Rossi 45 Colt

[Tenbender]

Before I buy this mold does anyone know if I will have any feeding problems in a Rossi ? LY 2660490 Lyman 452 mold , 255 gr GC.

[knifemaker]

I believe that mold is for a semi-wad cutter and it MAY hang up on the front edge of the forward drive band. You should look for a mold that is a round nose flat point,RNFP, style for best feeding in a lever action rifle.

[ukrifleman]

I believe that mold is for a semi-wad cutter and it MAY hang up on the front edge of the forward drive band. You should look for a mold that is a round nose flat point,RNFP, style for best feeding in a lever action rifle.

+1 for a RNFP bullet for a '92 Rossi in 45 Colt, it will certainly feed better.

Rossi's often perform better with a .454 bullet, mine certainly does, so does my shooting buddies '92.

I suggest that you try both .452 and .454 RNFP bullets before investing in a mould.

ukrifleman.

[runfiverun]

mine will feed the 454424 if I seat it to the front drive band and make the round look like a longer rimmed 45 acp.
I have to do the same thing with the H&G 68.

[RPRNY]

The RNFP is without issue. I have run several 225 - 250 SWC and not had any problems but I have not used the specific Lyman molds to which you refer.

[Fa2]

I have two rossi's in 45 LC they both run LBT WFN's just fine, but as others said they prefer a slightly larger size.

[Ron in PA]

My 92 Rossi 45 LC run the RCBS 45-250-FN sized at 452 just fine.

[45-70 Chevroner]

I have two molds for my 92. The one I shoot the most is the Lee 2 R TL 230 gr round nose. I tumble lube only for that boolit and most of my shooting with that boolit is never over 40 yards ie.. cowboy shooting. For health reasons I don't shoot cowboy any more. The other one is the RNFN by Lyman and it shoots very well. I think both of them are .452 or a hair more.

[jh45gun]

I shoot Lee semi wadcutters all day long in my Rossi Ranchhand 45 with out a hiccup.

[w5pv]

Mine loves the 255 rfn so far no failures.

[cajun shooter]

I can't believe the answers on this question, not about the bullets style but the size of the bullet. Rossi has made the 92 lever action rifles in South America, Brazil to be exact for many years. They are very fine rifles but like all other makes of rifles, the bores are not all alike and if you want your rifle to shoot accurately then a bore slugging is the first step. Just because one rifle needs a certain size does not mean they all do.
The Rossi will function without a hitch with just a small amount of tweaking and a very strong action also. Enjoy David

[Ken in Iowa]

My Rossi 45 will feed 200 gr SWC bullets when seated to the middle of the front driving band and lightly crimped.

RCBS 45-230-CM feed quite smoothly and may drop a fatter boolet than that New Lyman.

After reading the responses here I'll try some sized .454

[Maximumbob54]

I don't own a .45 but I do own a .357 and .44 and have yet to find a bullet profile they won't feed. The only thing that holds you back is the OAL of the cartridge.