rossi 92 sights?

[theangrydangler]

just got a new rossi 92 and the sights are so so. i dont see many options for aftermarket sights for them other than a tang sight which i have absolutely no experience in using. does anyone have aftermarket sights on their rossi 92 and are they significantly better than the factory sights?

[JoeJames]

I am crazy about my Rossi R92 in 44 magnum; however, I agree on the sights. I am thinking about getting a Williams Gun Sight 5D Series Winchester 94/36 Receiver Peep Sight. Kind of pricey and the Rossi will have to be drilled and tapped, but I expect I will do it sooner or later.

[Texas by God]

I put a Dockendorff rear on mine when I had one and it was a big improvement over the 3/4 buckhorn rear it came with. I see them online quite often. The flat top u-notch did the trick for me. A reciever sight is best but it's gonna cost you. I despise tang sights but that's just me.

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[northmn]

I am crazy about my Rossi R92 in 44 magnum; however, I agree on the sights. I am thinking about getting a Williams Gun Sight 5D Series Winchester 94/36 Receiver Peep Sight. Kind of pricey and the Rossi will have to be drilled and tapped, but I expect I will do it sooner or later.

I did that to mine. Remove the screw holding the lugs and remove a lug and D&T it. Whole new rifle with a receiver sight. When I got mine in 357 it shot high with any 357 factory load. I filed off the rear sight a bit and cut a new notch into it then later did the receiver sight.

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[AnthonyB]

If it is a "new" Rossi the barrel should be drilled and tapped for a scope mount that NOE sells. Look under the rear sight and you will see the tapped holes if they are there. I put red dots on my last two Rossi's and love them.
Tony

[saguaro]

I bought a Marbles front sight with brass bead and cut and filed until it fit the slot for the original brass blade and then put a marbles tang sight on with the windage adjustment. The dovetail on mine for the rear sight was a strange size that prevented me from just replacing. Works great using the tang sight as a ghost ring.

[shortlegs]

I use Skinner sights on my Marlin. Check with them to see if they will fit your Rossi. Skinner has models that fit on the barrel, just replaces the rear sight.

[pietro]

Please refer to the other post you made on this same subject.

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Any sight that fits a Winchester 18944/94 will also fit a Model 92 - even a Rossi.

The Rossi receiver with needs be D/T'd for a receiver sight, and the tang D/T'd for a tang sight.


I installed a Williams 5D-94SE receiver sight meant for an Angle Eject Winchester 94 onto my .357 Rossi M-92 via D/T'ing a single 6-48 screw hole atop each receiver sidewall.

I chose a receiver sight meant for the Angle Eject Winchester because it carries the horizontal bar behind the sight base ILO atop it - which meant I could lower the staff enough to use the issue height front sight blade.


https://i.imgur.com/z1sR2ALm.jpg https://i.imgur.com/U7F3Zabm.jpg


My Rossi had a bolt-top lawyer safety, with interfered with the sight in it's lowest position, so I tossed it and made a flat safety replacement plug.




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[Texas by God]

I don't know the reasoning for it but my cuz by Muleshoe has a William's 5D on his early .357 Puma mounted on the right side with the windage slide reversed. It works for him ok.

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[indian joe]

Please refer to the other post you made on this same subject.

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Any sight that fits a Winchester 18944/94 will also fit a Model 92 - even a Rossi.

The Rossi receiver with needs be D/T'd for a receiver sight, and the tang D/T'd for a tang sight.


I installed a Williams 5D-94SE receiver sight meant for an Angle Eject Winchester 94 onto my .357 Rossi M-92 via D/T'ing a single 6-48 screw hole atop each receiver sidewall.

I chose a receiver sight meant for the Angle Eject Winchester because it carries the horizontal bar behind the sight base ILO atop it - which meant I could lower the staff enough to use the issue height front sight blade.


https://i.imgur.com/z1sR2ALm.jpg https://i.imgur.com/U7F3Zabm.jpg


My Rossi had a bolt-top lawyer safety, with interfered with the sight in it's lowest position, so I tossed it and made a flat safety replacement plug.




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Instead of that flat plug in the bolt could you not make it into a bolt mounted peep ? like the model 71 winchester had - it would be a very neat arrangement. Cool factor out the roof!

[AnthonyB]

Steve'sgunz sells a bolt mounted peep. I have it on one rifle that now lives with my youngest son. mine had a lot of play in it, and I eventually wound up epoxying it in place. I like the barrel mounted red dot much better!
Tony

[indian joe]

Steve'sgunz sells a bolt mounted peep. I have it on one rifle that now lives with my youngest son. mine had a lot of play in it, and I eventually wound up epoxying it in place. I like the barrel mounted red dot much better!
Tony

effective I guess, but cool factor = zero

[dekeshooter]

Steve'sgunz sells a bolt mounted peep. I have it on one rifle that now lives with my youngest son. mine had a lot of play in it, and I eventually wound up epoxying it in place. I like the barrel mounted red dot much better!
Tony

Mine had significant side to side play in it when installed. I rotated the bushing that the peep mounted in 90 degrees and then filed a slimmer groove for the roll pin. My sight is now wobble free and I am very pleased with how it performs. It gives me a longer sight radius than a peep mounted in the factory sight dovetail and also does not require drilling and tapping like a receiver sight would.

[pietro]

Instead of that flat plug in the bolt could you not make it into a bolt mounted peep ? like the model 71 winchester had - it would be a very neat arrangement. Cool factor out the roof!


BT, DT - Before www.stevesgunz.com started to market his safety replacement bolt peep sight, I made a plug from a Remington CF autoloader trigger guard safety button for another Rossi M-92 I had, then D/T'd it for an XS Sights aperture I had paying around.


https://i.imgur.com/DviVclUl.jpg

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[AnthonyB]

Indian joe, I am a 52 year old fat man and gave up on trying to be cool long ago!

[Speedo66]

The Smith Shop in RI is a good source for some Rossi parts, better prices, and $5 shipping total, no matter what you order. Spring kits, safety filler plug, SS mag followers, etc.

http://www.thesmithshop.com/new_products.html

This mount allows you place a red dot or scout scope on your Rossi carbine, using the factory holes under your rear sight. http://noebulletmolds.com/NV/index.php?cPath=103&osCsid=25t3cm0034s41tgffa133ofce1

[rbuck351]

My Puma 92 in 454 has no factory holes under the rear sight so I made my own safety plug and drilled and tapped it for a screw with a small disc brazed on the end. Works very well. I do have the scope base from NOE so one of these days I will drill and tap for it.