.454 Casull Puma

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I've been thinking about getting a Puma .45 Colt lever but got to thinking that maybe getting a .454 Casull might be better. Am I right in assuming you can put .45 colts through a Casull chambered gun?
 
One of the guy's here at work has the Rossi Puma 92 in .454 Casull that I was fortunate to handle tonight. It's the stainless 20" carbine with the Hi-Viz sights. Very sharp looking & potent little package. The safety is unabstructive and has no unsightly holes in the action to ruin the lines of this very compact carbine. The only beef I have is the crappy barrel band set up. It's starting to cut into the forearm on the back side where the forearm is notched. Repeated firings are causing it to dig in & split the wood and it looks like it will take a small chunk out of the forearm shortly :( If I bought one of these little saddle carbines, I'd remove the band and trim the notch in the forearm on a slight rearward angle to reduce the contact point. I believe this would prevent the band from cutting into the wood and causing future damage. Other than that it's a great little package that would look terrific under the tree Christmas morning (hey honey, get the hint ? ;))
 
I agree that the band looks machined and it's heavy duty & well built like the rest of this nifty little rifle. Perhaps it's just this one (manufacturing variances) but the band really digs in where the forearm is notched. Other than that it's a great little carbine and I'm really "Jonesing" to get one.
 
Well, we're getting close... as soon as my .44 carbine goes on EE, I'm going to order one. Marlin over at Frontier just got back to me and says the 18" ported barrel and 16" Stainless are available. So the problem now is this: Which one? A stock 20", or spend the extra (around a hunnert bucks) and go with the 18" or 16"?
 
Oddbawl said:
Well, we're getting close... as soon as my .44 carbine goes on EE, I'm going to order one. Marlin over at Frontier just got back to me and says the 18" ported barrel and 16" Stainless are available. So the problem now is this: Which one? A stock 20", or spend the extra (around a hunnert bucks) and go with the 18" or 16"?
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How much is he charging for the 16" stainless 454?

Now that they are available.
 
I have a 20" barreled stainless steel LSI Puma M92 in 454 Casull...

The first thing I did was switch out the rear fiber optic sight which is the worst rear site I have ever used and installed my rear sight off of my Marlin 1895GS 45-70...

When shooting the different bullet weights this rear sight gives me a sight-in adjustment for all the different bulletweights that I shoot and I load from 240gr Hornady XTP-Mag's @ 2300fps to 405gr @ 1650fps, 360's give me 1850fps... :D

I went with the 20" which basically is exactly the same length as my Marlin 1895GS because I shoot SASS and needed the 10 round 45 Colt capacity but if I were to do it again I would be looking at the 16.5" barreled carbine version because they are a fantastic feeling gun.

Having 9 454 Casull's in the mag tube and 1 in the chamber gives me a good feeling when I'm out in bear country...

The wood stocks are crappy but I am sending them off to GunStocks.inc in the States when I get back home and getting them to make me new black/gray laminate stocks which should be a lot stronger than the factory stock wood.

I would totally suggest getting the 454 or the 45 due to the added versatility of being able to shoot both rounds...

One last thing the action on my rifle was very stiff when new but after about 10 month's of shooting and levering the lever it has smoothed out to exactly were I like it...
 
Well,
Called Frontier and made the leap. 16" SS carbine in .454. Seems like a well put together unit, though I haven't had a chance to shoot it. I've read previous post about concerns with cracking wood at the tang etc, is there anyway to head this off before I shoot it? Relieve stress points, bevel square edges or something? Oh yeah, and who's got the best price on .454 Casulls?
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BC Bigbore said:
I agree that the band looks machined and it's heavy duty & well built like the rest of this nifty little rifle. Perhaps it's just this one (manufacturing variances) but the band really digs in where the forearm is notched. Other than that it's a great little carbine and I'm really "Jonesing" to get one.
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Had one in 44 Mag and overall really liked it, but had a similiar issue with the magazine tube, with heavy loads it actually stripped the metal off the mag tube (the tube came completely out of place) and ended up welding an area on the tube that fit snug to the bbl for the front bbl band screw to go through and retain the tube, not sure if this is a common problem or just a QC issue with that particular rifle.
 
Oddbawl said:
Well,
Called Frontier and made the leap. 16" SS carbine in .454. Seems like a well put together unit, though I haven't had a chance to shoot it. I've read previous post about concerns with cracking wood at the tang etc, is there anyway to head this off before I shoot it? Relieve stress points, bevel square edges or something? Oh yeah, and who's got the best price on .454 Casulls?
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Just for giggles, give us a heads up on who you find has the best prices, Like you I am sort of eyeballing a 16 SS 454 (hopefully sometime before Christmas, if all goes well).
 
give us a heads up on who you find has the best prices, Like you I am sort of eyeballing a 16 SS 454
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Add me to that list :) I'm with Campcook as a 16" carbine with all that .454 Casull firepower would seriously put the stops on an aggressive bear or moose. And the Puma has that SS coolness factor too :cool: :D
 
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