Browning B92 or Rossi M92 or Chiappa 92?

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I'm looking to get back into a 1892 again. I have had a few Rossi's in the past and know they work but are lacking in the refined department and their unbelievably ugly safety!. My only concern with the Browning is I thought I had read they have a very slow twist and do not shoot heavy cast very well (44 mag)? What are your thoughts on the two rifles?

Edit, forgot that Chiappa also makes 92's as well.
 
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colt1851 said:
With the B92 200gr will work well with the slow twist. Not so good with 265gr.
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Hmm, 200 is pretty light. Would like to load up to 300.


stang said:
The rossi is probably the easiest and cheapest to come across. Check around for a safety delete and tuneup kit, easy to do.
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Had a look in the EE, price of used Rossi is $200 more now then I paid for the last one I bought new! Ouch
 
My only ‘92 was a Rossi that I never fully made use of. I came to prefer the Marlin ‘94’s fora few reasons, a big one being ease of proper cleaning. But the ‘92’s sure carry nicely, no doubt.

The new Winchester’s look pretty sweet.
 
Taylor (Chiappa) Alaskan 92 stainless takedown in 44 mag (16" bbl).
Fantastic gun ... accurate, cycles smooth as butter, dependable.
Has Skinner aperture sight.
No stupid cross bolt safety or unnecessary lawyers parts like tang safety, pigtail safety switch on bolt or rebounding hammer.
Built as John Browning designed.
 
leveractionjunkie said:
My only ‘92 was a Rossi that I never fully made use of. I came to prefer the Marlin ‘94’s fora few reasons, a big one being ease of proper cleaning. But the ‘92’s sure carry nicely, no doubt.

The new Winchester’s look pretty sweet.
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I am a big fan of Marlins, love my 336s. But for light quick handling smooth action I don't think you could be a model 1892 in a saddle ring carbine.
 
Falconflyer said:
The safety on the Rossi is a real easy fix if you like to tinker. Just remove from the bolt, grind the top and bottom off of it, polish and cold blue what is left and reinsert, presto safety gone!
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Or just buy a Chiappa in the first place with excellent fit, finish, workmanship, no lawyer junk and go shooting instead of fixing.
When I buy a rifle I want it good to go out of the box not a kit project.
Owned a few Rossis over the years and the pre-safety, pre-Taurus Amadeo Rossi 92s were pretty good.
Especially the Pumas from LSI and the 92s Rossi made for Navy Arms.
Quality control problems started with the Br#####h R92s after Taurus took over.
Instead of spending production money on quality control Taurus added a bunch of useless lawyer safety junk.
 
I have owned Marlin, Browning, Rossi, and Chiappa .44 magnum rifles. My main interest is in shooting cast bullets. The Browning was well made and finely finished, but only worked well with jacketed bullets. Oversized bore diameter and slow twist. The Marlin was kinda clunky, fat and unbalanced. Worked smoothly, was appropriate for scope or receiver sights, never had a mechanical problem. Accurate with jacketed, but sucked with cast bullets. My Rossi rifles ( had two, kept one) were indifferent in fit and finish, cycled all loads reliably, shot cast bullets well if I matched bore diameter with the bullet, and were decent value for not too much money. The Chiappa M92 case coloured 20" is beautiful, fit and finish is near perfect, function is completely reliable even with 260 gr WFN cast bullets, accurate with everything I have put in it, and the walnut stock is top quality. The Chiappa cost perhaps 20% more than the others and is worth it.
 
win94luver said:
Or just buy a Chiappa in the first place with excellent fit, finish, workmanship, no lawyer junk and go shooting instead of fixing.
When I buy a rifle I want it good to go out of the box not a kit project.
Owned a few Rossis over the years and the pre-safety, pre-Taurus Amadeo Rossi 92s were pretty good.
Especially the Pumas from LSI and the 92s Rossi made for Navy Arms.
Quality control problems started with the Br#####h R92s after Taurus took over.
Instead of spending production money on quality control Taurus added a bunch of useless lawyer safety junk.
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I have however read some bad reviews on the Chiappa. Glad to hear yours runs smooth. I have to admit I do like the look of their SRC with the case harded reciever.
 
I had a Browning 92 in 44 Mag. The Browning's rifling is like micro groove rifling and if you try to push a lead bullet at normal speeds the bullet simply slips in the rifling and the accuracy is lousy and the barrel is quickly lead fouled... if I kept the velocity under 700 f/s mine shot 240 grain cast bullets great... really good for cowboy action shooting.
 
I think Chiappa had issues when they first started producing 92 clones.
They sought expert advice and fixed up the glitches.
I’ve owned a couple of Chiappas and their QC and workmanship are excellent.
They don’t have the added safety junk and qc issues the new Rossis have.
I like the old Amadeo Rossi 92s in the pre Taurus days but you still had to inspect each gun before laying your money down.
 
My Chiappa in 44 mag is awesome. Fit and finish is better than average and the action is smooth. It has a fast twist of 1:19 so it can stabilize the heaviest projectiles. The trigger is a bit too heavy to my taste however. I also added a limbsaver because those 265gr bullet packed with 23gr of H110 are really stout on the shoulder.
 
Dake21 said:
My Chiappa in 44 mag is awesome. Fit and finish is better than average and the action is smooth. It has a fast twist of 1:19 so it can stabilize the heaviest projectiles. The trigger is a bit too heavy to my taste however. I also added a limbsaver because those 265gr bullet packed with 23gr of H110 are really stout on the shoulder.
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Trigger is great on the Alaskan.
If the trigger on yours is not so great that’s easy to fix with very fine sandpaper or jewellers files.
If I get one with a heavy trigger I’ll dry cycle it several hundred times and let the “innards” self polish.
No sense wasting time polishing surfaces that aren’t contact surfaces.
Nobody sees the guts of a gun.
 
My favourite 44 load involves the 265 gr flat nose designed for the 444 Marlin.
The Chiappa 92 clones ROT stabalizes this bullet very well.
 
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