of Sasha Siemel kneeling by a big jaguar that he shot with a short carbine like these. He didn't always use his famous spear on those big cats.

I think the average civiian in Brazil now is limited to the .44-40 round in a rifle, unless he qualifies for an expensive collector license. The govt. is probably afraid of revolution.

They probably sell a lot of those Rossi's where they're made! The stainless construction makes them very appealing in that climate, i suspect.

Thanks for this good topic and the details. I guess the plain wood can be refinished to a better standard.

The rifling twist used to be very slow for .44 Magnum carbines and rifles. What rifling twist does Rossi use? Maybe that's why they outshoot the other brands.

As far as I know, all brands use a faster twist for .357 barrels, and they usually shoot better.