Rossi 92 looks like I got a keeper

[Smoke4320]

As many know I was asking about a Rossi 92 in 38/357 .
Got one in today. Wood to metal fit and finish is very good.
Trigger is awesome.
Now for the shooting part
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[DerekP Houston]

looks like a shooter, where's the pics of the gun though!?

[TXGunNut]

Yep, it'll do! Mine needed a bit of windage adjustment as well. I think yours won't need much. Hmmm...my load is 3.5grs BE.

[shoot-n-lead]

Good...glad it works well.

Mine, has been AWESOME.

[Bzcraig]

Got one cheap from a friend ffl in 45LC that gad a couple 'issues' that turned out to be pretty simple fixes. I REALLY like the rifle and it too is a shooter.

[modified5]

Very cool! Love it when they shoot that good out of the box.
I've got a Ruger mark 3 target model that I think is going to end up for sale so I can get some seed money to pick one up in .357 to go with my .44.
They are just too much fun!

[KCcactus]

Congrats. Which variation did you get? I have the 20" stainless round barrel and his bigger brother in 44. The 38/357 is lots of fun. Light loads in 38 are also great for young and new shooters. Mine has already introduced 3 kids to center fire rifles. The smiles were priceless. With 357 mag loads, it's a different beast. My son got his first deer with the M92 and a cast 357 mag load. IF my son manages to talk me out of that rifle, I'll have to buy another one.

[Smoke4320]

KCcactus
its a 16" Stainless version

[NyFirefighter357]

I'd like to p/u a 38/357 lever action looks like some good fun. I was thinking Henry but I'd go Rossi too if stainless.

[EllasPapa]

I've gone a roundabout route with mine. I started out with a Mare's leg. Up here in Canada, we don't have to jump through any hoops like my American friends with ATF paperwork for an SBR; I ordered a model 92 stock from Boyd's on sale for $55. and slapped it on my Ranch Hand. Now I've got the world's shortest 92, and absolutely love it!

It's FAR and away my most frequently used rifle. I'm on a Search & Rescue team, and where I live, we get a lot of calls into the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. We have a HUGE problem with cougars & Black Bears; big enough that our team does not deploy unless there's a rifle or shotgun present for every four members. I carry the Rossi in a short tactical scabbard mounted on my day pack, and can get it out and in action VERY quickly, just reaching behind my head.

I worked up a good, hot round with 180gr. hard cast bullets in .357 cases that should be a showstopper for any cat, or bear up to probably 400lbs or so. Since the vast majority of bears in our area run 2-250lbs, I expect a decently placed shot will turn out the lights right handy. I've taken several coyotes with this load out to about 60 yards and only one managed to take even one step after hitting him. That one was trotting away, so he folded up in 2 or 3 paces too.

For all the negative stuff I heard about these guns before I got mine, I was expecting it to be nothing more than a range toy...which it really was with the shortie stock on it. With the full stock, it became a very good shooting bush carbine that I wouldn't trade for anything...except maybe another one
(BTW, the load I'm using is 13.9 gr. of H4227 behind a 180gr. hardcast truncated cone. It chronoed at 1495fps. it's 2 or 3 tenths of a grain over what Hodgson specs for a max load, so I'd load UP to that, don't start there)

[John Boy]

Smoke - nice to hear that you are pleased with your 38/357 Rossi. I like the Rossi M92's also - have three and they do a good job with the bores in Brazil
* 24" brass frame, 45LC - below average fit to finish (FTF) that I redid - 15,000 plus BP reloads, no leading and no broken rifle parts
* 20 brass frame, 45LC - FTF got better - 2-3,000 reloads and no issues with the rifle
* The 3rd one, 20" 38/357 blued came last week. FTF and bluing is excellent ... the rifle is now at the gunsmith's to be relined to a 32-20. The only unknown mod is ... will the extractor claw tip have to be lengthened with a good probability it won't. Otherwise the 32-20 rounds feed to the tube - extract from the tube onto the lifter - chamber and hopefully will lever extract with no mod
I wanted an original '92 as a shooter 32-20, not a collector. All the '92s for sale that have an 85% bore and are not 'wreaks'... your looking at $1500 or plus. And no, I don't like Marlins - either originals or the new 32-20 model

[gunshot98]

I am looking at getting two Rossi 92's but the threads in the receiver need to be chased. I don't know the thread diameter but i think the pitch is 27. Not sure though. Can any of you help me with this problem? They are both 45 LC caliber.

[beechbum444]

I'm headed to Buds Gun Shop after reading this post.

[Captain Midnight]

Picked up 2 Rossi/357 for the twin grandsons.... Consecutive serial #s... Shootin' 38s so far.... Fun. Captain

[rondog]

Get 'em while you can, Rossi 92's are getting hard to find. They told me a lot of models have been discontinued.

I recently bought an R92-52011, stainless, 24" octagonal barrel, .45 Colt. A wonderful rifle and a great shooter! I wanted the blued model 52001, but nobody has one of those anywhere, except the one I found locally with crooked sights.

[FISH4BUGS]

I was lucky to get a Rossi (Interarms) round barrel saddle ring carbine in 38/357. The early Interarms Rossis were extremely well made and the fit and finish is wonderful. I THINK this one is from the early 80's.
Shoots great also. H&G #51 w/ 4.1 gr 231 in 38 brass. Same in 357 except 5.1 gr 231.
Shoot it all day long with 38's.

[Blackwater]

Thanks for the post! I've been looking at the Rossi's for a long time, but haven't been able to pull the trigger on one yet, because I just WANT an older Marlin. You bring me closer to pulling the trigger on one myself, especially since I played with a 16" bbl. SS .357 in the LGS. It was very smooth, right from the factory, and I came close to getting the checkbook out on that one. Now, I'm sorry I didn't.

Only thing really keeping me from pulling the trigger now, is I just KNOW I'll finally find a Marlin if I write a check for the Rossi! My luck just seems to run that way (sigh). I'd rather have an American made product because I like being a prig about that, but now, I'm pretty much like the old buzzard sitting on a limb, thinking "If something doesn't die pretty soon, I'm gonna' go KILL sumthin'!" I should have gotten a Marlin a long time ago, probably (sigh). Too soon old, too late smart, I guess!

[hylander]

I to am looking for a Rossi, I can not locate any and I work for one of the larger stores.
Looking for the R92-51001 or R92-51203 or 51003

[John Boy]

R92 -52xxx ?... there are no model numbers that are R92-51xxx
Contact Steve Young @ Steve's Gunzs ... http://store.stevesgunz.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=10_12_4

[victorfox]

Get 'em while you can, Rossi 92's are getting hard to find. They told me a lot of models have been discontinued. I recently bought an R92-52011, stainless, 24" octagonal barrel, .45 Colt. A wonderful rifle and a great shooter! I wanted the blued model 52001, but nobody has one of those anywhere, except the one I found locally with crooked sights. Given the state of things here in Brazil and the almost bankrupt Taurus, if you find one of their guns that WORKS and you like, buy and keep it! Every year less and less models are put on the market and more and more taken from it. That said, I regret not getting a 94 revolver (9shot 22) and another 62 pump rifle (have old one from Rossi, made in 1987-89 probably).

[Speedo66]

I bought one last year that's a fine rifle. It's a model R92-56002, blue .357 20". It's a discontinued model, but try and find it because it comes stock with the factory scope base in the box. The gun also comes drilled & tapped from the factory so it's an easy install. Rossi no longer makes the scope base so it's a nice find.

I looked specifically for that model and was able to find it on Gunbroker. A small shop in a depressed area had it just sitting for a while from what I was told when I called them.

I also found a new factory shrink wrapped Rossi tang sight thrown in a pile in a local gun store. That sight is also no longer produced, so grab it if you see one.

[hylander]

r92 -52xxx ?... There are no model numbers that are r92-51xxx
contact steve young @ steve's gunzs ... http://store.stevesgunz.com/index.php?main_page=index&cpath=10_12_4

R92-51001 = M92 rifle .38/357 blue 12+1 24" oct barrel
R92-51003 = M92 rifle .38/357 blue/case hdnd 12+1 24" oct bbl

Thanks for the link to Steve's.
Left a message and an email.

[Mauser48]

Thinking hard about getting a rossi next. I need to decide on either a 20 inch blued round barrel or 24 inch blued octagon barrel. The case hardened looks nice too. I hope they can be made to feed 38's good.

[Smoke4320]

mine feeds 38's with no problem at all

[DerekP Houston]

Given the state of things here in Brazil and the almost bankrupt Taurus, if you find one of their guns that WORKS and you like, buy and keep it! Every year less and less models are put on the market and more and more taken from it. That said, I regret not getting a 94 revolver (9shot 22) and another 62 pump rifle (have old one from Rossi, made in 1987-89 probably).

Dang, that is a good point.

[FergusonTO35]

Slim pickings on the Rossi website, looks like the only .357's available have a heavy octagonal barrel and painful curved buttplate. So, Taurus is in bad shape huh? Makes sense that Rossi would be the first to get thrown from the train. I wonder if Brazilians have a word similar to "Remlin" for the Taurus made Rossi guns.

[rondog]

Slim pickings on the Rossi website, looks like the only .357's available have a heavy octagonal barrel and painful curved buttplate. So, Taurus is in bad shape huh? Makes sense that Rossi would be the first to get thrown from the train. I wonder if Brazilians have a word similar to "Remlin" for the Taurus made Rossi guns.

On a .357 rifle with the heavy octagonal barrel the recoil would be so mild that curved buttplate would be a non-issue. I recently got that rifle in .45 Colt, and it's a joy to shoot. Well, this weekend I tried out some he-man deerslayer loads, and those had some good thump to them. Ruger/rifle only loads, not safe for my SSA clone.

But if you can get one of these in .357/.38, do it! They're disappearing fast.

[hylander]

Think I will go ahead and order one tomorrow.
20" round barrel .357

https://www.budsgunshop.com/catalog/product_info.php/products_id/56500/Rossi+357+Magnum+Lever+Action+w20%22+Round+Blue+Ba rrelWalnut

[FergusonTO35]

Don't get me wrong. I like octagonal barrels, just not on a .357. The curved buttplates are pretty to look at but that's about it. Unless I find an outstanding deal on a Rossi my next lever action is going to be a Henry.

[fecmech]

Don't get me wrong. I like octagonal barrels, just not on a .357. The curved buttplates are pretty to look at but that's about it. Unless I find an outstanding deal on a Rossi my next lever action is going to be a Henry.
Your Round barreled Henry in .357 will only be a couple ounces lighter than the octagon 92 if weight is whats bothering you. If the curved buttplate is the problem there are replacement buttstocks for Rossi 92's in the shotgun style with flat butt for about $75.

[TXGunNut]

Thanks for the post! I've been looking at the Rossi's for a long time, but haven't been able to pull the trigger on one yet, because I just WANT an older Marlin....Only thing really keeping me from pulling the trigger now, is I just KNOW I'll finally find a Marlin if I write a check for the Rossi! My luck just seems to run that way (sigh)....


Understood! Been watching for a Marlin for some time, recently ran across (and snagged!) an R92 in 38/357. Not really looking for a Marlin 94 these days, my luck I'll find one I can almost afford, lol.

[A pause for the COZ]

I have one, Best load so far by a mile is 125gr rnfp ahead of 5 gr of Herco 38 special case.
the 125 gr pill runs best in the 1 in 30 twist of the Rossi and the Herco is the ticket for the 16 inch barrel.
5gr load of Herco results in the same pressure as a 4 gr load of unique but nets you at least 100 fps extra velocity.

These are at 100 yards with a scout scoped Rossi M92 sand bag rest. Of course the reason I took that image is because it was the best its ever done. And i was in a zone with breathing and trigger control that day.
But is a fair representation of the consistency of the load.

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