Regarding that Rossi 92 I picked up . . .

[Naphtali]

I listened to the information I obtained on my recent thread about converting my stainless steel 44 Magnum Rossi 92. I ordered ammunition and reloading supplies. Now I need two "fixes." The rifle has a yellow plastic magazine tube follower. It also has the dreaded safety atop the rear of its breech bolt.

1. Where do I acquire a metal magazine tube follower for 44 Magnum? What metal do I want (if more than one metal is available)? How do I install it? The magazine tube has a plug on its muzzle end that has what looks like a coin slot on its front face.

2. The rifle has installed a tang sight. I believe there is some sort of dummy or plug that replaces the safety assembly. Where do I acquire this? How do I install it?
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If either is not easily ower installed when the owner has nominal hand tools only, please let me know, that I can arrange for a gunsmith.

[Packy]

https://stevesgunz.com/

[kungfustyle]

Steve's gunz https://store.stevesgunz.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=4_9&products_id=8&zenid=amgfnni896ua4f9o3pmeku3902
is the answer for you. He also has the safety sight replacement. Just to throw this out there https://www.titanreloading.com/lee-precision-reloading-equipment/lee-pistol-reloading-dies/lee-collet-style-crimp-dies/lee-44-magnum-collet-style-crimp-die this die will help if your bbl slugs out to .432 like mine did. You can use a seater/crimp to seat the boolit and the collet crimp to crimp it down. Works and allows fantastic accuracy for me.

[trapper9260]

You will be happy when you change it , I had my guns smith do a change on my that is in a 357 after something broke on me . Now no more problems and had him remove the 2 safeties off it .

[JoeJames]

https://stevesgunz.com/ . Got a steel follower and a lighter trigger spring from him. Dropped trigger pull from 5 1/2 pounds to 3 1/2. Oregon Trail .431 laser cast 240 grain swc's are the most accurate in my Rossi.

[pietro]

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Given that AFAIK you've made muzzleloading rifles, making these should be a snap for you.

I made both a brass magazine follower and a safety replacement (it's removed via opening the bolt & drifting out the retaining pin) plug with hand tools in about 30mins each.

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

Alternatively, an original magazine follower can be purchased from one of the usual suspects:

http://homesteadparts.com/shop/magazine-follower-winchester-1892-38-44-and-1894-all-cals-and-64-and-model-55-p-1112.html?cPath=1_9



I made the bolt plug using a scrounge box Remington crossbolt safety button chucked in a power hand drill & holding a file against it to turn down to the needed sizes (copy the bottom of the bolt top safety after removing it)



I likewise made the brass follower from an old black powder measure, but I've also made them from an empty straight-wall pistol case of the appropriate size (.40S&W, .45ACP, etc)




FWIW, I also made a safety-replacement bolt peepsight (before Steve introduced his) using the same Remington crossbolt safety button, centrally D/T for a Skinner LoPro peepsight.



http://www.skinnersights.com/lo-pro_sight_7.html


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

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[Speedo66]

The Smith Shop in RI has parts for Rossi 92's, including SS magazine followers, safety plug, and spring kits. Their prices are reasonable and they have a $5 combined shipping fee regardless of what you buy, as opposed to the other famous shop with some serious shipping charges..

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

[pietro]

The Smith Shop in RI has parts for Rossi 92's, including SS magazine followers, safety plug, and spring kits. Their prices are reasonable and they have a $5 combined shipping fee regardless of what you buy, as opposed to the other famous shop with some serious shipping charges..

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


That might be the late Bob Foster's son (the addy was Bob's home, where he had a full-fledged gunsmithing service run out of his basement) ...…… Bob was one of the best gunsmiths I ever worked with, and a great guy to boot..


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[Cosmic_Charlie]

The groove diameter slugging out to .432" would be a non starter for me. Too many issues to overcome ( new mold and sizing bushing). I like the light weight of the Rossi but no way I could live with that.