Rossi 92 45 colt... Pretty Great!!

6MT said:
When I pushed the Campro jacketed 250gr that fast, they tended to come apart shortly after leaving the barrel. They patterned worse then a 12ga shot gun. That was with my Uberti 1873. After 3 shots, I pulled the rest of the 25 I rolled up, and lowered the charge.

And watch those .44mag-like pressures with the .45 Colt case. They're not designed for that.

OP, nice rig!
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Here's the truth about the .45 Colt in Rossi 92's. My Rossi RH .45 Colt has no worries tossing 360 gr hardcast boolits to 1400 fps at pressure levels well below
my former Rossi in 454 Casull.

https://leverguns.com/articles/paco/45coltlevergun.htm
 
Just don't try light loading with H110/W296 (same powder), as it operates best at the high end. If you want light loads for fun Trailboss is perfect. Ruger loads are fine in the rossi. 20 gr IMR 4227 with a 250 gr bullet is a well known load. I'm shooting Jet Bullets(Member here) 325 gr hard cast gas checks a little over 1650 fps out of my 92 (454 Casull) with H110 but theres no reason you cant run them up to 1500 or a bit more in the 45 Colt with H110/W296. Starline brass is plenty strong enough for Ruger only loads!
Enjoy!
 
Mr.Rigpig said:
Just don't try light loading with H110/W296 (same powder), as it operates best at the high end. If you want light loads for fun Trailboss is perfect. Ruger loads are fine in the rossi. 20 gr IMR 4227 with a 250 gr bullet is a well known load. I'm shooting Jet Bullets(Member here) 325 gr hard cast gas checks a little over 1650 fps out of my 92 (454 Casull) with H110 but theres no reason you cant run them up to 1500 or a bit more in the 45 Colt with H110/W296. Starline brass is plenty strong enough for Ruger only loads!
Enjoy!
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Thanks. Good info.. Yes i have some trailboss but its unavailable right now so im saving it. Ya i read about the light loads and h110/296. All check out Jet bullets i like a heavier bullet in this caliber. I also have a good supply of starline 45colt brass.
 
You’ll have a great time. I have one in 45 and one in 454. I load med loads in the 45, that has good accuracy. Heavy loads in the 454 can snap but still fun. Would be a great hunting round.
 
Alex McKr said:
gristle111: One of the first modifications I made to my Rossi, was to replace the sights. Bead front sight made a big difference in fast sight acquisition. Since I'm not a fan of buckhorn sights....rear sight....plain jane flattop v-sight. I had considered a tang-mounted peep sight for the rear....but since the rifle was intended as a backup rifle for cowboy action, the barrel mounted rear sight made better sense. But, since you already have the bullseye sight, it may be worth trying it out. Easy enough to swap back out, if not suitable for your needs.

Since my Rossi is a "short rifle" model, changing sights...especially the front sight.... was pretty straightforward. Your carbine should be equally easy. Rusty Wood should have replacement sights. At one time, you could order Rossi parts from Steve's Gunz, in the U.S. Sadly, that option no longer exists.

Your available powders should work well with the Rossi. If you can get your hands on either Unique, or Universal, I've found this to be a very consistent performer in .45 Colt. Particularly with bullets in the 250 grain range. Both lead and jacketed.

Al
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Here's what I have on my Rossi M92 in 45 Colt. I agree that the Tang Sight is not ideal for many hunting situations.

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Lovely rifle. My close friend uses his Rossi (shorter barrel, I think? in stainless) with HSM Bear Loads or something like that. Apparently quite stout, but he's put a few hundred down the pipe with no problem. Likes them for deer on his property, which is fairly small in terms of huntable area, but it's a total haymaker. His words, not mine, but I like the gun regardless.
 
theshootist said:
Not to derail this thread, but lots of experience seems to have chimmed in.. Can anyone compare the Rossi in question to the similar Win 94AE trapped in 45LC?
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The Win94 was designed for rifle cartridges and adapted to use pistol cartridges. The Win92 action was designed for pistol cartridges and is a more compact design. The Rossi is a 92 action. The 92 action is the strongest of the old school levers...the Marlin 94 is next strongest. The 1873 action is the weakest(even the new ones). The weak parts of the 73 are the toggle-links, where as the 92 and 94 have locking "bars" that...lock into the receiver. You will bend the links in a 73 if you pound at it with Ruger type loads.
 
EhGun said:
The Win94 was designed for rifle cartridges and adapted to use pistol cartridges. The Win92 action was designed for pistol cartridges and is a more compact design. The Rossi is a 92 action. The 92 action is the strongest of the old school levers...the Marlin 94 is next strongest. The 1873 action is the weakest(even the new ones). The weak parts of the 73 are the toggle-links, where as the 92 and 94 have locking "bars" that...lock into the receiver. You will bend the links in a 73 if you pound at it with Ruger type loads.
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Yet they now make a 1873 in 44 mag, wonder how they got away with that in the weaker toggle actions?
 
freddyfour said:
Yet they now make a 1873 in 44 mag, wonder how they got away with that in the weaker toggle actions?
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Who makes this?

I know that Uberti makes a 1873 rifle in 357 Mag. The receiver could be/has been strengthened to take the 357 Mag pressure, but the bolt thrust is what affects the weakest "link" (no pun intended) on the 1873. Strengthening an 1873 to handle 357 Mag is impressive, but with the 44 Mag, although the pressure is about the same as the 357 Mag, bolt thrust is about 50% higher in the 44 Mag, and there is less material around the chamber to contain the cartridge as well.
 
For a 16" bbl rifle, would be nice to load the 45LC with 255gr cast at speeds higher then the typical cowboy plinking loads. I haven't tried it, but would be nice to get up to that 1500fps if its possible.
 
Andy said:
Who makes this?

I know that Uberti makes a 1873 rifle in 357 Mag. The receiver could be/has been strengthened to take the 357 Mag pressure, but the bolt thrust is what affects the weakest "link" (no pun intended) on the 1873. Strengthening an 1873 to handle 357 Mag is impressive, but with the 44 Mag, although the pressure is about the same as the 357 Mag, bolt thrust is about 50% higher in the 44 Mag, and there is less material around the chamber to contain the cartridge as well.
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Uberti did a few years back. Just looking at their website now it seems they no longer do. Which might be the telling tail that it didn't work.
 
As a long time cowboy mechanic for any of the toggle action rifles with a box of "reminder" bent & broken pins & toggles from said rifles in my shop...and knows an acquaintance that had to be carted to the hospital off the firing line at Quigley with a firing pin from a toggle action rifle embedded in his right eyeball...I aint never loading any toggle action rifle...no matter how "good & modern" the metal used in the actin frame or barrel with anything more than a BP equivalent load ...never.
 
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