Henry does a pretty good job from the factory, big enough for giant hands or gloves, a nice radius to push the lever forward through the down stroke but not a giant blob like the Rossi. Chiappa is better as well as far as factory big loops.
Rossi Big Loop - I hate it!!
- Thread starter Claven2
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Focus Claven.....
I hear you on the saddle ring, maybe if I had a horse and scabbard I'd appreciate it but luckily they are easy to remove if you gun has one.
I don't mind the little U shaped piece that remains on the Rossi's. I've attached a small loop of paracord on mine so it doesn't rattle around and I can still use a single point bungy sling if I want to.
Don't worry, I long ago solved my SRC woes...
I just dropped off my welded lever at my buddy's gunsmithing shop today. There were 2 small pits that need to be TIG welded. My MIG rig is too big and imprecise to fill small pits without creating more imperfections. When it's done, it will get caustically blued along with most of the gun (the parts I'm re-bluing).
Should be decent when done. The receiver sides are now actually FLAT, the metal is polished to 400gr, not the 200gr or so that Rossi polished to at the factory. I've also re-stocked it in black walnut with a proper steel carbine buttplate (modified to a Rossi shape from a real Winchester carbine buttplate).
I've also got a nice Redfield receiver sight en-route (had to go the e-pay route - ouch! our dollar SUCKS). I have one on my stainless .44, and let me tell you, these are the best 92 receiver sights ever made. Sadly, they haven't been made in over 30 years and it's getting hard to find decent ones.
Here's the one on my .44:
Will be the same setup on my .357 when done.
I just dropped off my welded lever at my buddy's gunsmithing shop today. There were 2 small pits that need to be TIG welded. My MIG rig is too big and imprecise to fill small pits without creating more imperfections. When it's done, it will get caustically blued along with most of the gun (the parts I'm re-bluing).
Should be decent when done. The receiver sides are now actually FLAT, the metal is polished to 400gr, not the 200gr or so that Rossi polished to at the factory. I've also re-stocked it in black walnut with a proper steel carbine buttplate (modified to a Rossi shape from a real Winchester carbine buttplate).
I've also got a nice Redfield receiver sight en-route (had to go the e-pay route - ouch! our dollar SUCKS). I have one on my stainless .44, and let me tell you, these are the best 92 receiver sights ever made. Sadly, they haven't been made in over 30 years and it's getting hard to find decent ones.
Here's the one on my .44:
Will be the same setup on my .357 when done.
I've had older steel 66A and 56A Lyman sights before. I prefer the Redfield ones now. The Lyman achilles heel is the quick-release mechanism for the top end of the sight. The mechanism does not have perfect 360 degree thread contact with the elevation screw, so over time as it gets adjusted, the base acts like a screw tap on the elevation screw, continually reducing its diameter. It's not a thick screw to start with. I once had one that had seen so much adjustment-indices wear on the elevator that it would not hold zero under recoil.
The Redfield offering omits the quick release mechanism and uses more robust screws for windage and elevation - it's much more bullet proof and is more snag-free than the Lyman. It's also all steel and stronger then the cheapened part-aluminum design Lyman has switched to. It's a crying shame the Redfield 70E is not made anymore.
As for the weld, yes, if you look closely at ANY weld that's been blued, you will see it in the bluing as an area that is a different shade of blue. This is because the weld materiel is usually not the same alloy as the lever (who knows what alloy Taurus/Rossi used?) and also, the heat affected zone from the weld is a different molecular structure than the virgin metal, so it takes bluing slightly differently as well. It won't be obvious, but if you know where to look, it will be visible somewhat. If you ever look at a custom Mauser 98 with a new sporting handle welded on, look close and you will see the same effect where the new handle was welded to the bolt. I'm not concerned
The Redfield offering omits the quick release mechanism and uses more robust screws for windage and elevation - it's much more bullet proof and is more snag-free than the Lyman. It's also all steel and stronger then the cheapened part-aluminum design Lyman has switched to. It's a crying shame the Redfield 70E is not made anymore.
As for the weld, yes, if you look closely at ANY weld that's been blued, you will see it in the bluing as an area that is a different shade of blue. This is because the weld materiel is usually not the same alloy as the lever (who knows what alloy Taurus/Rossi used?) and also, the heat affected zone from the weld is a different molecular structure than the virgin metal, so it takes bluing slightly differently as well. It won't be obvious, but if you know where to look, it will be visible somewhat. If you ever look at a custom Mauser 98 with a new sporting handle welded on, look close and you will see the same effect where the new handle was welded to the bolt. I'm not concerned
ok, well I finally got my loop back from being professionally reblued It turned out great, REALLY happy wit the end result for this .357 trapper
It's also been re-stocked in black walnut, the whole gun was re-blued after I filed the receiver flats to be actually "flat". And I installed a new-old-stock Redfield model 70E sight.
It turned out great, REALLY happy wit the end result for this .357 trapper
It's also been re-stocked in black walnut, the whole gun was re-blued after I filed the receiver flats to be actually "flat". And I installed a new-old-stock Redfield model 70E sight.
oIt's also been re-stocked in black walnut, the whole gun was re-blued after I filed the receiver flats to be actually "flat". And I installed a new-old-stock Redfield model 70E sight.
Man, no offense intended, but there's definitely something very weird in seeing a precision peep sight on a short-barrel carbine. On a 24" barrel, sure! But your baby has what, 16"?
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- Southern Vancouver Island
It's a standard hunting peep sight. Nothing overly precise about it. It works well and is more robust than what people are putting on most of these.
Lookin' good Claven!
I'd be tempted to trim the stock a little and install a rubber pad (not a fan of the crescent plate), then fill the dovetail...... but it's still a beauty as shown.
It doesn't have a crescent buttplate - it's wearing an original Winchester 92 carbine buttplate that I trimmed down a tad as Rossi stocks are a little slimmer than real Winchester stocks.
It's actually a really comfortable butt and the gun does not kick enough to need a pad.
I'm going to put in a bbl dovetail blank, I just haven;t bought one yet - I'm all out of the blued ones.
elimsprint
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I have the small lever on my .45 LC RH but I just got a large loop one to cut down to a medium same as some others on here. I find the small loop too small even for my admittedly small hands. As soon as I get that loop finished I will be selling the small one on the EE if anyone is interested. I carry my gun when I walk the dogs at night so I put a rail and a red dot on it, Burris 8moa FFIII plus a flashlight in a QR offset ring. Mine easily spin cocks with the small loop and loads perfectly, it's just hard on my arthritic hands to do it. I like the saddle ring loop as it is perfect for a single point sling.
Maybe crescent buttplate is the wrong term? I'm just not a fan of the curved (crescent) shaped stocks.....It's not the kick it's more putting it down on the ground and leaning it against a tree or putting it on a floor in a corner where the rubber shines for me.....
The peep is a no brainer regardless of the barrel length and is even better on the short barrel because it increases(more then double) the sight length over the barrel mounted rear sight.
Well that must have been a bad run, because I have seen two sets from Boyd's for the Rossi and specifically commented on of tight the fit was... looked great, and they got lucky on the standard walnut too... both had nice figure in them.
Actually I think it was The Duke who had the movie props guys build him a large looped rifle for his large hands.
But, to the OP ''where there is a will there is a way''.
It appears you have done it.
Tight Groups,
Rob
I wasn't a fan either but I also disliked all the holsters I tried. So I hang it by the ring. 1.5 inch lift to draw instead of 12 to 14 " I've packed it all day hiking, berry picking, cutting trails, packing into lakes. And I'm still thinking about modifying the big leaver loop someday.
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