The information I posted is accurate. It also does not take into account loads that are safe in Marlin lever actions. Do you think a brass frame Rossi is up to the pressure ?? On the other hand, it is able to withstand .44 Magnum pressure. I think the manufacturer should be contacted to see if they will warrantee a Magnum loaded .45LC. No use arguing about it.
brass frame rossi ?????
to my knowledge rossi has never made a brass framed rifle .
only HENRY has made a brass framed rifle .
i have never seen , heard of , or read about ANYONE hot rodding a brass framed rifle .
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( the information below DOES NOT apply to the brass framed henry rifles )
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but there is plenty of info out there about people hot rodding steel framed 1892 lever action rifles .
before rossi came out with the 454 casull chambering , several companies produced 45 colt and 44 magnum chambered rifles on the same action .
many people started loading the 45 colt round to 44 magnum to pressure levels .
speaking specificly of the rossi ranch hand rifles , they do chamber their fullsized 1892 rifles in 454 casull .
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they do not chamber their ranchands in 454 casull .
i do not know if the 44 and 45 colt actions are treated in the same exact manner as the 454 actions , the pressure differences bewteen the chamberings is very significant ( something like 14,000 psi for the 45colt compared to 65,000psi for the 454 ....... and 36,000 psi for the 44 magnum ) .
since they do chamber the rossi ranchhand in 44 magnum , i would feel safe firing off 45 colt rounds , loaded to 44 magum pressure levels .
