Cleaning a Rossi ranch hand

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Hey guys,

Just purchased a 44 mag Rossi ranch hand. Being fairly new to firearms, I am not very confident on the cleaning aspect. I've searched the internet to no avail on cleaning this specific rifle/pistol. Anyone have any tips or links for me? Thank you in advance.
 
Its not the easiest, but not the toughest either. The instructions I got with mine were a poor translation from Spanish to English.
Keep the exploded drawing handy, and you will be OK. Don't force anything.
 
They don't get that dirty and don't seem to be overly packed with grease when new which is nice. I like to use a jag and patches plus a boresnake with some ballistol on it these days. Sometimes I will use a brass brush on the rod.
A cleaning rod, a .44 jag, a ,44 brass brush and some patches of your choice. Gun oil and some sort of solvent and you are in business! Try and be smooth with the rod and not bash it around on the muzzle when you are stroking. If you push the patches through with the action upside down the dirt falls out of the action rather then down into it. That's about all I can think of.....maybe someone else has some tips.
 
I ordered the DVD kit from Steves guns, great video, very in depth. Took mine down, installed the lighter ejector spring and metal follower. Could have spun the follower on the lathe but, for the price just bought it. One word of advice, leave the cartridge guides installed, caused me some grief reinstalling. I also reduced the lever size while it was out. For a more functional gun, I would also suggest a full rear stock. Several US sources ship to Canada.
 
Compressed air is nice for getting solvent and oil in and out of hard to reach areas......

Are you talking about a detail clean or regular cleaning?
 
I guess both.. With all the tips here I think i can manage. Thank you guys I appreciate all responses. Looking forward to shooting it this weekend :D
 
Tolerances/fit are quite loose. You can spray it down while working the action, then wipe and you are good to go :)
(remove the stock if you are worried about the wood soaking up the chemical.)

I'm about to buy a 3rd 1892! ugh... I've got the lever-fever.

Cheers~
 
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