Rossi in 357. Yay or nay?

I posted a couple threads last year where I bought, tuned, and in one case re-stocked, a pair of Rossi 92's last year (a .357 and a .44). The threads might be useful for you to read.

I've been able to make these guns run better than $1500+ Winchesters, but I'm also real handy with metal. If you can take these apart with confidence and know how to polish parts, etc. these can be made to be really great rifles. I'd buy again.

http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php/1116115-Rossi-Ranch-Hands-why-the-huge-price-bracket/page3?highlight=claven2
http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php/1166993-Got-my-16-quot-R92-trapper-just-about-perfect?highlight=claven2
 
Thank you everyone for your insight, links and experiences. I bought it today, checked the action and trigger pull and honestly it feels great as it is. The trigger must be around 3 or 4 pound of pressure, sights looks straight and there is no play or unusual resistance in the action. I asked my wife what she thinks of it and she finds the action slick. I think she likes it already. I can't wait to go on the range with it. It's a blued Rossi (or br#####h?) made in brazil by taurus.
 
SHELL SHUCKER said:
The Ranch Hand versions are fun to tweek on. Pity Rossi don't make 'em in .454 .;)
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I've got one of the older rossi 92s in 454 casull.
It has no safety gadgets of any kind.
My brothers max load he developed for it pushes 335 grain hard cast lead bullets out the spout at impressive velocities.
He and I get together and cast the bullets ourselves about once a year.
An interesting experience.
I wouldn't want the rifle any lighter and it pushes my 126 pound frame around pretty good as it is.
He replaced the factory sights with aperture sights and I am good enough to take the head off a grouse at 20 paces with it shooting 45 long colt hand loads my brother calls squib loads.
Rossi firearms seem to be decent quality but a ranch hand in 454 with full loads would be a handful.
 
I have one in 357 and quiet enjoy it. I have never shot at paper with it to know how accurate it is, but everyone I take shooting loves shooting it. I have no problem hitting an 8" gong at 100 with it. It also cycles and shoot 38spl without issue.
 
I bought the same gun new a few weeks ago and the only complaint I have is a bit of the finishing. There were some black marks on the front stock and where one of the screws goes into the action theres a screwdriver mark that scratched the blueing. I've been hitting clays at 50 yards with the sights in the same place they were when I took it out of the box. The only thing is hasn't fed smoothly were a few hand loaded .38 wadcutters, but I only tried those to see if they would go. Semi wads, round, and pointed bullets have all fed without a single hang up. Hope yours works as good as mine, when I was reading some other forums before I bought it there were some people complaining of feeding issues.
Enjoy your new gun!
 
Round bullet in 38 and 357 cycles no problem but the 38 SWC get smashed in the chamber and leave a large dent on the bullet. Assembling the rifle back together was not an easy experience but now the detailed cleaning is done and I can't wait to go to the range and enjoy my new rifle!
 
Found myself buying one of these. Had the upgraded sights, Boyd stock, DVD, needs some tweaking as it doesn't like the .357 much.


Fun little rifle, easy enough to pack around, just not 100% commited too it yet. Gonna go find me a nice litttle holster/pack for it. Non leather to slap on the day pack.
 
Nester said:
Gonna go find me a nice litttle holster/pack for it. Non leather to slap on the day pack.
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Lots of guys like the NCStar shotgun scabbards in 600 Denier Nylon. You can get them cheap on e-pay. I have both a custom leather belt and holster, as well as the NCStar scabbard. The scabbard gets almost all the use, FWIW. This trend will continue as I'm in the process of re-stocking it (front and back) in black walnut and going to a winchester full length carbine stock profile.
 
Just dropped mine on it's face and broke/shattered the front sight post. It was a green flourescent. Anyone have an idea on what size/make it was and where to order another one.
Brownells has what I'm looking for I'm sure, but have no idea on what size to order.
 
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