Golddog
Member
Had one in .357. Loved the feel of the gun, but it was a jamamatic with everything but .38 round nose lead rounds, and it wouldn't feed magnums reliably at all.
I'll never own another one.
I'll never own another one.
Opinions on Rossi model 92
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A friend has one in 357. It might be a better door stop than a gun. Jam city.
Rossi has always had issues with quality control.
Rossi has always had issues with quality control.
big44man
Member
I have one in .44 Spec/Magnum, had it for better than twenty five years, and couldn't be happier with it. It is my understanding that if you get a good one, hang on to it, but if you get a bad one, junk it! There is no in-between, and one cannot be "fixed" if it is a bad one.
The Rossi's have flat springs and Steves Gunz DVD recommends how much to remove of the spring easing the force of it. You are not clipping coils but reducing the area of the flat spring.
Art Doc
SWCA Member, Absent Comrade
Had a 16" "Wrangler" in 45 Colt with the big loop (dealer ordered the wrong one and I hated it). After a few years I sold it. Bought same gun with 24" octagon barrel. So far no complaints. First one worked fine, I just hated the big loop.
Cheap guns aren't good and good guns aren't cheap. Rossis are cheap guns. Look for a real marlin or a winchester.
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ironhead7544
Member
Had two Rossi 357 Magnum rifles years ago. They were perfect. Recently had two 44 Magnums and another 357 Magnum. Two were OK and one won't feed anything.
I would call it at a 50-50 chance of getting a good one. Sometimes they will fix it went sent back and some will require a number of returns.
The reason I won't recommend the Rossi today is that they will not sell you parts, if they haven't changed policy again. Plan on sending it back just to get minor parts.
stevesgunz has custom parts parts and a video I would recommend if you get one. The 92 design is a little hard to take apart until you get the hang of it.
Concerning feeding, most levers can be fussy about bullet shape. So, you may have to experiment. Don't be surprised at that. The cowboy bullets are made to feed in the levers. You can get a bullet that loads in a 38 Special case that will give the correct length for a 357 Magnum rifle. Also, the truncated cone bullets worked well for me.
I would call it at a 50-50 chance of getting a good one. Sometimes they will fix it went sent back and some will require a number of returns.
The reason I won't recommend the Rossi today is that they will not sell you parts, if they haven't changed policy again. Plan on sending it back just to get minor parts.
stevesgunz has custom parts parts and a video I would recommend if you get one. The 92 design is a little hard to take apart until you get the hang of it.
Concerning feeding, most levers can be fussy about bullet shape. So, you may have to experiment. Don't be surprised at that. The cowboy bullets are made to feed in the levers. You can get a bullet that loads in a 38 Special case that will give the correct length for a 357 Magnum rifle. Also, the truncated cone bullets worked well for me.
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model 19/39
US Veteran
Rossi 357
I have had mine for about five years and love it! It makes a pairing with my model 19 for camping/woods duty. I have shot the Hornady Leverevolutions 357 140 grain, Magtech 158 JSP's and Buffalo Bore 125 grain copper through it without a problem. Groups generally run 2-3 inches with open sights after I bought a replacement rear sight from Steve's Gunz. The original would not line up and shot about 7" low at fifty yards. Replaced the sight and all was well. The 357 round really comes to life when fired from a rifle. I have some 200 grain CorBon hardcast LFN's but haven't tried them yet.
I have had mine for about five years and love it! It makes a pairing with my model 19 for camping/woods duty. I have shot the Hornady Leverevolutions 357 140 grain, Magtech 158 JSP's and Buffalo Bore 125 grain copper through it without a problem. Groups generally run 2-3 inches with open sights after I bought a replacement rear sight from Steve's Gunz. The original would not line up and shot about 7" low at fifty yards. Replaced the sight and all was well. The 357 round really comes to life when fired from a rifle. I have some 200 grain CorBon hardcast LFN's but haven't tried them yet.
Pisgah
Member
Mine's a "Hartford"-branded .45 Colt with 24" octagon barrel. It is a superb rifle in every respect -- fit and finish, action smoothness, trigger, sights and, above all, accuracy. I admit, it is heavy -- a long octagon tube ain't light -- but so slim and well-balanced that toting it in the woods is no more of a burden than carrying a walking stick.
Purchased an early 16" .357 model over 20 years ago, with the same wildcat design on the action as in the above photo by greg inten n. Absolutely the tightest, roughest lever action imaginable. No amount of dry cycling would smooth it out. Sold it to another fella who loves it! For every Jack, there's a Jill.
Kaaskop49
Shield #5103
Kaaskop49
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