About halfway down the page on the left. They work great with a fiber optic front, I'm planning to convert a few of my rifles to this setup.
http://www.marblearms.com/rear-sights.html
About halfway down the page on the left. They work great with a fiber optic front, I'm planning to convert a few of my rifles to this setup.
http://www.marblearms.com/rear-sights.html
Currently casting and loading: .32 Auto, .380 Auto, .38 Special, 9X19, .357 Magnum, .257 Roberts, 6.5 Creedmoor, .30 WCF, .308 WCF, .45-70.
It is easier to forgive than to dispose of a body.
It will still bite if you have your hand in the wrong place when you operate the lever.
I really lacerated myself good when I was admiring my Henry .45-70.
I was watching TV and had the rifles butt on my thigh, holding it by the wrist of the stock, then I operated the lever quite smartly with the other hand.
The bad part about it was I didn't learn my lesson the first time, I had to do it twice.
Yeh, that is a little sharp.
That edges on my Rossi are sharp, but not that bad.
I have to work at it a bit to get lacerated on mine, of course with my skin like tissue paper anymore it does not take much.
My dog can leave me bleeding pretty good when shes in a playful mood.
Hmm, I've had brass from a variety of different guns that looks like that, especially thin wall pistol cartridges like .32 and .380 Auto. In my case at least, the case mouths always crack well before the bulge causes any problems and I've run them pretty hot. May want to try different brass next time. In any event, if the cases resize ok and you get a fair number of loadings out of them I wouldn't worry about it.
Currently casting and loading: .32 Auto, .380 Auto, .38 Special, 9X19, .357 Magnum, .257 Roberts, 6.5 Creedmoor, .30 WCF, .308 WCF, .45-70.
It is easier to forgive than to dispose of a body.
That sounds a bit on the hot side to me, and lighter .357 factory loads have a reputation for that. So, it wouldn't really be surprising to get some bulging. I would advise you to reload the .357 and tailor the load to your rifle. Decent .357 ammo is almost the same price as centerfire rifle ammo if you can even find it around here. If you ever decide to, I would be happy to share a handful of Lee 359-125's with you. My Marlin and Rossi love 'em.
Currently casting and loading: .32 Auto, .380 Auto, .38 Special, 9X19, .357 Magnum, .257 Roberts, 6.5 Creedmoor, .30 WCF, .308 WCF, .45-70.
I made it to the range today to check the sights on my .357 Rossi, 870 Remington and .45-70 Henry X.
I had to do a bit of tweaking on the 870, the Henry I had to adjust the rear sight, it was pretty close on windage but way low, much to my delight, it took two full turns of elevation to get it to hit center of target at 50 yards about all my 72-year-old eyes can handle. Why am I happy I had to adjust it? Well, I can now see it clearly about the rail I installed for the scope! Now I can use my Henry .45-70 both with scope and without.
I also zeroed the scope at 100 yards.
Now about the Rossi .357, you know, the one everyone hates.
Anyway, I fired three rounds of the Hornady Lever Evolution it was dead on at 50 yards without any adjustment, I was happy and left it alone at that point.
Well, I had three fired .357 Hornady cases from the model 92 Rossi, I thought I would try a little test with those cases.
I tried them in three revolvers, a S&W 686, a Uberti Cattleman .357, and a Ruger New model Blackhawk in .357.
This was with no resizing, just the way they were fired.
They were tight in all three revolvers but went in the easiest in the Ruger.
I don't know what to tell you, perhaps there was a bad run of Rossi's, perhaps I got a fluke, I don't know.
I am pretty happy with the one I have.
In the last couple of years I've bought six of the new CBC Rossi 92's, thay have all been gerat.
Only a fool would attempt it, and God help me I am that fool.
Currently casting and loading: .32 Auto, .380 Auto, .38 Special, 9X19, .357 Magnum, .257 Roberts, 6.5 Creedmoor, .30 WCF, .308 WCF, .45-70.
I can attest and relate to all these things mentioned with my own R92 stainless 16" 357 mag that I bought NIB from local gun shop in 2016. My rifle had front sight dovetail cut off centerline, canted a couple degrees to the left when shouldering rifle. Rear sight dovetail cut grossly oversized, something like .395" IIRC. Cavernous chamber--it bulged some brass to the point of splitting on first firing. Bore was rough and slightly oversized similar to the reports that I've read about the R92s in 44 mag. There were several other small things also that aren't worth mentioning, but I can assure all that read this, I will never have another Rossi/Braztech firearm based off my experience with Rossi Customer Service(or rather total lack thereof) and with the gentleman mentioned in Texas that is a supposed Rossi 92 "wizard" or "Guru" whom which I had several somewhat heated conversations about my particular rifle and the problems that it had at the time. I did end up buying several parts from the man to improve and "fix" the rifle, including a custom built rear sight assembly with an oversized dovetail in the hopes that would fix the rear sight problem. However, when the custom rear sight didn't work and I contacted him again about the next step to take in getting the rifle fixed and I asked the question would the barrel need to be replaced, he became verbally agitated with me and then turned "non-responsive" to any further communications that I tried to have with him. That for me was "game over" with that man.
I subsequently gathered all the items needed to fix the rifle, including a Green Mountain SS .357" barrel blank and sent it off to M&M Gunsmithing in Hazel Green, Alabama where Mr. McClellan took his time and replaced the barrel, new sights, drilled and tapped the receiver and fixed a few other odds and ends for a very reasonable price. All in all, I got almost as much in parts and labor as I originally paid for the rifle.....So, what's Your money worth to You?? Best bet is to pony up and buy a Marlin or (Miroku) Winchester (I have one of each) because they'd be cheaper in the long run and a lot less headache.
Thanks for sharing your experiences. I would very much like to have a Rossi, if it was a case that someone else had it and could attest it was without issue. But to buy a new one is too much of a gamble for me.
I looked at one the last time I was in the gun store actually, it was in 44 Mag. It didn't have any obvious issues other than the stock was ill fitted at the wrist - grossly undersized to the metal.
Currently casting and loading: .32 Auto, .380 Auto, .38 Special, 9X19, .357 Magnum, .257 Roberts, 6.5 Creedmoor, .30 WCF, .308 WCF, .45-70.
I got my Rossi from Navy Arms decades ago. Stainless, octagonal 24" barrel. Bit fussy feeding 357mag at times, but feeds 38spcl just fine. Probably need to do a bit of tune up on it, but cases come out fine and can't see any bulging. Will agree about the loading gate. Spring is a lot stouter than on my 92's and edges are a bit sharp but not to where any blood has been shed. All in all, decent rifle
I got my Rossi 454 Puma about 15 years ago slightly used. It's blue with a black wood stock and loads from either the loading gate or from the tube mag like a 22lr. I shoot a Lee 300gr cast at just under 2000 fps. I removed the safety switch and made a peep sight to fit the hole. It has worked smooth, doesn't have sharp edges and the fit and finish is ok. My full house loads don't show any bulging or excess swelling. The loading gate spring is a bit stiff but it is workable but I usually load from the loading slot in the mag tube and unload by pulling the inner tube and dumping the rounds out the front of the mag tube. I really like my Rossi.
BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |