Have one Rossi should I get another?

[ravelode]

I have a Rio Grande 30-30 blued that I bought for $267 new😍. It's still in the box after 2 years😞. I really want a M92 in .357, mostly for low cost plinking. Should I trade/sell it to buy the .357? Money is very tight right now.

[rancher1913]

most time​ selling a gun is a losing proposition, you will not get what you paid for it, so constantly trading one gun in on another, you are going downhill. save up and buy the gun or not its your money.

[Outer Rondacker]

This day and age you should get more then what you paid for that 30-30. No clue why but the 357 is going to run you double what you paid for that 30-30.

[rbuck351]

Your 30/30 will shoot cast plinkers just as well as a 357 maybe better and just as cheap. I would save my pocket change until I could afford a 92 in 357. In the mean time, I'd have that 30/30 slinging lead.

[OverMax]

Should I trade/sell it to buy the .357? Money is very tight right now.

Never trade or sell. Keep every one you've acquired. The only one who makes out on such gun dealings is the one who smiles turns and walks away with the firearm.

Money is tight. Well sir~~that seems to be shared problem these days.

[Outer Rondacker]

Your 30/30 will shoot cast plinkers just as well as a 357 maybe better and just as cheap. I would save my pocket change until I could afford a 92 in 357. In the mean time, I'd have that 30/30 slinging lead.
Good point.

[Rifle 57]

You better keep them all the Demo Bitch is going to try and take them all.

[trapper9260]

Do not sell any gun if it is me and just save up for what other one you want.I know how it is for money being tight.It is all around.But like was stated you can do alot with loads for the 30-30 you can also get some light load and boolits and make them work also in that same gun.Just work toward to get the other one for later or you can find a place that let you just make payments on it till you get it paid off.That is just to give you a idea.that you might like to try.But do not sell.I have some guns that some people ask if I would like to sell them and I said no I do not sell any of my guns,when start to do that you got problems that is too bad. They told me then if you ever do want to sell it let me know.But that dose not mean you will get the price that you are looking for also or want.

[ravelode]

This sounds like sound advice I've already "thinned the herd" enough time to use what I've got until I can afford better ��

[KCcactus]

Should you get another Rossi? Of course. But then, I'm a bit biased.
http://castboolits.gunloads.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=97993&d=1393469502

That's a 44 mag on top and 357 mag below, both in 20" stainless.
The 357 is cheaper to feed, but they are both fun. The 357 is special because my son got his first deer with it.

[PerpetualStudent]

This forum has a wealth of knowledge on "gallery" "cat sneeze" "mouse fart" "ultra light" and "round ball" loads that use little lead, a primer, and a few grains of powder to practice for cheap. And a really nice thing about these loads they often don't require actual reloading equipment and the brass lasts and lasts. These days a cat sneeze .30-30 would cost lest to plink with than a .22, and it'd get you trigger time on your existing gun.

I'd see about finding some of those loads for your .30-30 and spend money on range time.

[BlackPowderBen]

Buying 30-30 from the store will burn a hole in your wallet real fast. Then again, I'm so used to black powder that it may seem worse to me than to others.

[CITYREPO61]

I have the 16 inch and 20 inch rossi 357 and they are awsome
Love taking them to the range.
When 22 lr was non existent I was shooting 38 loads for less than a nickel a piece.

[northmn]

Asking about what gun to keep or get is based on far more info than provided. The 30-30 is a fantastic all around rifle if one handloads and casts. I have both a 357 and a 32-20 and honestly could state that I would be as well off owning 2 30-30's, one probably a 94 with a reciever sight and another a scoped Marlin. The 94 Win would be sighted in and loaded down for cast laods and the Marlin suited for deer hunting. The 94 is about as handy either the 357 or the 32-20 and a lot more versatile. only gain with a 357 is whether I already had 357 laoding supplies. Still I think if its one or the other I would want the 30-30 s its just more versatile.

DP

[TCLouis]

Look at all of the boolit choices that will do well in 30 caliber.

Not so many in 357.

[hornady308]

I also wanted a Rossi 92 in 357 for "low cost plinking." Yeah, right. I ended up buying lots of different molds for the 357 so I could save money. Don't kid yourself. You can do lots of low cost plinking with the 30-30 using plain base bullets and Red Dot. So, you might as well keep the 30-30 and save up to get the 357, too. That way you can have two Rossi's for low cost plinking.

[FISH4BUGS]

I don't have a 30-30 but I DO have an Interarms Rossi (probably early 1980's) 92 16" carbine in 357. The quality and workmanship is great.
I shoot 38's and 357's - 38 = H&G #39 (158 gr rn) with 4 gr 231; 357 same with 5 gr 231 - cheaper than I can shoot a 22. The only real cost is the primer and the powder. The lead I got for free (2500 lbs of wheel weights when a friend sold his tire shop) and the powder is a negligible cost....maybe a penny (in 8 lb jugs) and the primers are about 3 cents each (in lots of 5000) and the brass lasts forever. So...for $2 for a box of 50, that is cheap shooting!
PLUS it is a fun gun. I don't know about your 30-30 but I will stand behind the 357 all day!

[Nicholas]

While I might enjoy a 357 carbine, I would never give up my 30-30 marlin to get one. The latter is more versatile and plenty fun to shoot, and I have had many great experiences with it over the decades. I agree with Outer Rondacker that keeping and enjoying the rifle you have is the most desirable course of action. Maybe you can acquire the 357 through savings, yard sales, or taking on odd jobs, the old tried and true methods for acquiring such toys.

[TXGunNut]

Why is the 30-30 still NIB after two years? Have you invested in 30-30 dies or .30 moulds? If your 357 will see a similar fate one NIB Rossi is as good as another, might as well stick with the one you have. What are your goals, likes and intentions? I don't own a Rossi (yet) but can assure you both are very serviceable firearms.

[shoot-n-lead]

most time​ selling a gun is a losing proposition, you will not get what you paid for it, so constantly trading one gun in on another, you are going downhill. save up and buy the gun or not its your money.

If you are losing money on guns...you are buying too high.

[kungfustyle]

This is like walking into the barn and asking should I have another drink. Why yes, yes you should. Start shooting the 30-30 and save up for the 357. If you keep an eye out Budsgunshop will have a sale from time to time. I just got my Rossi 44 mag 20 inch for under $450 and that is with a lifetime warranty. Just keep checking the web site. When it goes on sale they have a 90 day layaway. Buy it and pay it off before the 90 days are up. Only time I sell a gun is when I can't get it to shoot like I want it. Other than that, you won't find another 30-30 for $265 again.

[Boerrancher]

I have two Rossi 92's in 45LC. I bought one back in the early 90's, and in the late 90's I found the other in a pawnshop NIB and bought it. It is still NIB. Both are pre safety models. I learned along time ago, never let go of a good shooting gun. I do have guns that I will sell, simply because they don't shoot the way I want them to.

i get that money is tight. I have to watch what I buy, but I learned along time ago there is no job to mienial for me to do so that I can pick up some spending money. I have spent my Saturday's cleaning out a fence row for $40. Way les than minimum wage for 8 hours of work, but it was an extra $40 that I could save for a gun, or buy powder, or primers with.

Take everyones advice and shoot the 30-30. Save your money and buy the 357. Guns are only going to get more expensive and possibly harder to come by depending on what this gooberment decides to do.

Best wishes

Joe

[Ed in North Texas]

If you are losing money on guns...you are buying too high.

Depends on how you calculate it. I bought a DCM Carbine in '60 or '61 (IIRC) for $17.xx (also IIRC) delivered by Railway Express. To help with college costs (married, GI Bill paid $125/mo) I traded it for a typewriter so I could type my papers. Compared to the then current price of an M1 Carbine, I lost my butt. Compared to the price I paid, I came out ahead. When I consider the money saved (that I didn't have even though I was working 40 hrs/week at a night job), and the contribution to the later earnings, it was darned well worth it. And yes, I have another one which I paid lots more for. No longer have a typewriter though. :-P

[Steve E]

Keep the dirty thirty and save for the 92. I have three Rossi's so far. I really want a 357 mag in one but I keep buying 1911's, I bought three 1911's this year, a stainless 9mm, a stainless 10 mm and a Kimber Eclipse target II and two Browning Hi Powers. I WILL get a 357 mag 92 soon.

Steve.......

[Airman Basic]

one thing i don't see mentioned. 30-30 brass is lots easier to find after ejection.

[crashdummy]

I never sold or traded any of my guns during my first 77 Earth years.
Now I find that my grand and great grand kids do not appreciate fine blued steel and real walnut.
They like aluminum and plastic. So rather than leaving them a weapon that will stay in a closet
or be sold in a garage sale I am selling or trading my milsurp collection for modern firearms
more to their liking. I have enjoyed them for many years, so all is good.

[Four Fingers of Death]

Buying a Rossi 92 is never a mistake, but if bucks are tight, bucks are tight.

The 30/30 is a fine rifle and will serve you well. If it is unfired in the box, I'd resist using it for awhile and try and swap it for a 92. There are plenty of free or cheap places on FaceBook, etc to sell or swap your rifle. If you don't manage to sell it in a reasonable time, I'd clean the preservative of it and buy a cheap Lee mould and go shooting with it.

It will outlast you if you look after it. They are a great rifle.

[atlas366]

I have the 16 inch and 20 inch rossi 357 and they are awsome
Love taking them to the range.

I have one of the 16" rifles, perhaps handier than even my M1 carbine, not sure yet. I've had a little trouble finding a load that I love, but you can squeeze a lot of short range versatility out of this chambering, particularly at close range. The velocity of some of the sub 130gr .357 loads is just stunning.

[historicfirearms]

If you really want a 357 then trade off or sell that 30-30 and get what you really want. Better to have what you want and will use rather than have a gun sit unused for years. I get bored with some guns rather quickly and trade them off for something else, sometimes "losing" money in the deal. I look at it as paying rent on a gun, using it for a while to figure out what you really need or want. It's lots cheaper than having to save up the full amount to purchase a new gun out right.

[chajohnson]

I've never come out ahead on selling a gun to buy another. I do own a Rossi 92 in 357 mag. Frankly casting, loading for, and shooting that rifle is the most fun you can have with your clothes on. I watched for it to go on sale on line then pulled the trigger. I also bought a Rio Grande in 30-30 when they 1st came out and it is a great gun as well. I got it almost as cheap as you did. What I really like about it is its Marlin style action without the micro groove rifling that makes it so cast bullet friendly. it will shoot as accurately as my Savage 340 in 30-30, and much better than my Win 94 of the same caliber. My dos centavos is save some bucks and watch some of the gun auction sites. I've gotten some great deals on line that apparently no one else was paying attention to. Be patient.