RUKO CANADA LIMITED .44 Remington Magnum 1892

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I just bought this excellent condition .44 Remington Magnum chambered Winchester 1892 clone. It was manufactured by Rossi in Brasil and imported by RUKO OF CANADA LIMITED. The fit and finish of the metal is pretty impressive...even compared to an original. It feeds and ejects smoothly. Fired 50 rds this afternoon thru it and didn't have any issues.

I know these guns are still manufactured by Rossi/Taurus today but does anyone have any idea when these ones were imported and sold by Ruko Canada?

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Turkeyslayer 1300 said:
That is known as an El Tigre in the States, known for iffy quality. I would bet it was re-chambered from .44-40.
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I'm positive this rifle left the factory as a .44 Rem Mag. Re-chambering would have required setting the barrel back as the .44-40 case is 0.0141 inches larger than the Magnum. The barrel taper would prevent that possibilty on this one and the cases show no swelling at the base. Also the old markings would be crossed out but still visible wouldn't they???

The "44 MAGNUM" is of the same font and size as the "MADE IN BRAZIL" & "AMADEO ROSSI S.A." stamped on the barrel and the bluing is uniform throughout the whole gun.

Russ said:
...Has a nasty little kick to it.

Russ...
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It sure does! It's not a Winchester...so I'm cutting the stock and adding a pad!
 
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VLT79 said:
I'm positive this rifle left the factory as a .44 Rem Mag. Re-chambering would have required setting the barrel back as the .44-40 case is 0.0141 inches larger than the Magnum. The barrel taper would prevent that possibilty on this one and the cases show no swelling at the base. Also the old markings would be crossed out but still visible wouldn't they???

The "44 MAGNUM" is of the same font and size as the "MADE IN BRAZIL" & "AMADEO ROSSI S.A." stamped on the barrel and the bluing is uniform throughout the whole gun.
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You could very well be correct.

I know that some El Tigre's were re-chambered and sold as .44 Mags. I have been advised to avoid them. If your gun does not seem to be a re-chambered .44-40 then it is probably just as good as the modern ones.
 
tjhaile said:
The El Tigre was a Spanish copy of the 1892 Winchester. The Rossis are not the same thing.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Tigre_(rifle)
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True. I have one of the Spanish El Tigre's.
Not a bad looking gun, and it shoots well. They were popular in South America.
My understanding is that the Spanish manufactured them without a licence from Winchester, and without regard to Winchester's patent.
 
tjsudbury said:
True. I have one of the Spanish El Tigre's.
Not a bad looking gun, and it shoots well. They were popular in South America.
My understanding is that the Spanish manufactured them without a licence from Winchester, and without regard to Winchester's patent.
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As far as I knew El Tigre's were just slang for Winchester 92 copies from South America, I was not aware of the Spanish angle.

I would be interested to find out where Rossi's tooling came from.
 
Turkeyslayer 1300 said:
As far as I knew El Tigre's were just slang for Winchester 92 copies from South America, I was not aware of the Spanish angle.

I would be interested to find out where Rossi's tooling came from.
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I don't know about where the tooling came from, but the patent on the design for the 92 expired long ago, so the current clones aren't infringing on Winchester's patent like the El Tigres.
 
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