Rossi 92 in .357

[fiver]

and the Marlin can be cleaned from the breech,..

so can the winchester, everyone makes a huge deal out of stripping down a 92, but in reality it takes all of 3-4 minutes.

 

[richhodg66]

A few years ago, I bought one of the Rossi 92s, mine is a .45 Colt, very short with open sights. I have not sorked with it enough, basically just shot whatever I loaded for the revolvers.

That short sight radius and open sights is a weakness. Figured a Williams receiver sight designed for a '94 would be easy enough to mount up, but the front sight is not removeable and I never mounted a peep sight on a lever gun that didn't require a new front sight height.

Oh, mine is a pre-safety one, which I like. Honestly, it's not a bad looking rifle, stock finish and blueing is decent. One of these days when I get around to it, I'll start working up loads for it and see what she'll do.

 

[Jeff H]

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A friend has a SS 92' Rossi . Stupid thing would run even 38 WC as fast as you could shuck it but nothin' doin' ina 357 case . I did the defarb on the inside and it would run 357 WC . You could manage 357 with some jiggly manipulation of the lever or rolling it on its side .

It also didn't matter if the cases nickel or brass .

I got mine in 08 or 09, I think. It was a mess, but I believe it was an anomaly, because most others reported better luck, but still the need for preliminary work before theirs would run right. By the time it did, it ran marvelously but at considerable cost of time, effort and a fair amount of blood from my hands and fingers.

If I had to do it again - I WOULDN'T, but I am getting the impression they all come out of the factory a lot nicer and much more predictably so than before their retooling a while back.

 

[fiver]

yeah that was the rossi to taurus changeover period, when taurus knew it all and wouldn't listen.
turning out wonderful stupidity items like 357's that wouldn't shoot anything other than 125gr. bullets or 44's that struggled with anything over 200.
they finally went back and talked to Rossi [then listened] and things started turning around again.

your still the final QC guy though and you can pretty much judge a book by the cover in this case.

 

[Jeff H]

so can the winchester, everyone makes a huge deal out of stripping down a 92, but in reality it takes all of 3-4 minutes.

It's not a huge deal, but more like the difference between tearing down a Ruger Security Six versus a Charter Arms Undercover.

MUCH more convenient to break down and (more importantly) reassemble the Ruger, but I still prefer the Charters to the Rugers. It's a minor point, but still worth mentioning. Same way with the 92 v. 94. I'll forego that convenience myself for the other attributes I feel the 92 has over the 94.

Once I got mine working the way it should have, I never had to take it apart again anyway, and neither ha my brother who owns it now. The bore in mine was one of the nicest I've seen, including a number of barrels which cost me much more than the whole 92 did.

 

[Jeff H]

...they finally went back and talked to Rossi [then listened] and things started turning around again...

Now, that's interesting. Have you seen the latest Rossi revolvers yet? Made by Taurus, as far as I can tell, BUT they listened to Rossi and went back to the firing pin on the hammer/rebound slide/hammer block action. No lock either. I just got their six-shot, 3" 357 and I must say that it is a VERY nice revolver - "Colt, D-Frame-sized,"according to those who know Colt frame sizes. A tad bigger than a Smith J-Frame, but smaller than a K-frame.
After a very light "tune-up," it is one slick little revolver. I'm thinking of ditching the 3" LCRX 38 and getting another one of these now. Still not a fan of Rossi's parts policy, but they seem to be putting out some really nice guns now. I was a fan of the older, pre-Taurus" Rossi revolvers and the new ones are pretty close to those again, but more refined.

 

[Jeff H]

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That short sight radius and open sights is a weakness. Figured a Williams receiver sight designed for a '94 would be easy enough to mount up, but the front sight is not removeable and I never mounted a peep sight on a lever gun that didn't require a new front sight height...

I got a new-old-stock Williams for a Remington 760 very cheaply and flattened the back of the base with my "Nicholson Mill." Two holes to D/T, which is easy with the flat receiver, and it made a HUGE difference. Used the original front sight with the gold bead removes and a small section of brass soldered into a notch I cut for it. Same height as the original.

EDIT: The scope was used to develop loads and eventually came off and the peep was the main sighting system. Very sleek, quick and handy.

 

[fiver]

i've seen some talk about the new revolver, but ain't taken any real interest in one.

i have an older Rossi in 357 and it's been a good gun over the years.
my only complaint is 2 of the cylinders are a touch off from the others.
not a mile but enough to notice, then again IIRC i paid like 179$ for the thing.

 

[Jeff H]

i've seen some talk about the new revolver, but ain't taken any real interest in one.

i have an older Rossi in 357 and it's been a good gun over the years.
my only complaint is 2 of the cylinders are a touch off from the others.
not a mile but enough to notice, then again IIRC i paid like 179$ for the thing.

Had that happen with my first Flat Top 44 Special from Lipsey's and Ruger replaced that puppy rather quickly. Not sure it would go nearly as smoothly with Rossi - I don't know.

On the new Rossi I just got, everything lines up very nicely. It replaced a newer Taurus of the same basic configuration, and that Taurus was pretty darned nice for Taurus. Taurus has really stepped up their game recently, but the small-frames still have horrendous trigger pulls. The new Rossis correct that quite nicely.

 

[CWLONGSHOT]

These long barrel Octagon Rossi's are not as common.

I put a tang peep on mine as well.

 

[462]

. . . but the front sight is not removeable and I never mounted a peep sight on a lever gun that didn't require a new front sight height.

Rich, if the front sight is incorporated with the barrel band, I think Steve's Gunz sels band/sight combinations in different heights. Too, he has a ghost ring rear sight, that I recently installed on my Uberti 1866, but have yet to shoot. However, sighting across the street it is a far better setup than the factory semi-buckhorn.

 

[Ben]

Here is my Rossi 92, 357 Magnum with a HoloSight :
( My grandson Trevor doing the shooting )


Range is 35 yards, 5.3 grs. of Unique in 38 Spec. cases.

10 rounds

 

[richhodg66]

I'll check into that, I like the idea of a ghost ring.

 

[Mainiac]

the 24" rifles are sweeet, and stupidly hard to find.

i only have a blued round barrel carbine in 357 but it is pretty much the perfect 100yd. truck gun.
as in i can whip it around the truck almost like a pistol, and whatever i shoot at better not be within 100yds. if it wants to live.

I looked for years,and finally found a 357 marlin 1894,,born on 1982.with peep sight,,it shoots clay pigeons 50 yards,,with boring regularity!!
Youngest son still claims its his,,but i told him,as long as im vertical and breathing,ITS MINE!

 

[Thumbcocker]

Traded for a 24" octagon barrel one. Pick it up Tuesday. Mrs.Thumbcocker likes the feel of it. The shop has at least one more 24" if anyone wants the details p.m. me they will do online sales. They also had several of the shorter barrel ones.

 

[Tom]

Apparently Howa made these M1 Carbine Sporters in the 1960s.
I never knew about them until the day I bought it from a coworker for $400.
I brought it and its leatherette case into the house and Wife picked it up, shouldered it a couple of times and said “It’s mine!”
It’s a very good gun.

I don't know why I never owned an m1 carbine. I've shot a couple and they felt very natural in my hands. Rebarreling one in a rimless 357 using a 223 case seems like a good idea.

 

[RicinYakima]

I don't know why I never owned an m1 carbine. I've shot a couple and they felt very natural in my hands. Rebarreling one in a rimless 357 using a 223 case seems like a good idea.

The action is unable to take the pressure. IMI once converted M1 carbines to 357 Magnum with a pump action, not semiauto. While they would take a proof load, within a couple of hundred rounds the lugs set back into the action. The larger case of the .223 would only make it worse.

 

[Rushcreek]

I think of the .30 Carbine as a .22 Magnum with a 110 gr bullet. Very fun to shoot but I’ve yet to hunt with it. I think that a close range deer would be dispatched with a JSP or a Lee C309113F at 2000 fps handily.

 

[trapper9260]

I have the 16" and shoot everything in it that I do in my BH of the same ammo , The thing with Rossi you need to have some things change on the. The follower to start with and I had the safety removed since you have the half cock . I forgot what else I had done on it , I had my friend the gunsmith work on it. I was shooting some test rounds with it one time and some thing broke and since he had it , I had him change what ever he needed besides fix the problem. He said that it is accurate rifle that he is able to hit a 6 " steel plate at 100 yards . He loves the gun. Since he fixed it and change the parts that he know will give problems , It is good to go . I shoot up to 200 grs cast in it . It is dead on as long I do my part. It is open sights that came with it .