Rossi 713--.357 Magnum---

[Prince555]

Anyone know what the main difference is in the Rossi model 713 & the Rossi
model 971 in .357 Magnum ?
Are these guns pretty decent, accurate,& dependable ?
I don't mean for a steady diet of Buffalo Bore ammo---just maybe 10-20 rounds
a month and some occasional warmer loads ?


Thanks

[runfiverun]

i have the older model made in bout 90-91 it's stainless and non fluted cylinder,with 6 in bbl and full underlug.don't know the number designation.
but it has held up nicely and locks tight,even after my younger days of having tto make the 357 into a 44.
it,s still accurate enough to take a rabbit out to 50 yds.
the newer ones are made by taurus and are not the same quality

[Prince555]

Hey Run 5,

Thanks Very Much for the answer. That's pretty much what I expected
about them. I sold some of them several years ago in my store and
never had a complaint about them. I never had one with a 6 inch barrel
and it puts me in the mind of a S&W 686 with that lug running all the way
to the end of the barrel.
Isn't that frame about the size of the S&W "J" Frame ?

Thanks Again &
Merry Christmas

[ricky.lambert]

I have a model 713 rossi, had it for sometime but recently the firing pin broke and i don't know where to look for another or what design it was made off of...any help