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Oo Oo I wanna play too. I've got a Rossi .44mag also. Threw on a full stock and a new rear semi buckhorn from Steve's Guns. Same accuarcy as everyone else. 2"ish at 50yards. Shoots a nice 2' flame at dusk also.

 
Green Skull said:
Youtube has a sh*t load of video reviews you could watch....Or you could search this forum or just google it. That's where I made the decision to stay as far away from these as I can.
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Yes, I did that already. But besides reviews, opinions and comparisons, I also wanted to ask specifically about the levers. (haven't found an answer yet). I see that some have a normal size lever, while others have quite large ones. I wanted to know if these are optional, or if they're easily replaceable.
 
thewolfchild said:
Yes, I did that already. But besides reviews, opinions and comparisons, I also wanted to ask specifically about the levers. (haven't found an answer yet). I see that some have a normal size lever, while others have quite large ones. I wanted to know if these are optional, or if they're easily replaceable.
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Henry has optional / replaceable levers you can order, not sure about other brands I'd check their websites or contact their support.
 
Love the one's that have had a full length butt stock fitted. Also, a fan of recofiguring the large loop lever into something more practical, too.

Shell Shucker's examples are exactly how I'd want one set up.

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Shell Shucker's guns are set up very nicely, and there's no question they are way easier to shoot that way than they were in their original configuration. I tried a full-length buttstock on my Ranch Hand for awhile, and it was a huge increase in practicality...but I have lots of other rifles to shoot if I am looking for that. When the Ranch Hands came out, I knew a wanted one for a toy..."practical" wasn't even a consideration. The buttstock extension is my nod to practicality, but personally I don't want to commit to anything more than that...and I'll go that far only because it pops off in under a second, leaving me with that wonderful toy to play with! :)

If you only own a single rifle, or a couple, then of course they need to be practical. Beyond that, you are either filling a perceived/imagined niche or need...or you are buying a redundant back-up to something else you already own...or you are buying something to play with, "just because". All three reasons are completely valid. To paraphrase the Joker: "Why...so...PRACTICAL??" :)
 
Did the full butt stock, modded the lever slightly and installed a Skinner ghost ring sight on my .44 RH. Makes for a great camp gun, loaded up with some 300 gr Hornady XTP, it gives a warm fuzzy feeling.
 
Rossi could save a lot of shooters needless added expense and extra fiddling time if they
just sold these little rifles with carbine stocks,either with steel butt plate or rubber pad and
of course, taller front sights.

They could also offer a choice of standard or loop lever as well as with, or without saddle ring receivers.
This line could be called Baby Carbine and Rossi has all the parts on hand to accomplish this without
hurting production or the bottom line. In fact, they would get a sh*t-load more orders if they did.

Adding a .454 Casull and .480 Ruger chambering would be nice as well.(They made .480's for Legacy Sports)

The only extra thing Rossi would have to do to make Baby Carbines is put on .650" height front sights
that one could file down to get correct POI. Too frickin' easy.

The RH thread in the Wanstall's site shows how popular the Ranch Hands are and the beauty examples of all our labours on these are proof of that. Folks should be telling Taurus about this by emails with photos to get the idea across.
Sure would be nice to just order up a neat little carbine without having to mess with it much eh?:)
 
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